1. History in the Present Tense

    book
    03/27/23
    7 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Past, present, and future are tied together in Christ.
    History in the Present Tense

  2. And I Will Give You Rest

    book
    03/07/23
    25 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The hardest thing you and I will ever be called to do is to believe that it is done already, that it really and truly is finished.
    And I Will Give You Rest

  3. How God Loves Us: The Sound of Salvation, Zephaniah 3:17

    book
    02/14/23
    18 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Zephaniah has given us something more visceral to help us understand the love of God: the sound of salvation.
    How God Loves Us: The Sound of Salvation, Zephaniah 3:17

  4. Law and Gospel in 2 Corinthians 3

    book
    02/01/23
    10 mins
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    By Kevin Hale
    Rightly distinguishing between law and gospel, as Paul helps us see in 2 Corinthians 3, is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.
    Law and Gospel in 2 Corinthians 3

  5. Remembered and Redeemed

    book
    01/31/23
    25 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.
    Remembered and Redeemed

  6. I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

    book
    01/27/23
    20 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    I think the problem with the idea of eternity is that we do not have any direct experience of it, but we encounter enough of its possibility to be unsettling.
    I Don't Want Eternal Life, It's Too Long

  7. Consider Jesus

    book
    01/25/23
    29 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    All of Scripture, every last syllable of it, is meant to drive us to "consider Jesus," the One who comes to "make us right" by gifting us his righteousness.
    Consider Jesus

  8. And From That Very Hour, You Are Healed

    book
    01/23/23
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Jesus not only healed her daughter, but he also gave himself to her. Wherever she went from then on, he was with her.
    And From That Very Hour, You Are Healed

  9. True Tolerance

    book
    01/19/23
    18 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    We assert, we herald, the truth about God becoming King of the world in and through Jesus of Nazareth alone. It is our public announcement.
    True Tolerance

  10. The Body of God and the Scandal of Our Dying Brother

    book
    01/18/23
    29 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The gospel's message is the scandalous announcement that Yahweh has stooped to our frame, to where we are.
    The Body of God and the Scandal of Our Dying Brother

  11. Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross

    book
    01/13/23
    24 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The sign of the cross, according to the earliest centuries of Christians, is “the sign of the Lord,” and every baptized Christian was “marked” with it.
    Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross

  12. A Real Person

    book
    01/12/23
    11 mins
    read
    By Gerhard Forde
    Fullness, truth, reality – all this God gives us as his gift in Christ.
    A Real Person
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