1. Not in Vain

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

  2. 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

  3. Living as Christians in an Election Year

    book
    02/29/24
    18 mins
    read
    By Amy Mantravadi
    Regardless of background or beliefs, every American I talk to seems on edge, as if the sky were about to fall. But the sky is not falling.
    Living as Christians in an Election Year

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

    book
    02/21/24
    10 mins
    read
    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

  5. Keep a Song in Your Heart

    book
    02/15/24
    7 mins
    read
    By Pete Lange
    Regularly reading and hearing God’s Word helps us to keep a song in our hearts.
    Keep a Song in Your Heart

  6. Love in the Ashes

    book
    02/14/24
    10 mins
    read
    By Grant Klembara
    What if the dissonance in this calendrical coincidence can be harmonized into a deeper melody?
    Love in the Ashes

  7. Hope in the Crater of Faithlessness

    book
    01/29/24
    22 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    God never delights in seeing his children struggle or suffer. But God does desire that we trust him no matter what the circumstances might look like.
    Hope in the Crater of Faithlessness

  8. Johann Spangenberg on Dying Well

    book
    01/24/24
    14 mins
    read
    By Amy Mantravadi
    A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
    Johann Spangenberg on Dying Well

  9. The Gospel Breaks Down Fences

    book
    01/11/24
    9 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
    The Gospel Breaks Down Fences

  10. Have You Heard About the Hall

    book
    12/11/23
    9 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    God has a hall ready for us, for us and for so many more
    Have You Heard About the Hall

  11. The Testimony of The Rood

    book
    11/27/23
    11 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    An Anglo-Saxon poem gives fresh insight to the cross
    The Testimony of The Rood

  12. Pumpkin Patch

    book
    11/22/23
    23 mins
    read
    By Daniel Stenberg
    How the pumpkin patch has a lot to teach us about the love and work of Christ
    Pumpkin Patch
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