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When a father and husband walked out, grace called him home
I preached a word of judgment. The stranger in the back row heard grace.
When a father and husband walked out, grace called him home
I preached a word of judgment. The stranger in the back row heard grace.
When a father and husband walked out, grace called him home
I preached a word of judgment. The stranger in the back row heard grace.
Can we sense the Holy Spirit’s presence as God’s face shining upon us?
December 15, Advent 3A (Matthew 11:2–11; Psalm 146:5–10; James 5:7–10)
In his response to John, Jesus speaks of hope in the present tense.
A playground bully, her victim, and their God
An incident in Germany reminded me who we all belong to.
by Kyle Rader
Why Orthodox Christians see triumph in the cross
Not just suffering
Why Orthodox Christians see triumph in the cross
Not just suffering
September 1, Ordinary 22C (Proverbs 25:6-7; Luke 14:1, 7-14)
Jesus and Maimonides are drinking from the same well: the book of Proverbs.
by Shai Held
The psalmist calls for something that is hard for us to imagine.
The extinction of whales, birds, and other creatures that once praised God
God called all of them good. Humans are rapidly destroying them.
The extinction of whales, birds, and other creatures that once praised God
God called all of them good. Humans are rapidly destroying them.
The psalmist puts out a clarion call.
The great drama of the trinitarian hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy”
The beloved song can contain God’s glory no more than the scripture it’s based on.
The great drama of the trinitarian hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy”
The beloved song can contain God’s glory no more than the scripture it’s based on.
The great drama of the trinitarian hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy”
The beloved song can contain God’s glory no more than the scripture it’s based on.
The great drama of the trinitarian hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy”
The beloved song can contain God’s glory no more than the scripture it’s based on.
The great drama of the trinitarian hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy”
The beloved song can contain God’s glory no more than the scripture it’s based on.
The great drama of the trinitarian hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy”
The beloved song can contain God’s glory no more than the scripture it’s based on.