The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements
By Scott Keith
07/16/25
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The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements

The IRS says churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit. But just because they can doesn’t mean they should.
Faith That Waits
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/15/25

Faith That Waits

Chapter 3 of Habakkuk, which is often referred to as “the Psalm of Habakkuk,” is a song of catharsis, relief, faith, and profound emotion.
What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
07/14/25

What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise

God doesn’t just simply give you all the things. He does so because his very own Son came down and earned all the things for you.

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John T. Pless
John T. Pless
12/14/21

A Q&A for Pastor Craft: Essays and Sermons

Pastor Craft: Essays and Sermons is now available through 1517 Publishing
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
12/10/21

Implications of the Incarnation: God Confirms His Sacramental Gifts

Big or small, potential or certain, the despair we may grapple with during this time of year tends to find its end in the fact that things are not as they should be.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
12/09/21

Bright Valley of Love: A Story for Preachers as Advent Turns Toward Christmas

This is an excerpt from Chapter 27 in “Pastor Craft: Essays and Sermons” written by John T. Pless (1517 Publishing, 2021). Now Available for Preorder
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
12/08/21

The O Antiphons of Advent

Preparing for Advent? Discover Seven Ways to Better Know the Christ of Christmas in this free guide.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
12/04/21

Are We Ready?

Getting ready for Christ’s coming is a practice in humility.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
12/03/21

Implications of the Incarnation: The Incarnation is New Creation

Each week during this year’s Advent series, we will take a look at a specific implication of Christ’s incarnation. This week, we will discover how God reaffirms the goodness of his creation by making all things new in the incarnation.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/26/21

Implications of the Incarnation: Christmas in the Garden of Eden

In Genesis 1-2, the Lord reveals—or, at a bare minimum, starts dropping some big hints—that he will be quite comfortable becoming a human being himself someday.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
11/23/21

Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, and Jesus

The Word of Yahweh is not a trifling thing that can be visited only when it’s convenient. It’s a book of life, for all of life, that imparts life to those who believe in it and the God of it.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
11/20/21

A Tale of Two Cities

The youths that mock Elisha are representative of Israel’s collective contempt and disregard for all things relating to their One True God.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
11/19/21

Your Pastor Is Not Your Therapist: Private Confession

Forgiveness of sins does not come in bits and pieces. There are no levels of forgiveness.
Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove
Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove
11/18/21

Losing Your Life: What Aretha Franklin's Depiction in Respect Reveals about the Gospel

It is in your lows where Christ has hidden his highest high, eternal life itself.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
11/16/21

A Q&A on the New Testament Devotional Commentary, Volume 1 from Bo Giertz with Bror Erickson

What I like about Giertz’s approach is the devotional nature of these commentaries. He’s a pastor concerned with what these texts have to say to us today.
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