1. Jon Snow And Romans Seven

    book
    04/18/19
    10 mins
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    By Bror Erickson
    Season eight of the Game of Thrones has begun. It's the long-awaited finale, the end of the story we have all long been eagerly waiting for even as we fear the impending winter.
    Jon Snow And Romans Seven

  2. The Gospel According to Noah

    book
    04/15/19
    13 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    When Lamech named his newborn son Noah—which means “rest”—he said, “This one shall give us comfort from our work and from the toil of our hands arising from the ground which the Lord has cursed”
    The Gospel According to Noah

  3. Is it OK for a Former Adult Film Producer to Serve Holy Communion?

    book
    01/17/19
    13 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Some things, once they are deemed disgusting or contaminated, permanently carry that quality with them. These things are even thought to be “contagious,” negatively affecting whatever they come into contact with.
    Is it OK for a Former Adult Film Producer to Serve Holy Communion?

  4. Slaying Monsters in Church: Why Baptism Should be Rated R for Violence

    book
    01/11/19
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    When people are baptized, time is transcended. They go back to the Jordan and the Jordan comes forward to them. In a single splash, or a single dunk, they enter the war.
    Slaying Monsters in Church: Why Baptism Should be Rated R for Violence

  5. The Two Reasons Our Past Can Be Changed

    book
    10/07/18
    12 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    In Christ, God’s Son, yesterday, today, and tomorrow all collapse into one. He holds in himself everything from the beginning to the end of the world.
    The Two Reasons Our Past Can Be Changed

  6. Baptized With Fire

    book
    05/23/18
    11 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    Few smells are as pervasive as the smell of smoke. Anyone who’s sat around a campfire can attest.
    Baptized With Fire

  7. Someone Over the Rainbow

    book
    04/04/18
    13 mins
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    By Zack James Cole
    I hate driving. I am more of a “pew-pew” guy than a “vroom-vroom” guy. I battle my own heart every day in Atlanta traffic.
    Someone Over the Rainbow

  8. The Gracious Violence of God

    book
    03/26/18
    7 mins
    read
    By Daniel Emery Price
    Perhaps you’ve had a pastor or “Bible teacher” ask you these questions. If not, consider yourself blessed.
    The Gracious Violence of God

  9. Where To Begin

    book
    12/06/17
    6 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    I’m going to begin at the beginning. But which one? Birth? Kindergarten? My first drink? The first time I had sex?
    Where To Begin

  10. I Still Need the Sacraments

    book
    11/16/17
    8 mins
    read
    By Jay Sawrie
    Growing up, I dreaded the first Sunday of each quarter. Every time during the evening service, we would have Lord’s Supper after the sermon.
    I Still Need the Sacraments

  11. You Can't Bring Up Baptism There!

    book
    10/02/17
    11 mins
    read
    By Daniel Emery Price
    If you’re looking for a book of the Bible to blow apart works righteousness and justification by adherence to the Law, Galatians is the book for you.
    You Can't Bring Up Baptism There!

  12. Christians Say the Darndest Things

    book
    03/20/17
    11 mins
    read
    By David Rufner
    I’m still laughing now as hard as I laughed back then. And the salve that he gave me in that moment still works some strange magic on me to this day.
    Christians Say the Darndest Things
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