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Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
04/16/24

License to Grace

Applying the pressure of law to ensure you do not to take grace for granted squeezes the life and power out of the gospel.
Katie Koplin
Katie Koplin
04/09/24

Unexpected Joy of Motherhood

This is an excerpt from “Encouragement for Motherhood, Devotional Writings on the Work of Christ” edited by Katie Koplin (1517 Publishing, 2024) available for purchase today.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
12/08/23

The First Fact of Advent- God’s Love

It is the love of God that reveals Him as the promise-making, promise-keeping God.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
09/18/22

Gospel: Luke 16:19-31 (Pentecost 16: Series C)

Jesus came to His own people to bridge the rift which exists between humankind and God.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
12/09/21

Bright Valley of Love: A Story for Preachers as Advent Turns Toward Christmas

This is an excerpt from Chapter 27 in “Pastor Craft: Essays and Sermons” written by John T. Pless (1517 Publishing, 2021). Now Available for Preorder
Sam Leanza Ortiz
Sam Leanza Ortiz
12/14/20

Surviving the Dark Night: St John of the Cross

St John of the Cross' feast day on December 14 commemorates the day of his death in 1591, at the height of the Catholic renewal movement that followed the Reformation.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
02/14/20

Redeeming St. Valentine

How did we get love and romance associated with Valentine and his likely mid-February death?
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
01/27/20

A Good Place to Get Stuck

We don't have to worry about making progress towards God because he's already come to us, named us as his own, and promises to never leave or forsake us.
Brandon Hanson
Brandon Hanson
08/22/18

Revelation 1:4-5 | What Happens When the Triune God Shows Up? | 005

Amazing things. That’s what happens when the Triune God shows up in Jesus Christ.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
08/10/18

Theses 3 & 4: The Inverted Way of Jesus

This is the second installment in our special series on Luther’s, Heidelberg Disputation. Translation of Theses 3 and 4 done by Caleb Keith.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/08/18

Ordering God from Amazon

So much religion is all about us getting this or getting that. The God who comes to us in Jesus is all about giving us himself over and over.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
01/22/15

When Your Children Stray from the Church

Scattered throughout all denominations are moms and dads whose greatest disappointment in life is that their children have seemingly abandoned the faith.
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