1. How to Be Human Again

    book
    02/16/21
    9 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    Jesus Christ is our peace because he doesn't criticize us. He declares us freed from our perceptions to accept the truth about ourselves.
    How to Be Human Again

  2. Liberated to be Excitedly Ordinary

    book
    02/10/21
    6 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    We can celebrate what others consider mundane and ordinary because it's miraculous. After all, it's God-given.
    Liberated to be Excitedly Ordinary

  3. What Do I Have to Give?

    book
    02/03/21
    7 mins
    read
    By Katie Koplin
    Regardless of my experience, my talents, or even my mood, it’s these gifts of Christ that I have to give away. They are all I have, and they are everything.
    What Do I Have to Give?

  4. A Christian is Pulled Between Two Extremes

    book
    02/02/21
    9 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    Our anxiety about the future is a consequence of our old self’s attempts to achieve freedom for himself apart from Christ Jesus.
    A Christian is Pulled Between Two Extremes

  5. The Secret to Growing Your Faith

    book
    01/14/21
    11 mins
    read
    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    In our transactional view of our faith - “If I don’t… then God won’t.” “I need to, so God can” - we are seriously underestimating who we are dealing with.
    The Secret to Growing Your Faith

  6. When Salt Loses it's Taste

    book
    01/08/21
    11 mins
    read
    By Bror Erickson
    Good works do not give us a righteousness that exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees. Rather, good works result from righteousness given by the good work of the Righteous One on the cross.
    When Salt Loses it's Taste

  7. Our Sufficiency is From God

    book
    01/01/21
    6 mins
    read
    By Martin Luther
    Any good work we perform among you; any doctrine we write upon your heart – that is God’s own work.
    Our Sufficiency is From God

  8. Inspiration from Mr. Rogers about Coping with a Pandemic

    book
    12/30/20
    14 mins
    read
    By Bruce Hillman
    Fred Rogers did not teach children how to live through a pandemic, but he had many profound things to say about loving our neighbors and finding our identity in that calling.
    Inspiration from Mr. Rogers about Coping with a Pandemic

  9. You Are Forgiven

    book
    11/23/20
    12 mins
    read
    By Andrew Foss
    Where there’s more sin, there’s more grace! Are you comfortable with that? That the greater the sin, the greater the grace? Could it be that easy?
    You Are Forgiven

  10. Resilient Kids

    book
    11/19/20
    17 mins
    read
    By Katie Koplin
    Life will not go as planned nor as we would hope, but "God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us."
    Resilient Kids

  11. The Gift of Marriage

    book
    11/11/20
    5 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    Unlike human marriage, which is marred by sin, Jesus never seeks to divorce us due to irreconcilable differences.
    The Gift of Marriage

  12. What is God's Will for the Election?

    book
    11/04/20
    10 mins
    read
    By Rick Ritchie
    Whoever your president is, you have a King. A King who elected you.
    What is God's Will for the Election?
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