1. 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

  2. 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?

  3. Bold as a Lion: Leo the Great and Resurrection Courage

    book
    04/11/24
    15 mins
    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

  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. 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

  6. 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

  7. Serving the Slave of All

    book
    03/19/24
    13 mins
    By Joshua Miller
    St. Patrick was great but only because he was a slave to Christ.
    Serving the Slave of All

  8. Commemorating the Feast of St. Patrick

    book
    03/18/24
    11 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Patrick's breakthrough came when he began to leverage his knowledge of the native language and customs to build a bridge between Irish lore and the Christian mythos.
    Commemorating the Feast of St. Patrick

  9. Ishmael, Isaac, and the Freedom We Receive

    book
    03/14/24
    24 mins
    By Bradley Gray
    Are you on the receiving end of freedom? Or are you trying to make yourself free?
    Ishmael, Isaac, and the Freedom We Receive

  10. 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?

  11. Living as Christians in an Election Year

    book
    02/29/24
    18 mins
    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

  12. The Sound of Freedom

    book
    02/28/24
    22 mins
    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
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