1. A Theology of Children

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    10/02/21
    9 mins
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    By Nicholas Kallis
    The entrance of children into the world reminds our world of the hope of redemption in Genesis 3:15.
    A Theology of Children

  2. So I Can Just Do Whatever I Want?

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    09/29/21
    10 mins
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    By Bror Erickson
    There are plenty of reasons why you do not already do whatever you want out of fear of the law, and you will find these reasons persist and remain long after the gospel has its way with you.
    So I Can Just Do Whatever I Want?

  3. Good Words, Bad Words

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    09/27/21
    22 mins
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    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    The goal of language in the mouth of a Christian isn’t to hold power for ourselves but to give it.
    Good Words, Bad Words

  4. Leah: Waking up with the Wrong Sister

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    09/16/21
    15 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Rachel was the beloved wife, to be sure, but she was not the maternal link between Eve and Mary. That blessed position belonged to Leah.
    Leah: Waking up with the Wrong Sister

  5. Free Indeed

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    09/13/21
    22 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Jesus’s freedom is different. It isn’t meant to indicate that the moorings which tether men and women to what is true, beautiful, and holy are unfastened, liberating them to do anything they please.
    Free Indeed

  6. Hypocrites and Work-Saints

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    09/10/21
    7 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    The upright, in whom the law has exercised its work, when they feel their sickness and weakness, say: God will help me; I trust in him; I build upon him; he is my rock and hope.
    Hypocrites and Work-Saints

  7. 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

  8. A Q&A for the Second Edition of "The Christian Life: Cross or Glory?

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    08/31/21
    19 mins
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    By Steven A. Hein
    The Second Edition of “The Christian Life: Cross or Glory?” by Steven Hein is now available from 1517 Publishing.
    A Q&A for the Second Edition of

  9. Familiar Strangers: Comfort In Depression

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    08/26/21
    15 mins
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    By Tyler Cronkright
    It turns out that when Elijah battled depression, God sent someone to just be with him. To comfort him.
    Familiar Strangers: Comfort In Depression

  10. What God Created, God Will Grow

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    08/17/21
    12 mins
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    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    What God created, God will grow. We don’t add a few stitches onto his creation.
    What God Created, God Will Grow

  11. 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

  12. The Seventh Beatitude: Pax or Hapax?

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    08/05/21
    12 mins
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    By Haroldo Camacho
    The title “peacemakers” is not ours except as we tell and retell his peacemaking story.
    The Seventh Beatitude: Pax or Hapax?
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