1. Putting on the Neighbor

    book
    06/11/20
    9 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    Since Jesus has done everything we need for salvation, we can focus our works and efforts on serving our neighbor.
    Putting on the Neighbor

  2. My Always Reliable Hope

    book
    06/11/20
    12 mins
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    By Dominick Santore
    The unrelenting truth of the Gospel is our only hope. Jesus Christ is the unshakeable, unmovable object of our faith. It is this hope in Christ that we find relief and comfort.
    My Always Reliable Hope

  3. Project Car Christianity

    book
    05/20/20
    11 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    Is this Christianity? Is this what the Bible describes as the gospel? Is the Christian life? A partnership with God where we fix up our old man? The simple answer is no.
    Project Car Christianity

  4. Unchristianity: Putting Jesus on the Unemployment Line

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    05/13/20
    10 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Far from being a Savior, the god of Unchristianity is a coach who whips us into moral shape, inspires us to be better people, serves as our example. The unspoken goal is to be so virtuous and free of sin that we don’t need Jesus anymore. The transaction is complete. Jesus is unemployed.
    Unchristianity: Putting Jesus on the Unemployment Line

  5. Safe and Sound in the Shadow of the Almighty

    book
    05/05/20
    16 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Jesus’s followers aren’t ostriches who bury their heads in the sand. That’s not helpful or hopeful for anyone. Resting from life’s trials and troubles comes in the remembrance of the One who is with you in the middle of all of them.
    Safe and Sound in the Shadow of the Almighty

  6. God, Don't You Care That I'm Drowning?

    book
    04/29/20
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    In our liquid world, strung out on the meth of evil, full of poor souls fighting to stay afloat, where are you, O God? Don't you care that we are perishing?
    God, Don't You Care That I'm Drowning?

  7. The Lord Our Protector

    book
    04/22/20
    16 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    When we are invited to cast all our cares on God's shoulders, he means all of them — every single one of them.
    The Lord Our Protector

  8. Three Hebrew Handholds in a Spinning Crisis

    book
    03/23/20
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Long ago, the people of Israel began to sing words of encouragement to each other in times of distress. In their songs, the psalms, are three Hebrew words that provide stability for us. They are more than just words—each one encapsulates the way of God with his people. They serve as helpful handholds in times of stress and upheaval. The words are these: רָפָה (be still), קָוָה (wait), and שָׁמַר (watch).
    Three Hebrew Handholds in a Spinning Crisis

  9. Peace For Weak Hearts

    book
    03/18/20
    9 mins
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    By Kathy Morales
    Jesus does not give as the world gives. With Jesus, everything is guaranteed and has been finished from the start.
    Peace For Weak Hearts

  10. We All Share A Common Hope

    book
    02/24/20
    10 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    We all share a common hope. The same hope that converted Augustine, drove Martin Luther out of the monastery and calls horrible sinners to new life every day.
    We All Share A Common Hope

  11. You Aren’t Jesus and You Don’t Need to Be

    book
    01/28/20
    11 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    The gospel is the good news that in Christ we have been given the very righteousness of Christ himself. This means that everything God commands of us is given to us in Christ as a gift.
    You Aren’t Jesus and You Don’t Need to Be

  12. Good News for Resolution Failures

    book
    01/14/20
    10 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    When we talk about bettering ourselves, we need to realize that a theology of the cross does not militate against this endeavor but that it places it squarely in the horizontal realm.
    Good News for Resolution Failures
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