1. 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

  2. The Bible and How to Read It. Part 2: How Do I Read It?

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    09/21/21
    13 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    God’s word is creative in both the imaginative sense and the constructive sense. It brings things into existence and displays new ideas, images, and concepts we did not previously perceive.
    The Bible and How to Read It. Part 2: How Do I Read It?

  3. The Grace of Falling Up the Stairs

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    09/20/21
    16 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man.
    The Grace of Falling Up the Stairs

  4. Paying Attention to Genre in Scripture

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    09/14/21
    15 mins
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    By Kevin Hale
    While all Scripture is the self-revelation of God, not all Scripture should be read in the same way.
    Paying Attention to Genre in Scripture

  5. The Bible and How to Read It. Part 1: What is the Bible?

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    09/07/21
    16 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    A famous saying of Augustine (echoing Jesus in Luke 24:44) perhaps puts it best, “The New Testament lies concealed in the Old, the Old lies revealed in the New.”
    The Bible and How to Read It. Part 1: What is the Bible?

  6. Life as a Cigarette

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    09/04/21
    20 mins
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    By Bror Erickson
    The grass withered for them too, but they held on to God’s Word. They knew that was eternal, so they lived in it. They lived in his forgiveness.
    Life as a Cigarette

  7. Eve: A Most Holy Woman, Full of Faith and Love

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    09/02/21
    10 mins
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    By Sarah Crowder
    Today, we begin a short series profiling women in the Bible (Who are not named Ruth or Esther). Both the stories of Ruth and Esther are beautiful, gracious, and profound. We love reading and rereading them. However, in an attempt to bring attention to more stories of more women throughout the Scriptures, we choose now to shift our focus. Our first woman, is, the first woman herself: Eve.
    Eve: A Most Holy Woman, Full of Faith and Love

  8. Bernard of Clairvaux: Theologian of Love

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    08/20/21
    14 mins
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    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    This spiritual giant of the Middle Ages is worth considering on this anniversary of his death.
    Bernard of Clairvaux: Theologian of Love

  9. Never Tell Me the Odds: On the Implausible and Improbable Deliverance of God

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    08/18/21
    26 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    God picks the unexpected and the unlikely, and goes to the unforeseen places, stacking the odds against himself, in order that age after age might stand in open-mouthed wonder at his sovereignty in and over all things.
    Never Tell Me the Odds: On the Implausible and Improbable Deliverance of God

  10. The Color Green

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    08/15/21
    6 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    Green is the color for “ordinary time” in the liturgical church year. It's the regular time of year that always gets overshadowed by other seasons such as Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter.
    The Color Green

  11. The Fifth Beatitude: The Most Surprising Act of Grace

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    07/22/21
    14 mins
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    By Haroldo Camacho
    Jesus did not need a single act of mercy to get him started on the road to mercy, his essence was by nature merciful.
    The Fifth Beatitude: The Most Surprising Act of Grace

  12. The Gospel According to Corduroy

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    07/14/21
    9 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    God’s love is axiomatic; it just is. It’s a truism without a logical explanation.
    The Gospel According to Corduroy
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