1. The Mute Optimist at the Open Grave

    book
    06/03/18
    9 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Hope doesn’t bury its head in the sand but stares, open-eyed, into the truth of this life’s worst horror, and says, “I know the God who went through something even worse, and came out on top.
    The Mute Optimist at the Open Grave

  2. It Gets Better Than You Ever Hoped

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    05/29/18
    13 mins
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    By Bonnie Petroschuk
    As I was reading Romans 7 today, I was reminded of a pivotal scene in one of my favorite movies, As Good As it Gets.
    It Gets Better Than You Ever Hoped

  3. Joyful Birds, Joyful People

    book
    12/29/17
    10 mins
    read
    By David Rufner
    Even now we sing as we live in His gifts, and await His second Advent—His second-coming.
    Joyful Birds, Joyful People

  4. Postmodernism, Charlottesville and the Hope to Come….

    book
    08/16/17
    15 mins
    read
    By Bruce Hillman
    "Are you Republican or Democrat?” “Liberal or conservative?” “Yankees or Red Sox?” “Star Wars or Star Trek?”
    Postmodernism, Charlottesville and the Hope to Come….

  5. How to Prepare for the End of the World by Frying Bacon

    book
    08/12/17
    9 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    The love of God in Jesus is our confidence when the world seems to teeter on the brink of self-destruction.
    How to Prepare for the End of the World by Frying Bacon

  6. Miscarriages: An Empty Cradle and a Full Hope

    book
    07/29/17
    8 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    For every child in a mother’s womb, the whole host of heaven and earth, indeed God himself, intercedes.
    Miscarriages: An Empty Cradle and a Full Hope

  7. Beware The Lament

    book
    05/08/17
    11 mins
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    By David Rufner
    Beware the lament, dear readers, that is not soothed with the good-goods of Jesus.
    Beware The Lament

  8. Christianity Is Not About a Personal Relationship with Jesus

    book
    04/26/17
    9 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    Christianity is not a solo endeavor. Not a private relationship between Jesus and me.
    Christianity Is Not About a Personal Relationship with Jesus

  9. Joy Has No Expiration Date: A Story of Love Worth Waiting For

    book
    02/13/17
    8 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    Their love story was a long time in coming. He was 82 and she 74. And this was the first, and the last, marriage for both.
    Joy Has No Expiration Date: A Story of Love Worth Waiting For

  10. God’s Fixed Courtroom

    book
    06/13/16
    16 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    A crisis of faith always occurs when we begin to believe that God has betrayed us.
    God’s Fixed Courtroom

  11. Change and Decay

    book
    04/03/16
    4 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    You are changing as your eyes move over these sentences. You are aging. You are on your way to death. And nothing, absolutely nothing, can alter that fact.
    Change and Decay

  12. The Most Unusual Cemetery in America: New York City’s Hart Island and the Heart of Easter’s Lord

    book
    03/14/16
    9 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    The Lord has a special place in his heart for those whom the world forgets. For the anonymous. For the rejected.
    The Most Unusual Cemetery in America: New York City’s Hart Island and the Heart of Easter’s Lord
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