1. The Mega of Megachurches

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    05/28/24
    12 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    This is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of Your God is Too Glorious: Finding God in the Most Unexpected Places by Chad Bird (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    The Mega of Megachurches

  2. Less Bad is Still Bad

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    05/24/24
    15 mins
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    By Delwyn Campbell
    What we do much less of, even in Christian circles, is recognize just how pervasive sin is, such that it has thoroughly corrupted us.
    Less Bad is Still Bad

  3. In The Wild: Church for Those People

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    05/14/24
    11 mins
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    By Gage Jordan
    The gospel is for sinners – both the tax collector and Pharisee, both in need of the Great Physician.
    In The Wild: Church for Those People

  4. The Day Russell Brand Was Filled with The Holy Breath

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    05/13/24
    12 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    God chose Russell Brand, chose to defy his fast-escaping life and drink up all his swift-running sin in the River Thames.
    The Day Russell Brand Was Filled with The Holy Breath

  5. Five Ascension Promises

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    05/09/24
    11 mins
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    By Michael Berg
    Five promises were seemingly all those apostles, staring into the sky, had to go on. Five promises that were more than enough.
    Five Ascension Promises

  6. Forever Elsewhere

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    05/08/24
    16 mins
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    By Kelsi Klembara
    Elsewhere makes promises that can’t be kept, but God’s promises are secure, reliable, and certain.
    Forever Elsewhere

  7. The Risen Lord Gives Us Courage

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    05/01/24
    7 mins
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    By Jason Oakland
    It's easy to have courage when things go well.
    The Risen Lord Gives Us Courage

  8. Resurrection Community

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    04/22/24
    16 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    This article is written by guest contributor, Christopher J. Richmann.
    Resurrection Community

  9. Did God Really Say?

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    04/15/24
    19 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    Like the serpent on the pole, God still puts real-life things up for us to look to for salvation.
    Did God Really Say?

  10. Be the Church - Law or Gospel?

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    03/07/24
    16 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
    Be the Church - Law or Gospel?

  11. Living as Christians in an Election Year

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    02/29/24
    18 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    Regardless of background or beliefs, every American I talk to seems on edge, as if the sky were about to fall. But the sky is not falling.
    Living as Christians in an Election Year

  12. For We Do Not Know What to Pray for As We Ought

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    02/21/24
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Sometimes, we get prayer dementia. We can’t remember what we were going to pray for, we can’t put the words together, and, frustrated, there is nothing we can do but sigh and groan.
    For We Do Not Know What to Pray for As We Ought
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