The Deliverer Who Doesn't Run Away
By Bradley Gray
09/12/25
23mins

The Deliverer Who Doesn't Run Away

Nothing good happens when you get ahead of God and take matters into your own hands.
When Evil Roars, Christ Still Reigns
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
09/11/25

When Evil Roars, Christ Still Reigns

To confess Christ crucified and risen as the only hope in a world that has lost its mind to wickedness and rage.
An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 86
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/10/25

An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 86

The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s upcoming book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 191-192.

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/09/17

Grace Is Karma's Worst Nightmare

We get the exact opposite of what we deserve.
Elyse Fitzpatrick
Elyse Fitzpatrick
08/09/17

Standing on My Tiptoes

The conversation between four year-old Jackson and his mom in the car after dropping off his siblings at school was all-too-typical.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
08/08/17

Oblivious

I walk in the local mall for exercise several times a week. I purposely avoid weekends and hours when the mall is likely to be crowded because, while I am not a racewalker, I do like to keep up a steady pace as opposed to stopping, starting and inching and this is difficult to achieve even when there are few people around.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/08/17

Not An Arbitrary and Capricious God

We were created by our heavenly Father to receive all things from Him as free gift.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/01/17

When Jesus Stands Center Stage

What do we do when Christians are more focused on their doing for God than God's doing for them?
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
07/31/17

No Gospel for Girls

She heard it before, but looking around she struggles to see how it matters.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
07/25/17

The Fog of Fear: Panic Attacks, Anxiety and Being Overwhelmed

You can see it far off, looming on the horizon, a thick fog menacing off the coast and swirling in the distance. You know the signs.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/23/17

When Jesus is Trapped in the Church's ATM

The real Jesus isn’t trapped inside a church’s ATM. He’s smack dab in front of you, grinning from ear to ear, laughing and loving you with a crazy grace that already filled your bank account with millions.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
07/18/17

Catbirds and the Delight of God

One of my favorite things to do in the summer is read out under the shade of my backyard tree. There, I have a reclining chair and small little side table.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
07/13/17

The Tragic End Of Appealing To Man's Righteousness

Abraham didn’t understand God very well (at least not early on). I don’t say that as a dig against the Patriarch. I don’t think any of us understand God very well either.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
07/13/17

Jesus Doesn't Need You to March for Him

If God is God, He doesn’t need anyone to defend Him. Nor does He need anyone to march for Him.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/11/17

Jesus Is The Only Picture of God's Salvific Power We Get

As long as we hold tight to a life that was never ours to possess in the first place, so long as we refuse to lay down our life so others can live, Jesus can't do a thing for us.
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