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John Bombaro
John Bombaro
04/23/21

Easter is Over, Now What?

Just as the grave could not hold the Lord of Life, neither could the calendar contain Easter to just one Sunday.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
04/22/21

Relax, It's Me: How Jesus Saves Us From Doubt and Despair

For those of us who recognize the disciples’ despair in ourselves, Jesus comes with the same word: “Relax, it’s me. Peace be with you.”
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/21/21

Mapping God's Mercy: The Gospel in the Old Testament

How can we best talk about the Gospel with an Old Testament accent? Chad Bird provides us with a helpful "map" that highlights Egypt, the Red Sea, and Jerusalem. These three places represent the ways in which God graciously redeems, delivers, and sanctifies us. This brief essay was delivered at the 1517 Regional Conference in Bentonville, Arkansas, on April 17, 2021.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
04/21/21

An Excerpt from Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted

This is an excerpt from the introduction of Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted written by Gretchen Ronnevik (1517 Publishing, 2021). Now available for preorder.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
04/20/21

Possessed by Pardon and Peace

It’s God’s love that sets us free to love in the first place.
Michael Gibney
Michael Gibney
04/19/21

The Package of Forgiveness

God has a strange delivery system, the foolish preaching of the cross and foolish preachers for Christ’s sake delivering it.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
04/17/21

Good Shepherd Shepherding Well

What kind of shepherd does God provide? The answer, of course, starts and ends with Christ.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
04/17/21

Old Testament: Psalm 23 (Easter 4: Series B)

The biblical shepherd leads his sheep. He provides for their needs. He protects them from enemies, and he does not leave his sheep unattended.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
04/17/21

Epistle: 1 John 3:16-24 (Easter 4: Series B)

Resurrection life is not something cast into the future. The future is now.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
04/17/21

Gospel: John 10:11-18 (Easter 4: Series B)

He continues to gather other sheep in, and He does it through the selfless serving and the gracious speaking of His people.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
04/17/21

Another 500th Anniversary: Luther at the Diet of Worms

The result of this day’s proceedings, in Luther’s mind, was likely to be a painful death at the stake.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
04/16/21

Fed and Nourished

Jesus rejects what we believe is most necessary and instead points us to his pain, suffering, death, and self-sacrifice.
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