1. The Resurrection Message of Forgiveness

    book
    04/19/24
    8 mins
    By Jason Oakland
    The price was really paid. Your sin remains buried in Christ’s tomb.
    The Resurrection Message of Forgiveness

  2. The Hands of the King

    book
    04/17/24
    12 mins
    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

  3. Did God Really Say?

    book
    04/15/24
    19 mins
    By Ryan Couch
    Like the serpent on the pole, God still puts real-life things up for us to look to for salvation.
    Did God Really Say?

  4. Unforeseen Sympathy

    book
    04/10/24
    22 mins
    By Bradley Gray
    Jonah’s biggest blunder was a failure to understand that God’s grace is always undeserved and always falls on those who are unworthy of it.
    Unforeseen Sympathy

  5. Not in Vain

    book
    04/08/24
    9 mins
    By Wade Johnston
    Paul knew that, without the resurrection, the Christian life was a “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video.
    Not in Vain

  6. God's Home-Word Stories

    book
    04/03/24
    12 mins
    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. A Good Sermon

    book
    03/04/24
    7 mins
    By Wade Johnston
    The church is called to preach the good news of Jesus Christ. Where is that message found? In every blade of grass, on every page of Scripture.
    A Good Sermon

  8. Lent, The Time of Un-dragoning

    book
    03/01/24
    9 mins
    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

  9. The Grace of Repentance in a Fish’s Belly

    book
    02/22/24
    23 mins
    By Bradley Gray
    He shows up when we are at our worst to usher us back to his side, lead us to repentance, rescue us, and reclaim us as his own.
    The Grace of Repentance in a Fish’s Belly

  10. For We Do Not Know What to Pray for As We Ought

    book
    02/21/24
    10 mins
    By Wade Johnston
    Sometimes, we get prayer dementia. We can’t remember what we were going to pray for, we can’t put the words together, and, frustrated, there is nothing we can do but sigh and groan.
    For We Do Not Know What to Pray for As We Ought

  11. A History of Lent: Lent's Somber Complexion

    book
    02/13/24
    12 mins
    By John Bombaro
    The driving impulse of Lent isn’t so much “giving up” things as it is “putting on” something.
    A History of Lent: Lent's Somber Complexion

  12. Jesus Is Sweeter Than Honey

    book
    02/05/24
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Christ's resurrection does not merely negate the bitterness of sin; it changes it into a source of divine sweetness, embodying the promise of a new life for us and a restored existence overshadowed by heavenly hope.
    Jesus Is Sweeter Than Honey
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