1. Repentance According to the Scriptures: Luke 13:1-5

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    03/05/21
    11 mins
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    By Brad Soenksen
    Because of my Advocate, there is no judgment or condemnation by God in my suffering.
    Repentance According to the Scriptures: Luke 13:1-5

  2. Repentance According to the Scriptures: Mark 1:1-8

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    02/26/21
    10 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    Repentance comes on account of suffering, loss, failure, and death. It happens when the promise of forgiveness of sin given in Jesus’ death is proclaimed to us down-and-outers.
    Repentance According to the Scriptures: Mark 1:1-8

  3. The Sandlot Gospel

    book
    02/20/21
    8 mins
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    By Zack James Cole
    The forgiveness of your sins and your reconciliation with God the Father courtesy of Christ’s cross and blood is gifted to you, for you.
    The Sandlot Gospel

  4. Repentance According to the Scriptures: 2 Chronicles 7:14

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    02/19/21
    14 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    We cannot scan any random passage of Scripture and automatically assume the words are unconditionally addressed to us. Often, very often, they are not.
    Repentance According to the Scriptures: 2 Chronicles 7:14

  5. Surveying Our Soiled Condition, and the Condition of our Soil

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    02/17/21
    9 mins
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    By Steven A. Hein
    Ash Wednesday, is meant to remind us we have a death problem. All living things made from the soil shall return to it.
    Surveying Our Soiled Condition, and the Condition of our Soil

  6. Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Spell

    book
    02/04/21
    15 mins
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    By Rick Ritchie
    Bonhoeffer was in the unenviable position of trying to break a spell. The spell was the Nazi crisis, where the totalitarian state threatened the church, and yet to many, seemed to be saving the culture and nation from mortal dangers.
    Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Spell

  7. When Salt Loses it's Taste

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    01/08/21
    11 mins
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    By Bror Erickson
    Good works do not give us a righteousness that exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees. Rather, good works result from righteousness given by the good work of the Righteous One on the cross.
    When Salt Loses it's Taste

  8. The Man Born to be King

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    01/07/21
    13 mins
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    By Steven A. Hein
    Epiphany celebrates that we have not been left in our hearts’ cold darkness and this spoiled creation.
    The Man Born to be King

  9. God’s Coloring Book: Mr. Sketch, Drunken Sailors, and All Things New

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    11/18/20
    11 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    God is coloring over your sin and making you fragrant; he is making you righteous in his sight. The old is gone, forever covered over by this new work.
    God’s Coloring Book: Mr. Sketch, Drunken Sailors, and All Things New

  10. The Gift of Marriage

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    11/11/20
    5 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Unlike human marriage, which is marred by sin, Jesus never seeks to divorce us due to irreconcilable differences.
    The Gift of Marriage

  11. Firstborn Sons: Our Family History and Our New Identity

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    11/09/20
    10 mins
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    By Sarah Crowder
    When we genuinely measure ourselves, we will find ourselves dreadfully lacking.
    Firstborn Sons: Our Family History and Our New Identity

  12. The Trouble with Dressing Up

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    10/29/20
    23 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    The parable of the wedding banquet in Matthew hinges on whether a guy is wearing the right costume for the party.
    The Trouble with Dressing Up
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