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If God is for Us Jun 30, 2021

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With Jesus, troubles and sorrows, problems and worries, heartbreak and mourning are gathered up like left-over crumbs from a feast marking the celebration of victory over the enemy's forces.

Fathers Jun 30, 2021

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We can not give our Heavenly Father anything that will make him love us more or less. He gives and we receive.

A Guide to the Augsburg Confession Jun 25, 2021

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The reformers were compelled to confess the true faith and challenge corrupt practices—this is what the Augsburg Confession is about.

Hiding Our Shame Jun 23, 2021

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God invites you to confess the skeletons in your closet so that he might bury them in the grave for good.

Juneteenth and the Proclamation of Freedom Jun 19, 2021

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The story of Juneteenth is one of living between proclamation and emancipation, and the story of the Christian faith is one of living in that same tension.

Some Thoughts on Christian Hope Jun 19, 2021

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Christian hope means always hope in God and hope in Christ simultaneously without distinction.

The Scandalous Blessing of Makarios: An Introduction to the Beatitudes Jun 19, 2021

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The only one truly blessed of God, who in himself is God’s incarnate makarios, surrounds himself with a multitude of the accursed, the non-makarios.

Justas Jonas and the Important Thing Jun 16, 2021

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We continue to run the race, knowing the victory has been won and given to us through Christ Jesus.

The Christian Men of Jane Eyre Jun 16, 2021

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It is not her sacrifices that define Jane's faith, but her belief in the one who sacrificed for her.