1. Repentance According to the Scriptures: 1 John 1:8-9

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    03/19/21
    14 mins
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    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    Being able to tell the difference between truth and lies is at the core of repentance.
    Repentance According to the Scriptures: 1 John 1:8-9

  2. Cotton Mather's Quest for Assurance

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    02/12/21
    16 mins
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    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    The paradoxical Puritan doctrines of an inability to convert oneself and the command to work out one’s salvation with fear and trembling placed would-be converts like Mather in quite a bind.
    Cotton Mather's Quest for Assurance

  3. A Tale of Two Professors

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    01/13/21
    12 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    This tale of two professors has a common theme, plot, and denouement - the good news of the one true story, Jesus Christ crucified for you.
    A Tale of Two Professors

  4. Is Jesus the Only Way?

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    12/29/20
    22 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    To the extent that God is exclusive by offering salvation only through Christ we can say he is more gracious than other systems because he takes on our guilt upon himself while gifting us his righteousness.
    Is Jesus the Only Way?

  5. A Nativity Sermon

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    12/25/20
    9 mins
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    By John Chrysostom
    Truly wondrous is the whole chronicle of the Nativity. For this day the ancient slavery is ended, the power of death is broken, paradise is unlocked, the curse is taken away, sin is removed from us, error-driven out, and truth has been brought back.
    A Nativity Sermon

  6. Who was Anselm of Canterbury?

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    12/04/20
    15 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    On this day in the year 1093, Anselm was consecrated as the archbishop of Canterbury.
    Who was Anselm of Canterbury?

  7. What are “Facts” and What is Truth?

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    11/30/20
    9 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Freedom is the opposite of woe-dom. We must remind ourselves and teach our children that God's voice is the voice that matters.
    What are “Facts” and What is Truth?

  8. When There's Nothing to be Thankful For

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    11/27/20
    7 mins
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    By Katie Koplin
    In a year where things are unclear, tensions are heartbreaking, and uncertainty is rampant, what can we be thankful for?
    When There's Nothing to be Thankful For

  9. Creedal Thanksgiving

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    11/25/20
    7 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    Because everything we possess, and everything in heaven and on earth besides, is daily given, sustained, and protected by God, it inevitably follows that we are in duty bound to love, praise, and thank him without ceasing
    Creedal Thanksgiving

  10. The Painful Problem of Evil

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    11/06/20
    14 mins
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    By Grant Klembara
    Now more than ever, it's good to take a closer look at the Christian confession about evil, pain, and suffering.
    The Painful Problem of Evil

  11. All the Suffering, Evil, and Pain in the World Comes Down to Love

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    10/02/20
    23 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Sin is driven by disordered love, and it is love in this sense that leads to all the pain and suffering in the world.
    All the Suffering, Evil, and Pain in the World Comes Down to Love

  12. Michaelmas, Griffith Jones and the Protective Power of the Word

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    09/29/20
    14 mins
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    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    The theme of guardianship permeates Christian observances of Michaelmas, unifying this wide variety of celebrations.
    Michaelmas, Griffith Jones and the Protective Power of the Word
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