1. Why Rules Alone Never Work

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    02/25/19
    7 mins
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    By Matt Johnson
    Your eternal salvation isn’t dependent on performance or effort. Well, not your performance anyway...
    Why Rules Alone Never Work

  2. When It’s Time To Give Up

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    02/06/19
    7 mins
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    By Matt Johnson
    In our democratic society we love to talk about freedom. But anybody out there ever tried to be perfect? Ah, shucks. Turns out we’re not as free as we thought.
    When It’s Time To Give Up

  3. Why You Should Never Throw a Party for God

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    12/01/18
    9 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    There’s no watch on the Lord’s wrist. No iPhone in the back pocket of his blue jeans. He did create time; it was his idea. But for him “the right time” is never our time. From our perspective, he’s either way too early or—more usually—way too late.
    Why You Should Never Throw a Party for God

  4. An Introduction to Luther's Theology of the Cross

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    10/19/18
    18 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    The following is an excerpt from the introduction to Theology of the Cross: Reflections on Luther’s Heidelberg Disputation written by Steve Paulson and edited by Kelsi Klembara and Caleb Keith (1517 Publishing, 2018).
    An Introduction to Luther's Theology of the Cross

  5. Ideology, Theology, and Women Without Tattoos

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    07/19/18
    9 mins
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    By Kelsi Klembara
    You may have seen the uproar from a recent blog post suggesting that virgins who forego college, learn to cook big meals and abstain from tattoos make more desirable wives.
    Ideology, Theology, and Women Without Tattoos

  6. Why Today Is the Funniest Sunday of the Year

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    03/24/18
    6 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    God’s telling a joke. And after we’re done laughing at this silly divinity, we realize that the true joke is on us.
    Why Today Is the Funniest Sunday of the Year

  7. The Resurrection is Not Greater than the Cross

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    03/06/18
    23 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    We all look forward to Lent’s conclusion and the celebration of Resurrection Sunday. This is the Sunday of victory and joy as the Church enters into the reality that Christ has defeated death and hell, declared victory over such enemies and set history on its final course of consummation.
    The Resurrection is Not Greater than the Cross

  8. Two Ways to Improve the Cross

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    09/14/17
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    There’s something very attractive about both the cross-ladder and the cross-crutches. In fact, there’s something about both of them that the woodworker within us finds eminently more appealing than the simple cross of Jesus.
    Two Ways to Improve the Cross

  9. The Shanty Christ Across the Tracks

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    06/01/17
    9 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    This coming Sunday churches around the world will celebrate the big, splashy day of Pentecost. As well they should.
    The Shanty Christ Across the Tracks

  10. Two Ways to Launch Your Career in the Self-Salvation Business

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    12/03/16
    9 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Sometimes we try be the bad god, sometimes the good god, oftentimes a freaky hybrid of both. The result is the same: Jesus the savior just gets in our way.
    Two Ways to Launch Your Career in the Self-Salvation Business

  11. Heaven for Atheists

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    05/10/16
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    The reason that anyone would choose a heaven without Jesus, or happiness without Jesus, or healing without Jesus, is because he doesn’t mean that much to them to begin with.
    Heaven for Atheists

  12. The Gospel According to Rudolph

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    12/24/15
    6 mins
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    By Daniel Emery Price
    We all love a good story when the underdog comes out on top. We love Rocky winning the title round, Hoosiers taking the championship, Luke Skywalker blowing up the Death Star, and yes, even Rudolph guiding Santa’s sleigh in the fog.
    The Gospel According to Rudolph
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