1. What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
  2. 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?
  3. It’s scary to share my struggle and to show that I have cracks because once I’ve shown my cards, I open myself up for judgment.
  4. Human history, our history, is the story of two Adams with two very different encounters with the devil.
  5. Ash Wednesday's purpose is not to motivate our resolve to redouble our efforts to do better.
  6. Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.
  7. Repentance is meaningless unless we are willing to acknowledge who we are: sinners needing mercy.
  8. You are the friend in low places. It’s only from this place that you are free to look outside yourself for the remedy to the issues that plague you and humanity.
  9. This is an excerpt from “The Pastoral Prophet: Meditations on the Book of Jeremiah” written by Steve Kruschel (1517 Publishing, 2019).
  10. This is an excerpt from “All Charges Dropped! Devotional Narratives from Earthly Courtrooms to the Throne of Grace,” written by Haroldo Camacho (1517 Publishing, 2022).
  11. At the heart of The Idiot is Dostoevsky's confession of faith and the confession of all Christians.