1. Good News for those with Mental Illness

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    05/03/24
    10 mins
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    For you who are struggling to navigate grief, to cope with pain, or breathe through anxiety, the gospel announces that there is a person whose heart throbs for you.
    Good News for those with Mental Illness

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

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    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

  3. Love in the Ashes

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    02/14/24
    10 mins
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    By Grant Klembara
    What if the dissonance in this calendrical coincidence can be harmonized into a deeper melody?
    Love in the Ashes

  4. When a Good Father Dies, it is Always Too Soon

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    02/02/24
    10 mins
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    By Scott Keith
    My goal here isn’t to selfishly reflect on all the reasons I will miss Rod because I know that if you are reading this, you may miss this man, too.
    When a Good Father Dies, it is Always Too Soon

  5. 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

  6. 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?

  7. C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season

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    12/07/23
    7 mins
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    By Gage Jordan
    C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season
    C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season

  8. Death, Taxes, and Baseball

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    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 Gospel of Grief

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    08/09/23
    26 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    While midnight might seem long, the mercy of God assures us that the morning will come.
    The Gospel of Grief

  10. Faith That Exceeds Flannel-Graphs: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

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    08/04/23
    6 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    This is an excerpt from “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    Faith That Exceeds Flannel-Graphs: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

  11. A Near-Death Experience and a Nagging Question

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    05/24/23
    6 mins
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    By Jake Allstaedt
    Jesus is the only answer to the nagging question. He is the only way to make sense of this unsettling story in Exodus 4.
    A Near-Death Experience and a Nagging Question

  12. If Christ has not been raised, the Dead in Christ are Lost

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    04/12/23
    10 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    If it’s all a fiction spun by disappointed disciples, if it’s a mere symbol for the idea of an inner awakening, if it’s not a fact that Christ has been raised, then our grief and loss have no end, and we have no hope.
    If Christ has not been raised, the Dead in Christ are Lost
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