1. The Crushed Serpent: the Believer’s Only Hope

    book
    08/15/22
    24 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    There is only one antidote to the venom of sin and death: the Savior who becomes the serpent so that every snake-bitten-sinner might live.
    The Crushed Serpent: the Believer’s Only Hope

  2. Trusting God in Trial

    book
    08/11/22
    27 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    To “trust in God in trial” means we fight our battles by kneeling and praying to “the Holy One of Israel,” who works out our deliverance by himself.
    Trusting God in Trial

  3. Going Back to Square One

    book
    08/09/22
    15 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    We bring nothing with us that contributes to the preaching or the hearing of God’s promise to us.
    Going Back to Square One

  4. The Gospel of the Crucified Idiot

    book
    08/02/22
    8 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    At the heart of The Idiot is Dostoevsky's confession of faith and the confession of all Christians.
    The Gospel of the Crucified Idiot

  5. Faith, Hope, and Love

    book
    08/01/22
    21 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    Faith is like a horse with blinders because it only beholds God’s promise. It is obsessed with what God has already said.
    Faith, Hope, and Love

  6. A Cloudy Day in the Kingdom

    book
    07/18/22
    16 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    With Christ as the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, the future is secure already. It’s solid right now, even when the cords seem to be fraying.
    A Cloudy Day in the Kingdom

  7. An Impossible Standard...Attained!

    book
    07/13/22
    10 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    In Jesus, the most totalizing summary of the law becomes the gospel of the one made perfect through obedience.
    An Impossible Standard...Attained!

  8. The Law Cannot Enter The Promised Land

    book
    07/07/22
    7 mins
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    By Daniel Emery Price
    Moses is no Jesus but he, like us, is saved by Him. The law cannot enter the promised land, and yet the true and greater promised land is occupied by nothing but lawbreakers.
    The Law Cannot Enter The Promised Land

  9. Rainstorms and Reformations

    book
    07/06/22
    13 mins
    read
    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    Through Martin Luther, God would unleash a far greater storm than the one which overwhelmed Luther on July 2, 1505.
    Rainstorms and Reformations

  10. In Praise of Gifts

    book
    07/05/22
    12 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    With every bone in our bodies, we declare war on grace. We declare war on the gift.
    In Praise of Gifts

  11. The Faithful God of the Fickle and Feeble

    book
    06/29/22
    31 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    The undercurrent of Scripture is the sheer fact that Jehovah God is a God of his word.
    The Faithful God of the Fickle and Feeble

  12. Nietzsche's Christ

    book
    06/28/22
    13 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    The world hates Jesus because he comes to lead us to love and forgive all, including our enemies.
    Nietzsche's Christ
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