1. When you see the year ending, thank the Lord, because he had led you into this cycle of years.
  2. C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season
  3. The following poem was written by Tanner Olson to accompany 1517’s 2023 Advent Resources, The Clothing of the King. Advent begins this Sunday.
  4. This is an excerpt from Chad Bird’s book, Your God is Too Glorious, 2nd Edition
  5. Every Christian should understand what it means to have a Great High Priest
  6. Jesus is always interceding for us
  7. The legacy of Jonah is troubled with most remembering him not for what he said but for what he did: run away.
  8. God knows that when we face insurmountable odds in our moments of weakness, we are more likely to turn to him in trust and reliance.
  9. If poetry elevates its subject, we could also say the reverse: the subject, in this case, the Most High God, elevates the language.
  10. We have to “remember” that God remembers us. He has not fallen away. For God to remember us means he is working for our good; a restoration.
  11. This week, we’ll take a closer look at what it means to have a God who remembers us. Today, 1517 Scholar in Residence Chad Bird first introduces the Old Testament meaning behind the word and the Hebrew way of remembering.