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The Letter That Walked Through the Door

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Margaret Chen had been writing letters to her grandson in Beijing for eleven years. Every month, she sat at her kitchen table in Portland, choosing...

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John 1:1-14

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John 1:1-14 — Christocentric (classic)

John 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10, Christ stands at the center: promise fulfilled, mercy embodied, kingdom revealed—today, not someday.

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John 1:1-14 Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 feels offensive, remember: the cross is always scandal before it is comfort.

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John 1:1-14 — Reformed (classic)

John 1:1-14 137 magnifies sovereign grace—God saves, sustains, and secures His people for His glory—today, not someday.

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