1. 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?

  2. "In the Path of Totality

    book
    04/12/24
    12 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara
    Bathed in the waters of baptism, you are placed in God's path of totality, a path he won for each and every one of us.

  3. Shrug Not at the Burial of Jesus

    book
    03/30/24
    14 mins
    By Chad Bird
    The seemingly small, the particular, the previously overlooked, magnifies in importance.
    Shrug Not at the Burial of Jesus

  4. Holy Thursday: The Sacrament is the Gospel

    book
    03/28/24
    22 mins
    By Joshua Miller
    What is faith to believe? The simple words of promise that Jesus Himself gives to us in Scripture: “This is My body. This is My blood.”
    Holy Thursday: The Sacrament is the Gospel

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

    book
    03/27/24
    10 mins
    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

  6. New Zwingli Biography Reveals Differences with Luther

    book
    03/20/24
    22 mins
    By Amy Mantravadi
    Zwingli the Pastor provides an excellent introduction to the Swiss reformer’s life and work, focusing on Zwingli’s philosophy of church reform, biographical details, and mode of exegesis.
    New Zwingli Biography Reveals Differences with Luther

  7. Be the Church - Law or Gospel?

    book
    03/07/24
    16 mins
    By Ryan Couch
    We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
    Be the Church - Law or Gospel?

  8. 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

  9. Johann Spangenberg on Dying Well

    book
    01/24/24
    14 mins
    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

  10. The Real World

    book
    01/17/24
    6 mins
    By Pete Lange
    God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
    The Real World

  11. The Gospel Breaks Down Fences

    book
    01/11/24
    9 mins
    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

  12. Fat Hearts

    book
    01/02/24
    13 mins
    By Wade Johnston
    How’s your ticker?
    Fat Hearts
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