1. Unavoidable Jesus: Good News on Christmas Eve

    book
    12/24/22
    14 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
    Unavoidable Jesus: Good News on Christmas Eve

  2. Christmas in Psalm 22: Why Have You Forsaken Me?

    book
    12/22/22
    15 mins
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    By Scott Keith
    To trust in the Lord, the Messiah, the Deliverer, is our salvation and our only hope. Yet he does not trust us to have this “trust” on our own or of our own will.
    Christmas in Psalm 22: Why Have You Forsaken Me?

  3. Pastor ChatGPT Is No Preacher

    book
    12/21/22
    13 mins
    read
    By Ken Sundet Jones
    A.I. can’t make the proclamatory move that delivers God’s word in a way that is specifically for me.
    Pastor ChatGPT Is No Preacher

  4. As We Wait for Them

    book
    11/25/22
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    While the world is full of horizons and endpoints, for Christians, there is always tomorrow, and there are people in that tomorrow waiting for us as we wait for them.
    As We Wait for Them

  5. I wanted you to be here too

    book
    11/23/22
    14 mins
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    By Laura Bauer
    We ache in eager anticipation as we see Christ in action and as we take in the snapshots of his life, death, and resurrection.
    I wanted you to be here too

  6. Old Testament: Isaiah 2:1-5 (Advent 1: Series A)

    book
    11/19/22
    21 mins
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    By Bob Sundquist
    The Church stands firm on the word of promise that Christ will one day return to change what we know by faith into sight.
    Old Testament: Isaiah 2:1-5 (Advent 1: Series A)

  7. Preaching in the Twilight of the Church Year

    book
    11/12/22
    32 mins
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    By John T. Pless
    That is the task of preaching in these last weeks of the Church Year, to enable the people given to our care, to praise God from the perspective of the end when our Lord will return in glory bringing us into His Kingdom of glory.
    Preaching in the Twilight of the Church Year

  8. Vitality in Pastoral Formation

    book
    11/11/22
    20 mins
    read
    By Joshua Miller
    Preachers and church workers must also hear the gospel preached to them.
    Vitality in Pastoral Formation

  9. The Most Famous Person You Have Never Heard Of

    book
    10/10/22
    15 mins
    read
    By Tyler Cronkright
    Paul calls them the fruits of the Spirit after all
    The Most Famous Person You Have Never Heard Of

  10. Law and Gospel Done

    book
    09/27/22
    19 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    Christ is not an idea. He isn’t a concept. He isn’t a religious notion or sentiment. He isn’t a product. He is the Savior, flesh and blood.
    Law and Gospel Done

  11. Peanut Skins and Porterhouses

    book
    09/08/22
    25 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    My words are peanuts compared to the porterhouse of God’s Word.
    Peanut Skins and Porterhouses

  12. An Epilogue of Eternal Consequence

    book
    08/30/22
    21 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    A group of unassuming apostles was given a graphic illustration of how the Lord would use them to turn the world right-side-up through the upside-down logic of grace.
    An Epilogue of Eternal Consequence
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