1. A Good Shepherd

    book
    04/29/24
    8 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    The Good Shepherd doesn’t leave the sheep to fend for themselves.
    A Good Shepherd

  2. Tell the Story And Preach It

    book
    04/25/24
    10 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    A Christian story untethered from the reality of Christ and his mercy toward sinners becomes a mere fable, while a sermon disconnected from the hearts of its listeners remains a hollow oratory.
    Tell the Story And Preach It

  3. Eucatastrophe of Easter

    book
    04/24/24
    13 mins
    read
    By Joshua Miller
    Eucatastrophe is the coming untrue of all sin, evil, and death. And where that starts is the empty tomb of the risen Jesus.
    Eucatastrophe of Easter

  4. Sheep and Shepherds

    book
    04/23/24
    9 mins
    read
    By Pete Lange
    In Israel today, it's still possible to witness the same scene the disciples saw 2000 years ago when the Bedouin shepherds bring their flocks home from various pastures at the end of the day.
    Sheep and Shepherds

  5. The Hands of the King

    book
    04/17/24
    12 mins
    read
    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    When Jesus appeared again to his disciples on that first Easter evening and again a week later with Thomas and the Emmaus disciples, what did Jesus show them? His hands.
    The Hands of the King

  6. God's Home-Word Stories

    book
    04/03/24
    12 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    Don’t get in the habit (or, if you already do it, get out of the habit) of saying, “I could never talk about these things the way my pastor does.”
    God's Home-Word Stories

  7. You Won't Have to Try to Love

    book
    04/01/24
    11 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    Heaven is yours now.
    You Won't Have to Try to Love

  8. Judas' Betrayal, Middle English, and the Last Supper

    book
    03/27/24
    10 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    This day and its meaning provided the opportunity for an anonymous author to write a poem for Sheer Thursday about Judas' betrayal of Jesus.
    Judas' Betrayal, Middle English, and the Last Supper

  9. The Lenten Road

    book
    03/05/24
    12 mins
    read
    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    Jesus has gone ahead of you on the road, and promises to be with you still.
    The Lenten Road

  10. Lent, The Time of Un-dragoning

    book
    03/01/24
    9 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    We are not pursuing dragons; we are the dragons. We are, all of us, Eustace Scrubb.
    Lent, The Time of Un-dragoning

  11. The Sound of Freedom

    book
    02/28/24
    22 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    This is the sound of freedom. The Eternal One died so that we who are dying might live eternally with him.
    The Sound of Freedom

  12. Entirely Outside of You, For You

    book
    02/26/24
    6 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    He declared you what you might not always feel you are, but what you were from the moment he knew you, before you were you, when he foreknew you.
    Entirely Outside of You, For You
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