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Author Archives: Brent Snyder

The Blessing of Remaining

The Blessing of Remaining — Brent Snyder, Gaining Electrum

Christ Himself is the treasure within the silence: the eternal fellowship of the Father and the Son, deeper than loss and beyond explanation.

Posted byBrent SnyderNovember 11, 2026November 11, 2026Posted inDear RayLeave a comment on The Blessing of Remaining

The One Thing, Brother

The One Thing, Brother — Brent Snyder, Gaining Electrum

A quiet reflection on the Son’s eternal communion with the Father becoming the inward reality of prayer, suffering, and abiding.

Posted byBrent SnyderNovember 11, 2026November 11, 2026Posted inDear RayLeave a comment on The One Thing, Brother

The One Thing

The One Thing — Brent Snyder, Gaining Electrum

An essay tracing five New Testament concerns—Christ’s saving work, faith, abiding, shared life, and resurrection hope—back to the one living relationship.

Posted byBrent SnyderNovember 10, 2026November 11, 2026Posted inEssaysLeave a comment on The One Thing

Dear Ray: The One Thing

Dear Ray: The One Thing — Brent Snyder, Gaining Electrum

A personal letter to Ray about remaining in Christ amid ordinary demands, distraction, and spiritual dryness.

Posted byBrent SnyderNovember 10, 2026November 11, 2026Posted inDear RayLeave a comment on Dear Ray: The One Thing

When Evangelism Takes the Place of Christ

When Evangelism Takes the Place of Christ — Brent Snyder, Gaining Electrum

The kingdom is proclaimed through the shared life of Christ’s Ekklesia. Gospel witness must flow from Zoe, with every member abiding in Him.

Posted byBrent SnyderNovember 7, 2026November 11, 2026Posted inEssaysLeave a comment on When Evangelism Takes the Place of Christ

If God Has Chosen, Zoe Must Flow

If God Has Chosen, Zoe Must Flow — Brent Snyder, Gaining Electrum

If salvation begins in God, our priorities must agree with that source. Christ must be our life, and Zoe must flow through His members.

Posted byBrent SnyderNovember 5, 2026November 11, 2026Posted inEssaysLeave a comment on If God Has Chosen, Zoe Must Flow

An Open Letter to the Recovery: Gratitude, Grief, and What Must Change

An Open Letter to the Recovery: Gratitude, Grief, and What Must Change — Brent Snyder, Gaining Electrum

A personal appeal about ministry, authority, and the burdens placed upon the saints—written with gratitude for what was received and grief over what must change.

Posted byBrent SnyderNovember 5, 2026November 11, 2026Posted inEssaysLeave a comment on An Open Letter to the Recovery: Gratitude, Grief, and What Must Change

Dear Ray — What We May Never See

Dear Ray — What We May Never See — Brent Snyder, Gaining Electrum

A letter about carrying something precious of God’s purpose without being given its completion within our lifetime.

Posted byBrent SnyderNovember 5, 2026November 11, 2026Posted inDear RayLeave a comment on Dear Ray — What We May Never See

Cross the River. Leave Babylon. Return to Jerusalem.

Cross the River. Leave Babylon. Return to Jerusalem. — Brent Snyder, Gaining Electrum

An invitation to cross the river, leave religious dependence behind, and return to Christ without building another movement.

Posted byBrent SnyderNovember 3, 2026November 11, 2026Posted inEssaysLeave a comment on Cross the River. Leave Babylon. Return to Jerusalem.

The Evil of Christian Religion

The Evil of Christian Religion — Brent Snyder, Gaining Electrum

An examination of how Christian institutions, religious authority, and ministry can displace Christ as the believer’s life.

Posted byBrent SnyderNovember 3, 2026November 11, 2026Posted inEssaysLeave a comment on The Evil of Christian Religion

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