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  1. Neither Bootlicking Nor Pigheadedness: Freedom of Speech Before God

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    01/21/20
    1 min read
    By Chad Bird
    Sometimes believers vigorously debate God, sometimes they nod a silent Amen. Together, their narratives paint a picture of a life of faith characterized by complexity and tension.

  2. Why Did God Add Fish to His Diet?

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    01/15/20
    1 min read
    By Chad Bird
    Throughout the Old Testament, the seas and fish were symbols of the Gentiles. When Jesus ate fish, and called fishermen, he showed us that the mission to the Gentiles was about to begin in earnest.

  3. The Hebrew Stories Swimming Beneath Jesus’s Baptism

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    01/07/20
    1 min read
    By Chad Bird
    Matthew’s account of Jesus's baptism is only 5 verses and about 100 Greek words long, but multiple Hebrew stories are swimming right below the surface.

  4. Who Needs to Be Re-Baptized?

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    01/03/20
    1 min read
    By Chad Bird
    Is there ever a time when someone needs to be re-baptized? Not if we believe that God is the one who does the baptizing.

  5. How to Fail Successfully in 2020

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    12/31/19
    1 min read
    By Chad Bird
    Rather than making resolutions about how we’re going to accomplish great things in 2020, let's do something different: resolve how to do well at failure.
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