1. Sheep and Shepherds

    book
    04/23/24
    9 mins
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    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

  2. The Hands of the King

    book
    04/17/24
    12 mins
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    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
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    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. Bold as a Lion: Leo the Great and Resurrection Courage

    book
    04/11/24
    15 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    Jesus continues to do the same for me and for you as he did for his disciples. He still shows up for us. He still speaks his peace to us.
    Bold as a Lion: Leo the Great and Resurrection Courage

  5. Unforeseen Sympathy

    book
    04/10/24
    22 mins
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    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

  6. 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

  7. God's Home-Word Stories

    book
    04/03/24
    12 mins
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    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

  8. The Sound of Freedom

    book
    02/28/24
    22 mins
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    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

  9. 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

  10. The Tree At The Center of The Universe

    book
    02/16/24
    9 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    We are the fruit that grows from the branch, which extends from the trunk of the tree, which is rooted in the soil that it grows out of, which is all Christ.
    The Tree At The Center of The Universe

  11. 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

  12. A Farewell to My Teacher: Rod Rosenbladt as Professor

    book
    02/09/24
    9 mins
    read
    By Dan van Voorhis
    He was rooted in his own tradition but gracious with others when they wanted to learn about his faith or their own.
    A Farewell to My Teacher: Rod Rosenbladt as Professor
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