Grace is Not an Excuse
By Luke Kjolhaug
10/16/26
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Grace is Not an Excuse

In Jesus, God acted first, even when we were dead in our trespasses and sins (Eph. 2:5).
Jesus Is God: The Old Testament Says So
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/13/26

Jesus Is God: The Old Testament Says So

Yahweh who is pierced and mourned in prophecy is Jesus who is pierced and mourned in fulfillment.
World Mission and Inner Mission
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
10/09/26

World Mission and Inner Mission

There is indeed a responsibility for the church to share the gospel in the world, but never at the expense of the church’s charity and mercy for those neighbors who are nearby.

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/15/23

The God Who Remembers: Mary

The Lord has remembered to help his servant Israel, to fulfill his promises to Abraham and to his offspring forever, not mostly or mainly because of his mercy, but exclusively so.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
09/14/23

The God Who Remembers: Hannah

Lord, remember us to remind us, that we may know all good things come from you.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
09/12/23

The God Who Remembers: Noah

When God remembers his covenant with Noah and causes the flood to subside, he also chooses to forget.
Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
08/18/23

An Excerpt from The Resurrection Fact

This is an edited excerpt from the conclusion of The Resurrection Fact: Responding to Modern Critics, edited by John Bombaro and Adam Francisco. (1517 Publishing, 2016).
Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
08/10/23

What C.S. Lewis Thought About Aliens

Lewis takes us to the planets to satisfy our cravings for spiritual adventure, which, as he says, “sends our imaginations off the Earth,” in the first place.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
08/07/23

Resurrection Life for Resurrection People Part 4: Resurrection Mysteries

God comes to us through the flesh and blood and spirit of Christ precisely where he promised to be manifest to us and for us.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/04/23

Faith That Exceeds Flannel-Graphs: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

This is an excerpt from “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/26/23

What Use is a Pastor?

A pastor is sent to proclaim the unconditional grace of God, reminding us again and again that it is our Heavenly Father who reaches out to us in love through his Christ-won forgiveness, and not the other way around.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/24/23

Resurrection Life for Resurrection People Part 3: New Possibilities of Epistemology and Ontology

Only the resurrection of Jesus guarantees and facilitates divine presence and love to us as divine life for us.
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
07/21/23

Idolatry in Living Color

We may not all be mass-murdering Nazis. But we all have the same root sin that causes the most egregious criminal activity on the face of the earth. We all have the desire to be our own God.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/18/23

Suffering and Doubt: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

This is an excerpt from part two of “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/17/23

Resurrection Life for Resurrection People Part 2: Wittgenstein’s Resurrection Principle

If Jesus did not rise, then religion is just religion — a mere anthropological phenomenon.
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