1. The Hidden Glory

    book
    02/07/23
    6 mins
    read
    By Jason Oakland
    Hidden beneath the sinner is a glorious saint. Jesus has declared it to be so in your baptism.
    The Hidden Glory

  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. Another Look at the "Loving" Expert on the Law

    book
    01/10/23
    12 mins
    read
    By Haroldo Camacho
    The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
    Another Look at the

  4. What If My Dreams Don't Come True?

    book
    01/03/23
    16 mins
    read
    By Erick Sorensen
    The nefarious thing about idolatry is that just about anything can become your idol: career, family, fame, wealth, status, spouse, you name it, any good thing can become a ‘god-thing” with ease. 
    What If My Dreams Don't Come True?

  5. A Toast to the End of Ourselves

    book
    01/02/23
    12 mins
    read
    By Luke Kjolhaug
    Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
    A Toast to the End of Ourselves

  6. 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

  7. Christmas in Psalm 89: The King has Arrived

    book
    12/23/22
    11 mins
    read
    By Adam Francisco
    The king has arrived and has already begun his reign forever and ever.
    Christmas in Psalm 89: The King has Arrived

  8. God the Father’s Christmas Letters

    book
    12/23/22
    11 mins
    read
    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    God the Father sent us – his wayward, sinful, and naughty children – his own series of Father Christmas Letters.
    God the Father’s Christmas Letters

  9. More Blessed to Receive than to Give

    book
    12/15/22
    10 mins
    read
    By Steven A. Hein
    If Jesus shows up and you are a sinner, ‘tis more blessed to receive than to give
    More Blessed to Receive than to Give

  10. Advent Rest

    book
    12/13/22
    8 mins
    read
    By John Bortulin
    O weary ones, O long-time waiting and watching ones, O ones who are late to the game, he is your rest this busy season, and always.
    Advent Rest

  11. Isaiah Prepares the Way for Jesus

    book
    12/08/22
    9 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    We will not become hopeless because the Lord is with us.
    Isaiah Prepares the Way for Jesus

  12. My Badge of Self Sufficiency

    book
    12/07/22
    11 mins
    read
    By Karen Stenberg
    God is not calling us to “grow up.” He is calling us to dependence.
    My Badge of Self Sufficiency
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