1. The White Rose

    book
    02/08/23
    8 mins
    read
    By Pete Lange
    We too are God’s baptized, beloved, blood-bought believers. And no one can ever take that away from us.
    The White Rose

  2. I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

    book
    01/27/23
    20 mins
    read
    By Bruce Hillman
    I think the problem with the idea of eternity is that we do not have any direct experience of it, but we encounter enough of its possibility to be unsettling.
    I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

  3. Epiphany with the Inklings

    book
    01/26/23
    18 mins
    read
    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    The further up and further into the season of Epiphany we get, the bigger the grace of God in Christ is, the brighter the Light of Christ shines, and the more blessed we are in Jesus' epiphany for us.
    Epiphany with the Inklings

  4. The Body of God and the Scandal of Our Dying Brother

    book
    01/18/23
    29 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    The gospel's message is the scandalous announcement that Yahweh has stooped to our frame, to where we are.
    The Body of God and the Scandal of Our Dying Brother

  5. An S.O.S to God

    book
    01/09/23
    11 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    The answer to our messages is God's "yes," Jesus, who sends his preachers to proclaim that there's no place for us now other than in the grip of our God and Savior.
    An S.O.S to God

  6. In the Stars

    book
    01/06/23
    12 mins
    read
    By Steven A. Hein
    The usual acclamation when one becomes King is: “Long live the King!” But this King of kings, this son of David, has come to die.
    In the Stars

  7. Jesus is Better

    book
    01/05/23
    29 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    As the writer to the Hebrews affirms, what makes the Christian gospel so much better is that we are no longer dealing with “types and shadows."
    Jesus is Better

  8. The Baby and the Wrath of God

    book
    01/04/23
    11 mins
    read
    By Haroldo Camacho
    God resolves his wrath through the unexpected giving of his Son.
    The Baby and the Wrath of God

  9. A Toy Story Christmas

    book
    12/29/22
    13 mins
    read
    By Tyler Cronkright
    Toy Story is indeed a Christmas story.
    A Toy Story Christmas

  10. Christ Deep in the Flesh

    book
    12/28/22
    11 mins
    read
    By John W. Hoyum
    That great truth of creedal Christianity – that God is man in Christ – is not set forth for our speculative enjoyment.
    Christ Deep in the Flesh

  11. The Christmas Story proclaimed in the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

    book
    12/27/22
    12 mins
    read
    By Sarah Crowder
    The good news of the Gospel is Jesus has come, and Jesus will come again.
    The Christmas Story proclaimed in the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

  12. A Proper Christmas

    book
    12/26/22
    10 mins
    read
    By Ryan Cosgrove
    It makes perfect sense that the day honoring Jesus' birth would be observed in a decidedly less than refined manner.
    A Proper Christmas
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