1. Why Lent Offers us a Curious Kind of Joy

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    03/09/21
    12 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    There is joy in Lent, but it is the kind of joy that comes in being made whole.
    Why Lent Offers us a Curious Kind of Joy

  2. Advent Time

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    12/02/20
    7 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    To a world enslaved to time (because it has no future), the Church's disregard for clocks and calendars is ridiculous.
    Advent Time

  3. Justice is Power?

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    11/12/20
    6 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    God's justice is marked and measured by sacrificial love, not power as the world defines it.
    Justice is Power?

  4. Why Paul?

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    08/24/20
    14 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    This is an excerpt from the book, “Paul and the Resurrection” written by Joshua Pagán (1517 Publishing, 2020).
    Why Paul?

  5. Spoiler Alert

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    04/21/20
    6 mins
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    By Jake Allstaedt
    Spoiler alert! Jesus rose from the grave with the assurance that all believers will rise bodily with Him on the Last Day. And truth be told, Easter wasn't the first spoiler.
    Spoiler Alert

  6. Doubting Thomas’ Unfettered Welcome

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    04/13/20
    6 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Every time the Scriptures are opened, we are repeating this scene. Every time the gospel is preached, we are replicating a moment wherein the faithless ones are greeted by their faithful Lord.
    Doubting Thomas’ Unfettered Welcome

  7. Was Jesus in the Grave for Three Days and Three Nights? Avoiding Literalism by Accepting Hebrew Idiom

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    04/10/20
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Was Jesus really in the tomb for a full three days and three nights? If so, how does this square with his death on Friday and resurrection on Sunday? Is there a contradiction here? In this article, Chad Bird explores the Hebrew understanding of this phrase to shed light on the words of Jesus.
    Was Jesus in the Grave for Three Days and Three Nights? Avoiding Literalism by Accepting Hebrew Idiom

  8. Where Do We Go When We Fall Asleep For the Last Time?

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    03/19/20
    11 mins
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    By Brandon Hanson
    Shaking off our sleep, bright and clear, we will open our eyes and huge smiles will come over our faces as we see the familiar faces of so many friends.
    Where Do We Go When We Fall Asleep For the Last Time?

  9. Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down

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    03/17/20
    9 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The whole world's sin, the crushing horror of death's power, and even hell itself were unleashed on that hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was executed.
    Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down

  10. Dear Death, What Has Become of Your Spear?

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    03/12/20
    7 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    Paul says that the power of sin is the law. The more clearly we understand the law, the more sin oppresses and stings us.
    Dear Death, What Has Become of Your Spear?

  11. I Can’t Wait to Get out of Heaven

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    03/03/20
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    When talking about God’s ultimate destination for us, we’ve grown sloppy in our language, nearsighted in our gaze, and un-Easter in our hope. We act and speak as if dying and going to heaven is what the faith is all about. It is most emphatically not.
    I Can’t Wait to Get out of Heaven

  12. Faith Alone: Death Itself Will Be Undone

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    09/09/19
    12 mins
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    By Jordan Spina
    I had been taught and believed in a God who is love, but as I walked outside that night I did not see him. I saw the stars and I felt their indifference.
    Faith Alone: Death Itself Will Be Undone
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