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The Beautiful and the Useful: Hugo, Les Miserables, and Lent

Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read

“You are mistaken; the beautiful is as useful as the useful… more so, perhaps.” These words have been running through my heart the last week. Making sense of life for...

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Sing Like Never Before: Appreciating the Theology & Stories Behind the Hymns We Love, Part II

Steve Martin | 9 min read

This article was edited and co-authored by Joe Palekas. In the rush and hurry of the Christmas season in a consumer-based culture, we are quick to pay lip-service to the...

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Sing Like Never Before: Appreciating the Theology & Stories Behind the Hymns We Love, Part I

Steve Martin | 8 min read

This article was edited and co-authored by Joe Palekas. Have you ever caught yourself singing along to a song on the radio that you know by heart, only to realize...

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Advent Meditations: O Holy Night

Baylee Eby | 4 min read

If there were ever a season for the believer to recognize his or her worth and focus on the dignity of his or her fellow human being, it is the...

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What is This Thursday? And Why is it Maundy?

Jeff Vogan | 17 min read

The name Maundy Thursday is from the Old French mandé,[1] which comes from the Latin mandatum novum –literally meaning “new mandate” or “new commandment.”[2] This mandatum novum refers to Jesus’...