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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Jake Allstaedt
Jake Allstaedt
05/24/23

A Near-Death Experience and a Nagging Question

Jesus is the only answer to the nagging question. He is the only way to make sense of this unsettling story in Exodus 4.
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
05/23/23

Confessions of a Tim Keller Name-Dropper

Tim wanted everyone to know to the deepest part of their being that they were justified by Christ alone.
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
05/19/23

A Reason to Sing

Sing of Jesus’ Easter victory for you, and watch Satan flee with his worries and cares!
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
05/17/23

More Than You Can Handle

God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
05/11/23

Stones Fit for Skipping

The Lord knew how it felt to be a rejected stone.
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
05/10/23

C.F.W. Walther: Preacher of the Gospel

Walther’s living legacy is his enduring teaching on how to distinguish the law and the gospel in the Church’s proclamation.
Michael Berg
Michael Berg
05/09/23

Worship is a Terrible Word

Sunday morning is about receiving, not giving.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
05/01/23

What is Theosis?

What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
04/27/23

You're a Horse

Jesus makes David’s words his own, because David’s words were Christ’s to begin with.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
04/21/23

What's in a Name?

The drama of Scripture is about God renaming us by bringing us into his image-bearing family once again. And it would take “a name above all names” to accomplish it.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
04/11/23

If Christ Has Not Been Raised, You Are Still in Your Sins

What if sin was truly removed and what if the one who took it from us had the power to conquer it’s curse and spit in the face of death?
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
04/09/23

The Easter Prelude

This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
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