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Chad Bird
Chad Bird

  1. Church Fathers: St. Irenaeus of Lyon, Champion of the Incarnation

    book
    07/25/22
    19 mins
    Chad Bird
    You will not be disappointed in this Champion of the Incarnation.

  2. An Excerpt from Limping with God

    book
    07/01/22
    11 mins
    Chad Bird
    Following Jesus, we gimp our way down the dark and slippery paths of life. As we do, we discover, ironically, that the longer we follow him, the weaker we become, and the more we lean on our Lord.

  3. Fading into Ordinary, Ragtag Christianity after Pentecost

    book
    06/06/22
    9 mins
    Chad Bird
    After the big, splashy, exciting day of Pentecost in Acts 2, church life faded into the ordinary life of ragtag sinners encountering the God of the cross coming to them in seemingly unawesome ways. What can we learn from this?

  4. Getting the “Still Small Voice” All Wrong

    book
    05/04/22
    14 mins
    Chad Bird
    Is the "still small voice" of God a murmuring in your heart, a whisper of conscience, the Universe whispering to you? When we explore 1 Kings 19, that "voice" turns out to be very much like the Messenger and Word of the Lord.

  5. Please Don’t Say These Six Things at My Funeral

    book
    04/21/22
    11 mins
    Chad Bird
    I want the beginning of my funeral to be focused on Jesus, as well as the middle, the end, and every point in between.

  6. A Review of the Psalms Commentary by James M. Hamilton, Jr.

    book
    04/20/22
    13 mins
    Chad Bird
    Hamilton writes lucidly. He has that rare gift of walking the tightrope between the academy and the church, being able to communicate to both groups in the same book.

  7. My God, My God, Why Have You ______ Me? Rethinking Psalm 22:1

    book
    04/15/22
    11 mins
    Chad Bird
    The Messiah is exiled from God on the cross as Israel was. Forsaken as Israel was forsaken. Cast away from Yahweh as Israel was. Why?

  8. What Kind of God Washes Feet?

    book
    04/14/22
    5 mins
    Chad Bird
    How fitting that we have our feet washed by the very God from whom we once ran in terror and shame.

  9. 4 1/2 Hebrew Words To Know For Holy Week

    book
    04/06/22
    11 mins
    Chad Bird
    The Lord sees the blood of the Lamb upon us, but does not merely pass over us in mercy. He passes into us by grace.

  10. Tomorrow, March 25, We Celebrate God Becoming a Baby

    book
    03/24/22
    7 mins
    Chad Bird
    If there were ever any doubt about God's commitment to humanity, the incarnation removed that doubt. God became a man forever. And thus he is our brother, our kinsman redeemer, the God who would move heaven and earth to save us.

  11. When the Prodigal Son Relapses

    book
    03/22/22
    9 mins
    Chad Bird
    “Come join the murder,” the black ravens of his heart cried. “Come join it again, old friend.” And so he did. The prodigal relapsed. Re-sinned. Re-destroyed his life. Would his father welcome him home this time?

  12. Welcome to "Theo-201: Old Testament" with Chad Bird

    book
    02/03/22
    2 mins
    Chad Bird
    Starting March 7th, 1517 Academy is partnering with Grand View University to offer the first course of its kind: A college-level course for those ready to dig deeper and earn real college credit.
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