Becoming Better People, An Excerpt from Sinner Saint: A Suprising Primer to the Christian Life
By Luke Kjolhaug
05/13/25
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Becoming Better People, An Excerpt from Sinner Saint: A Suprising Primer to the Christian Life

This is an excerpt from Chapter 6 in Sinner Saint: A Surprising Primer to the Christian Life (1517 Publishing, 2025). Sinner Saint is available today from 1517 Publishing.
The Weathervane of the Eastern Church
Sam Leanza Ortiz
Sam Leanza Ortiz
05/12/25

The Weathervane of the Eastern Church

On its journey from Byzantium to Constantinople to Istanbul, this special place helps us understand the broader arc of Christian history, which goes on until Christ's return.
Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
05/09/25

Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?

We needn’t fear statistics and studies as palm readings into a certain future. God is God, and his Spirit is alive through his Word.

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Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
01/23/25

Psalm 6: Wrestling with God

By the end of this prayer of wrestling, David finally has the strength to claim victory over his lying enemies.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
12/19/24

Scripture’s Forest of Storytellers

The grain of God’s goodness and grace is made known by many trees throughout the Bible.
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
12/17/24

Ambrose of Milan: Advent Hymn Writer and Preacher of Christ

Ambrose's preaching continues to ring out in churches around the world, especially during Advent when we sing his magnificent, proclamatory hymn, "Savior of the Nations, Come."
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
12/04/24

The Real and True Rock

The crucified and risen Christ comes to renew, restore, and build up.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
11/28/24

What it Means to be Thankful

The Lord’s provision doesn’t rest on the strength of our gratitude.
John Bortulin
John Bortulin
11/11/24

Oh Lord, How Long?

The Lord has an answer to your tears, your trouble, your weariness, your enemies, your grief, your shame, your sin.
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.
Aaron Boerst
Aaron Boerst
11/01/24

Reforming the Reformation

No matter how many times we hear this good news, it never stops being good news.
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.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
10/21/24

Simply Christ and Him Crucified

To preach Christ and him crucified is to keep the message simple and accessible.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
10/07/24

A Zoological Theology

God’s creatures on four legs are some of the greatest storytellers of the Scriptures.
Jacob Smith
Jacob Smith
10/02/24

Faith Founded on Fact: Remembering John Warwick Montgomery

John inspired me to see each sermon as an apologetic opportunity.
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