1. Entirely Outside of You, For You

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    02/26/24
    6 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    He declared you what you might not always feel you are, but what you were from the moment he knew you, before you were you, when he foreknew you.
    Entirely Outside of You, For You

  2. Johann Spangenberg on Dying Well

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    01/24/24
    14 mins
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    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

  3. Is God Moved by our Petitions?

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    01/08/24
    15 mins
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    By Steve Byrnes
    Do our petitions move God?
    Is God Moved by our Petitions?

  4. What a feast!

    book
    12/27/23
    11 mins
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    By Jason Oakland
    This feast is the Gospel, “the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes.”
    What a feast!

  5. Assurance of Salvation in the Reformed and Lutheran Traditions

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    12/15/23
    17 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    In this article Amy Mantravadi give a short but helpful summary of the differences in Lutheran and Reformed thought regarding assurance.
    Assurance of Salvation in the Reformed and Lutheran Traditions

  6. Absolved!

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    11/03/23
    18 mins
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    By Zack James Cole
    Confession and absolution offer more than assurance, they gift real and genuine Divine promises.
    Absolved!

  7. When You're Attacked By The "What If's"

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    10/13/23
    18 mins
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    By Erick Sorensen
    Finding rest in God when the “what ifs”come calling
    When You're Attacked By The

  8. Death, Taxes, and Baseball

    book
    09/20/23
    16 mins
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    By Blake Flattley
    We know that death does not have the last word in Christ.
    Death, Taxes, and Baseball

  9. The Inner Ring

    book
    08/30/23
    14 mins
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    By Kevin Hale
    The issue is not the existence of so-called inner rings, but our desire and willingness to spend our lives in order to gain from an inner ring what is freely promised in Christ: hope, security, and identity.
    The Inner Ring

  10. Idolatry in Living Color

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    07/21/23
    12 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    We may not all be mass-murdering Nazis. But we all have the same root sin that causes the most egregious criminal activity on the face of the earth. We all have the desire to be our own God.
    Idolatry in Living Color

  11. Resurrection Life for Resurrection People Part 2: Wittgenstein’s Resurrection Principle

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    07/17/23
    14 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    If Jesus did not rise, then religion is just religion — a mere anthropological phenomenon.
    Resurrection Life for Resurrection People Part 2: Wittgenstein’s Resurrection Principle

  12. Pastoral Presence Makes All the Difference

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    06/28/23
    13 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Christ Jesus brings his word and presence to where you are and he is even willing to do so through the likes of your personally present pastor.
    Pastoral Presence Makes All the Difference
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