Childlike Wonder

I have lived in the Pacific Northwest since I was four years old. I have seen mountains. I have seen lakes. I have seen waterfalls. I have seen meadows, beaches,…

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And I Quote—May 9

Christianity is not just an experience, we need to remember, but it is about truth. The experience of being reconciled to the Father throughout the Son, by the work of…

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The Church: The Gospel Made Visible | Part Two

Preface: The Need for Studying the Doctrine of the Church “For too many Christians today, the doctrine of the church is like a decoration on the front of a building.…

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Friday Findings—May 6

How the Gospel Frees Us To Risk “[R]isk is inherent in every kind of other-directed life… Courage isn’t protecting yourself in a cocoon from these possibilities. Courage is walking forward,…

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William Bates…. Yet Speaking

And what is man? A little breathing dust. God is infinitely above us, and so strangely condescends, in having a tender care of us, that the psalmist was swallowed up…

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October 31, 1517

Martin Luther sends 95 theses (points for debate) about the abuse of indulgences* to Archbishop Albrecht of Mainz. It is possible that he also nailed his theses to the door…

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In a Dry and Thirsty Land

A Meditation on Psalm 63 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee:      My soul thirsteth for thee, My flesh longeth for thee,    …

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And I Quote—May 2

One must get one’s framework of assumptions—one’s presuppositions—from somewhere. If one does not get them from healthy, biblically grounded systematic theology, one will most likely get them from the spirit…

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Book of the Month Fellowship Reminder—Tonight!

Don't forget that after the evening service tonight we will have a coffee and cookies book discussion in the equipping center—but only for those who have read God's Smuggler, April's book of…

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