What Israel’s story makes painfully obvious is that following the Lord is a lifelong lesson in “I believe, but help my unbelief” (Mark 9:24).
Faith holds on to the truth of who Jesus is revealed to be, despite our sometimes incongruent experience with God.
This is an excerpt from the first chapter of A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 1-3.

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We don’t love little because we have little that requires forgiveness.
This a part of our series on Luther's, Heidelberg Disputation
I’ve found that most people struggle to agree with God that we are fully forgiven, redeemed and justified by pure grace alone, for the sake of Jesus Christ alone.
My Grandmother recently lost a long battle with cancer. Her name was Joy, and a name has never been more fitting.
Assurance of salvation may be the single greatest struggle people have confessed to me. It isn't surprising.
Perhaps you’ve had a pastor or “Bible teacher” ask you these questions. If not, consider yourself blessed.
At one point I was asked why we receive the Lord’s Supper during our Christmas services.
One of the most famous things Jesus ever said was “Follow me.” He said it over and over. So much that it was recorded more than twenty times in the New Testament.
We just finished celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.
If you’re looking for a book of the Bible to blow apart works righteousness and justification by adherence to the Law, Galatians is the book for you.
One thing that makes John different than the other three Gospels is the absence of the Lord’s Supper.
How did you become a Christian? This question is frequently asked in many Christian circles. Ask it and you will get one of a thousand different answers, but each will probably start with the same pronoun.