A Review of 'Single Ever After: A Biblical Vision for the Significance of Singleness'
By Amy Mantravadi
09/04/25
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A Review of 'Single Ever After: A Biblical Vision for the Significance of Singleness'" by Danielle Treweek

Treweek points us to the happy ending to come in eternity, when the entire church will be married to her Redeemer.
From Christ-Adjacent to Christ-Abiding
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
09/03/25

From Christ-Adjacent to Christ-Abiding

I realized I had long and drastically underestimated the depth and vitality of the Christian intellectual tradition.
Christ-centered' Isn’t Good Enough
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/02/25

Christ-centered' Isn’t Good Enough

While ambiguous “Christ-centeredness” by its very nature fragments Christianity by way of its subjectivism, Christological commitments beget unity or, at least, move strongly in that direction.

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/26/25

An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 19 and Psalm 29

The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s upcoming book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 32, 52.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
06/24/25

Modern Israel and Biblical Israel: What’s the Difference?

Is modern Israel the heir of the promises and covenant God made with ancient Israel?
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/22/25

A Review of The Big Relief: The Urgency of Grace for a Worn-Out World

Dave weaves together music, movies, and documentaries to illustrate all the ways we seek relief—and then, full and free, he connects our need to Christ’s gift.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/14/25

From Eden to Easter: The Garden of Eden

This is the first installment in our series, From Eden to Easter: Life and Death in the Garden. Each day throughout Holy Week, we will take a special look at the gardens and wildernesses of Scripture, and in particular, these scenes' connections to Christ's redemption won for us on the cross.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
01/24/25

The Dumpster Sermon

Wisdom lurks in the outer places. Rich gratitude sprouts from the impoverished and forgotten.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
12/10/24

Jesus, Our Priest

This is the second article in a special three-part Advent series on how Jesus is our prophet, priest, and king.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
12/06/24

Hannah and the Divine Upending of Grace

The Lord did for Hannah what he loves to do: he shifted everything into reverse, making the bottom the top and the top the bottom.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/06/24

We Need Less Goliath & More Bathsheba

Show me a sinner, and I’ll write you a story of a God who saves them.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/28/24

Hammer Time and Rolling Rocks: The Intersection of Popular Jewish Literature with the New Testament

If we picture the New Testament as a divinely painted masterpiece that hangs in the middle of a museum, then all around it are other works of the period, in different corridors of the museum, in many styles, painted by diverse artists, with variations of color and technique.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/23/24

Praying the Bible

“Praying the Bible” sounds odd to the ears of most believers today. That’s unfortunate.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/23/24

God Clothed in Nature

In the Bible, we meet the God who also does not prance around naked as a jaybird.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/22/24

Exploring the Hebrew Riches of the Benediction

God’s words do things. When God blesses you, you are blessed.
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