Luther, the Turks, and Islam
By Adam Francisco
07/14/26
10mins

Luther, the Turks, and Islam

Fasting: The Liberating Discipline
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
07/16/26

Fasting: The Liberating Discipline

When standing in line, or when the commercial comes on, or when a moment of boredom comes, fast and pray instead of reaching for the screen. Be reminded that the world is not an oyster to be shucked, but a place where the gifts of redemption are already open.
Blood-Bought Prayers
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
07/15/26

Blood-Bought Prayers

Prayer is only possible because Jesus has given you access to the Father through His shed blood. Prayer is a gift purchased for you by Christ.

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Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
05/04/26

A Review of "The Desecration of Man" by Carl Trueman

Trueman engages the question of “What is man?” and demonstrates how contemporary definitions of mankind result in the dehumanizing of our neighbor.
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
05/28/25

A Review of "Shaman and Sage: The Roots of the 'Spiritual but Not Religious' in Antiquity" by Michael Horton

Those who venture through these pages will find a veritable gold mine for the task of theology today, especially in the realm of apologetics.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
11/20/24

A Review of 'To Gaze upon God'

This is the basic argument of To Gaze upon God: that we who now see as if behind a veil will one day enjoy the unveiled splendor of God himself, who will dwell with us forever.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
09/27/24

To Give a Defense

In Honor of Dr. John Warwick Montgomery: October 1931 to September 2024.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
09/24/24

Some Practical Advice on Keeping Your Faith Resilient while at University

In his resurrection, God says "Yes" to Christ, and all those in him.
Daniel Deen
Daniel Deen
02/28/24

In Memory of Rod Rosenbladt: Encourager of All Things God, True and Beautiful

Rod Rosenbladt, the encourager of all things good, true, and beautiful and a tireless warrior for Jesus and the Gospel message, finally rests at the marriage feast of the lamb.
Rick Ritchie
Rick Ritchie
12/13/23

God in the Cave

Rick Ritchie gives a brief summary on the importance of Plato’s thought in Christianity
Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
08/10/23

What C.S. Lewis Thought About Aliens

Lewis takes us to the planets to satisfy our cravings for spiritual adventure, which, as he says, “sends our imaginations off the Earth,” in the first place.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
07/28/23

Becoming Human Again

The only place to begin a discussion of human/creaturely identity is with our relationship to the God whose breath filled dust, brought us to life, sustains us and gives us a hopeful future.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/24/23

Resurrection Life for Resurrection People Part 3: New Possibilities of Epistemology and Ontology

Only the resurrection of Jesus guarantees and facilitates divine presence and love to us as divine life for us.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
06/01/23

Why Do You Expect So Little of God?

When we forget that we live by promise, that's when the danger tends to creep in. Because failing to embrace promise means we usually fall back into notions of luck, or even worse--into works.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
02/06/23

C.S. Lewis and the Four Loves

Love is pointing to Jesus who said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).
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