1. The Ascension of Our Lord

    book
    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

  2. 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?

  3. 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

  4. How to Survive Good Friday

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    04/02/21
    10 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    You can’t bear your own sins, to say nothing of getting rid of them.
    How to Survive Good Friday

  5. Repentance According to the Scriptures: 2 Peter 3-8-9

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    04/01/21
    7 mins
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    By Daniel Emery Price
    Repentance means to turn or change your mind. It is not a turn from sin to righteousness. It is a turn from sin to the righteous Son of God who has defeated all sin.
    Repentance According to the Scriptures: 2 Peter 3-8-9

  6. Salvation in the Silence of God

    book
    03/31/21
    10 mins
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    By Bror Erickson
    Good Friday encompasses the silence of God, even as it focuses on our salvation in the cross of Christ.
    Salvation in the Silence of God

  7. 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

  8. Repentance According to the Scriptures: Luke 15:1-7

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    03/26/21
    10 mins
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    By Kelsi Klembara
    The truth is we’ve always mixed up the roles of penitent and priest.
    Repentance According to the Scriptures: Luke 15:1-7

  9. Repentance According to the Scriptures: 1 John 1:8-9

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    03/19/21
    14 mins
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    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    Being able to tell the difference between truth and lies is at the core of repentance.
    Repentance According to the Scriptures: 1 John 1:8-9

  10. Repentance According to the Scriptures: Acts 2:37–39

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    03/12/21
    8 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    Repentance means being cut down by the law’s declaration of judgment. It’s not an activity we do to prepare for grace, but a point of despair worked by God himself.
    Repentance According to the Scriptures: Acts 2:37–39

  11. Why Lent Offers us a Curious Kind of Joy

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    03/09/21
    12 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    There is joy in Lent, but it is the kind of joy that comes in being made whole.
    Why Lent Offers us a Curious Kind of Joy

  12. Repentance According to the Scriptures: Luke 13:1-5

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    03/05/21
    11 mins
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    By Brad Soenksen
    Because of my Advocate, there is no judgment or condemnation by God in my suffering.
    Repentance According to the Scriptures: Luke 13:1-5
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