1. When Doctrine Becomes Idolatry

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    01/30/18
    16 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    I’m a drug addict. Specifically, a recovering drug addict. More specific, a grateful recovering drug addict.
    When Doctrine Becomes Idolatry

  2. On Demanding Good Works

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    01/02/18
    2 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    You say: Since forgiveness depends on faith alone, why must one nonetheless do good works? Answer: If faith is of the true sort, it cannot be without good works, just as no good work can be where unbelief dwells.
    On Demanding Good Works

  3. Absolution Over Resolution

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    12/28/17
    10 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    As a new year approaches, a mawkish paranoia sets in. Looking over our shoulders, we add up our good choices, our praises, and our reasons to celebrate.
    Absolution Over Resolution

  4. I'm Done Trying To Follow Jesus

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    12/06/17
    8 mins
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    By Daniel Emery Price
    One of the most famous things Jesus ever said was “Follow me.” He said it over and over. So much that it was recorded more than twenty times in the New Testament.
    I'm Done Trying To Follow Jesus

  5. Is Your Sunday School Training Good Little Pharisees?

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    11/12/17
    15 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    What happens when our children are taught to read the Scriptures as evidence that God is a heavenly Santa Claus? When happens when they think God rewards or punishes them depending on whether they've been naughty or nice?
    Is Your Sunday School Training Good Little Pharisees?

  6. Facebook and the Edited Me

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    10/27/17
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Whether we realize it or not, all these online, self-editing actions are nothing more than our admission that we believe that we are so deeply flawed that no one will love us just as we are.
    Facebook and the Edited Me

  7. Burying the Calculator: God's Gift of the Big, Fat Zero

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    10/23/17
    23 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    We’re by nature counters. So long as we can add, subtract, multiply and divide something, anything, we have some measure of control and comparison.
    Burying the Calculator: God's Gift of the Big, Fat Zero

  8. Samson, Sex, and the Haircut that Saved His Life

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    10/05/17
    15 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Samson knew what he wanted when he saw it, and most of the time, living by sight, he walked like a blind man straight into an ambush.
    Samson, Sex, and the Haircut that Saved His Life

  9. The Saddest Words Ever Spoken to a Sinner

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    09/12/17
    10 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    When we say, “I’ve screwed up big time. I’ve betrayed my spouse, my family, my friends. I’ve hurt lots of people,” we don’t need to hear, “Yes, you have. You need to make that right, learn to walk the talk, and act like a Christian next time."
    The Saddest Words Ever Spoken to a Sinner

  10. The Affair

    book
    07/06/17
    13 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    If affairs always begin by believing lies, then repentance always begins by believing the truth: the truth that you are in the wrong, the truth that you have a God who loves you in Jesus Christ, and the truth that he and he alone can save you not only from adultery but from every sin that seeks to lead you down the path of destruction.
    The Affair

  11. The Benefit of Having Enemies

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    01/24/17
    10 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Yes, how good it is for you to have enemies, for without them, when would you ever have the opportunity to fulfill, joyfully and willingly, the law of Christian love?
    The Benefit of Having Enemies

  12. The New Year High

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    12/29/16
    11 mins
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    By Dominick Santore
    It's coming. Can you feel it? It's creeping up on us like a quiet predator. It's hiding behind the Christmas trees and stockings hung with care. It's getting ready to strike.
    The New Year High
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