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The First Word
It is by grace, and only by grace, that we are saved by God.
Jan 15
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Taylor Mertins
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The Big Beginning
"For the gospel to be gospel, it must be a promise that hearers can see." - Jason Micheli
Jan 11
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A Crowded Table
The church is the Gospel made visible.
Jan 4
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The One Day That Is 100% Tomorrow
Apr 17, 2025
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Welcome Home!
Apr 19, 2025
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Gran
Nov 26, 2024
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Ah, Holy Jesus
Mar 12, 2025
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We Always Marry The Wrong Person
Jan 15, 2025
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Forgiveness
Aug 10, 2025
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The Word Made Verb
"It’s time for the Story to bust out of the cage and take the stage and demand a hearing once again." - Brian Zahnd
Jan 2
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The Fullness of Time
A Christmas Candlelight Homily
Dec 26, 2025
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Interrupted
A Christmas Eve Pageant Homily
Dec 24, 2025
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A Karl Barth Christmas
You, regardless of who you are, whether or not you understand the message, whether or not you are good and pious people. The news is meant for YOU. …
Dec 24, 2025
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Christmas Is Where We Come From
Our sense of time is fundamentally biblical.
Dec 23, 2025
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An Unwritten Sermon
Emptiness & Filling
Dec 22, 2025
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Welcome Home
Churches fill on Christmas and Easter because it is on these days that the two most startling moments in the Christian narrative can be heard again. …
Dec 17, 2025
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