1. On Demystifying the Church

    book
    11/13/21
    12 mins
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    By Kelsi Klembara
    The church is the only place God promises to lift us out of ourselves not in order to become more like God but so that we may finally be freed from our obsession with becoming little gods.
    On Demystifying the Church

  2. Under What Bridge Am I Going to Live with My Kids?

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    11/04/21
    8 mins
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    By Haroldo Camacho
    Jesus meets us in our life of lies, in our falsehoods, in the untruth of our being, and in the company, we create to cover up our nakedness.
    Under What Bridge Am I Going to Live with My Kids?

  3. Persecution and Unity: The Edict of Fontainebleau

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    10/22/21
    15 mins
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    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Throughout the eighteenth century and into the nineteenth, Anglicans, Presbyterians, and Lutherans would work together on the mission field, at home, and abroad.
    Persecution and Unity: The Edict of Fontainebleau

  4. The True and Better Naboth

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    10/20/21
    28 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    When we — sinful, reprehensible we — become the enforcers of justice, we never bring about true justice. We either go too far or not far enough.
    The True and Better Naboth

  5. God's Response to Evil: Remembering 9/11

    book
    09/11/21
    11 mins
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    By Caleb Keith
    When sin comes out of the shadows and makes itself known, Christians can rest in and declare Christ's resurrection.
    God's Response to Evil: Remembering 9/11

  6. A Confessional Church or a Confessing Church?

    book
    09/01/21
    11 mins
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    By Tyler Cronkright
    We do not live in the greatness of our own deeds. We boast in the greatness of one deed that God himself has done through Jesus Christ on the cross.
    A Confessional Church or a Confessing Church?

  7. John Locke, Reason, and Revelation

    book
    08/30/21
    10 mins
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    By Roland Ehlke
    Despite his trust in empiricism, throughout his life, Locke never entirely let go of the inspired Scriptures—or perhaps more accurately, the Scriptures never let go of him.
    John Locke, Reason, and Revelation

  8. An Overview on the Content and Importance of Augustine's City of God

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    08/24/21
    16 mins
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    By Roland Ehlke
    In writing City of God, Augustine sought to demonstrate that the events of 410 were but a glimpse of all history.
    An Overview on the Content and Importance of Augustine's City of God

  9. Bernard of Clairvaux: Theologian of Love

    book
    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

  10. A Q&A for "Urchin at War"

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    08/10/21
    13 mins
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    By Uwe Siemon-Netto
    Urchin at War is now available from 1517 Publishing
    A Q&A for

  11. That's a Good Question: Are We All Predestined to Either Heaven or Hell?

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    08/02/21
    16 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    The reason the mind is endlessly troubled about God predestining everything is the vague generalization. Generalizations are cold as ice, without the warm Christ.
    That's a Good Question: Are We All Predestined to Either Heaven or Hell?

  12. How a Small, Country Congregation Became a Megachurch Overnight

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    07/26/21
    8 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    This tiny rural church would bulge at the seams with worshipers from realms seen and unseen, all mixed together in the adoration of the Lamb.
    How a Small, Country Congregation Became a Megachurch Overnight
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