1. Death and Rebirth in James McBride's Deacon King Kong

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    01/12/22
    12 mins
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    By Ryan Cosgrove
    At its heart, this is what Deacon King Kong is all about: the paradox of Jesus carving his victory out of the last thing we expect, not our triumphs but our defeats.
    Death and Rebirth in James McBride's Deacon King Kong

  2. A Review of 'Figuring Resurrection' by Jeffrey Pulse

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    01/07/22
    15 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Viewing the Word as a unified theological narrative prevents us from treating the Scriptures like a cage match between competing theological systems, with prophets duking it out with apostles, and psalmists with evangelists, all supposedly fighting for their voice to be heard.
    A Review of 'Figuring Resurrection' by Jeffrey Pulse

  3. Deborah and Jael: Thelma and Louise Defeat God's Enemies

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    09/23/21
    9 mins
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    By Kelsi Klembara
    God uses the unlikely, the unexpected, and sometimes even the unsavory to deliver us and to crush the heads of his enemies
    Deborah and Jael: Thelma and Louise Defeat God's Enemies

  4. God's Response to Evil: Remembering 9/11

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    09/11/21
    11 mins
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    By Caleb Keith
    When sin comes out of the shadows and makes itself known, Christians can rest in and declare Christ's resurrection.
    God's Response to Evil: Remembering 9/11

  5. Something You Could Not Have Guessed

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    05/19/21
    8 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    If the Risen Christ is ushering in a new kingdom and a new creation, then maybe we shouldn’t be surprised to see some earth-shaking and mind-blowing things taking place.
    Something You Could Not Have Guessed

  6. The Ascension of Our Lord

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    05/13/21
    9 mins
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    By Philip Bartelt
    We confess the ascension of Christ every Sunday in the words of the both the Apostles’ and the Nicene Creed.
    The Ascension of Our Lord

  7. Alive Through Absolution

    book
    04/30/21
    6 mins
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    By Daniel Emery Price
    Absolution is the word God speaks to cause his sin-dead creation to live.
    Alive Through Absolution

  8. Easter is Over, Now What?

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    04/23/21
    20 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Just as the grave could not hold the Lord of Life, neither could the calendar contain Easter to just one Sunday.
    Easter is Over, Now What?

  9. Relax, It's Me: How Jesus Saves Us From Doubt and Despair

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    04/22/21
    19 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    For those of us who recognize the disciples’ despair in ourselves, Jesus comes with the same word: “Relax, it’s me. Peace be with you.”
    Relax, It's Me: How Jesus Saves Us From Doubt and Despair

  10. Christ's Words of Comfort: John 16:33

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    04/09/21
    15 mins
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    By Valerie Thur
    The cross is not some mystic metaphor for the change we must undergo before our self-realization, but the earth-shattering event that changed the course of eternity.
    Christ's Words of Comfort: John 16:33

  11. God’s Sabbath Sleep: How Christ Filled in the Gap in the Creation Story

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    04/03/21
    12 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Tomorrow Jesus will laugh his way out of the tomb, spit in the face of death, and kick the devil in the throat as he dances to the clapping glee of angelic masses. But today he just rests.
    God’s Sabbath Sleep: How Christ Filled in the Gap in the Creation Story

  12. Palm Sunday: This Week is For You

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    03/27/21
    6 mins
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    By John Bortulin
    For the God-man goes from borrowed donkey to borrowed upper room to borrowed cross and borrowed tomb. For you.
    Palm Sunday: This Week is For You
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