1. Is God Moved by our Petitions?

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

  2. The Inner Ring

    book
    08/30/23
    14 mins
    read
    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

  3. Idolatry in Living Color

    book
    07/21/23
    12 mins
    read
    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

  4. What If My Dreams Don't Come True?

    book
    01/03/23
    16 mins
    read
    By Erick Sorensen
    The nefarious thing about idolatry is that just about anything can become your idol: career, family, fame, wealth, status, spouse, you name it, any good thing can become a ‘god-thing” with ease. 
    What If My Dreams Don't Come True?

  5. How to Define Christian Community

    book
    10/25/22
    10 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    There is no true life and meaningful community apart from forgiveness.
    How to Define Christian Community

  6. How Firm Our Foundation

    book
    10/20/22
    28 mins
    read
    By Bradley Gray
    Both now and forever, the bruised and crucified Lord nailed to a cross is our assurance of deliverance.
    How Firm Our Foundation

  7. Every Day is a Sabbath

    book
    10/19/22
    9 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    Every day is a Sabbath for Christians. Every day is the day the Lord has made. Every day is a day to find rest in Christ.
    Every Day is a Sabbath

  8. The Freakonomics of Jesus

    book
    10/17/22
    19 mins
    read
    By John Bombaro
    Righteousness before God is possessed only by grace and that through the currency of faith.
    The Freakonomics of Jesus

  9. That was not me

    book
    10/12/22
    11 mins
    read
    By Craig Donofrio
    Sometimes in hanging on to our useless guilt, we are idolaters. We believe our sin or conscience is more powerful than our God.
    That was not me

  10. We Cannot Serve God and Mammon

    book
    10/11/22
    14 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    We can appreciate what we have received from God, we can receive it all as free gift, but only when we stop investing in fool's gold.
    We Cannot Serve God and Mammon

  11. 1 John 4:7-14: Love, self-hate, and the search for God

    book
    10/07/22
    19 mins
    read
    By Bruce Hillman
    To say that whoever loves has been born of God is also to say that those who are born of God are recipients of love. They do not have God because they love but because they are loved.
    1 John 4:7-14: Love, self-hate, and the search for God

  12. 1 John 4:1-6: The Only True Confession

    book
    09/30/22
    10 mins
    read
    By Kelsi Klembara
    Do you confess Christ as God in the flesh, born, died, and raised to new life for you? Any answer of yes will do
    1 John 4:1-6: The Only True Confession
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