1. In Memory of Rod Rosenbladt: Encourager of All Things God, True and Beautiful

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    02/28/24
    9 mins
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    By Daniel Deen
    Rod Rosenbladt, the encourager of all things good, true, and beautiful and a tireless warrior for Jesus and the Gospel message, finally rests at the marriage feast of the lamb.
    In Memory of Rod Rosenbladt: Encourager of All Things God, True and Beautiful

  2. God in the Cave

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    12/13/23
    9 mins
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    By Rick Ritchie
    Rick Ritchie gives a brief summary on the importance of Plato’s thought in Christianity
    God in the Cave

  3. What C.S. Lewis Thought About Aliens

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    08/10/23
    16 mins
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    By Grant Klembara
    Lewis takes us to the planets to satisfy our cravings for spiritual adventure, which, as he says, “sends our imaginations off the Earth,” in the first place.
    What C.S. Lewis Thought About Aliens

  4. Becoming Human Again

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    07/28/23
    13 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    The only place to begin a discussion of human/creaturely identity is with our relationship to the God whose breath filled dust, brought us to life, sustains us and gives us a hopeful future.
    Becoming Human Again

  5. Resurrection Life for Resurrection People Part 3: New Possibilities of Epistemology and Ontology

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    07/24/23
    24 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Only the resurrection of Jesus guarantees and facilitates divine presence and love to us as divine life for us.
    Resurrection Life for Resurrection People Part 3: New Possibilities of Epistemology and Ontology

  6. Why Do You Expect So Little of God?

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    06/01/23
    11 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    When we forget that we live by promise, that's when the danger tends to creep in. Because failing to embrace promise means we usually fall back into notions of luck, or even worse--into works.
    Why Do You Expect So Little of God?

  7. C.S. Lewis and the Four Loves

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    02/06/23
    23 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    Love is pointing to Jesus who said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).
    C.S. Lewis and the Four Loves

  8. 1 John 5:1-4: Faith, Love, & the Family of God

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    10/21/22
    11 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.
    1 John 5:1-4: Faith, Love, & the Family of God

  9. 1 John 4:15-21: Staying In Love

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    10/14/22
    14 mins
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    By Erick Sorensen
    The love mentioned in 1 John 4:15-21 fourteen times (!) is a love that needs no apology but is determined at all times to sacrifice for the other.
    1 John 4:15-21: Staying In Love

  10. A Very Brief Introduction to Logos Theology

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    10/13/22
    22 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Logos theology is a theology of presence without division. It is a way of unification, of which the incarnation is the greatest visible example.
    A Very Brief Introduction to Logos Theology

  11. We Cannot Serve God and Mammon

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    10/11/22
    14 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    We can appreciate what we have received from God, we can receive it all as free gift, but only when we stop investing in fool's gold.
    We Cannot Serve God and Mammon

  12. 1 John 4:7-14: Love, self-hate, and the search for God

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    10/07/22
    19 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    To say that whoever loves has been born of God is also to say that those who are born of God are recipients of love. They do not have God because they love but because they are loved.
    1 John 4:7-14: Love, self-hate, and the search for God
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