There's No Such Thing as a
By Luke Kjolhaug
06/03/26
19mins

There's No Such Thing as a "Bible-Believing Christian

Calling oneself a “Bible-believing Christian” fails to account for the fact that every belief system, knowingly or unknowingly, arises out of a particular history.
Word-Centered
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
06/02/26

Word-Centered

From the very beginning, the community that God was forming was going to be much more inclusive than anyone could have imagined.
Is it Cake? Is it Ministry?
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
06/01/26

Is it Cake? Is it Ministry?

There are important historical reasons for making a distinction between ministry and vocation.

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Ron Hodel
Ron Hodel
06/14/22

By Grace Or Karma

This week, we are grateful to publish a series of sermons from our beloved late Chaplain, Ron Hodel. This is the second installment of that series.
Ron Hodel
Ron Hodel
06/13/22

Redemption

This week, we are grateful to publish a series of sermons from our beloved late Chaplain, Ron Hodel. This is the first installment of that series.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
06/10/22

The Trinity Is History

The Trinity is a handy shorthand for all that God has done to justify sinners.
Kevin Hale
Kevin Hale
06/07/22

He Devises Means

Our God is the one who brings back the exile, who restores the outcast, he is the one who devises means to do so.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
06/06/22

Malachi’s Message of the Maker’s Love

Our only hope in life and death is that God loves sinners, who fail and forget constantly, with a love that is just as constant.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
05/30/22

Trusting in What You Cannot See

In the face of abject evil, these two faithfully cling to the words and truths of he alone who is Good, Jehovah God.
Mariah Coward
Mariah Coward
05/25/22

True Connection through Christ

I trust that because of the gospel, God will continue to mend what I, in my sin, continue to break.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
05/24/22

The Problem With I

There is someone outside of I, someone outside of you, that our faith and hope is in.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
05/23/22

Absolve Yourself!

Jesus does not put us on trial and make us pay for our own sin, but he, himself, is put on trial in our place.
Gerhard Forde
Gerhard Forde
05/20/22

A Place that Knows Me

We worry about the fact our days are as grass – so we try to scratch out a place for ourselves, to make a permanent, lasting place, to climb to higher places and succeed, more often than not, only to hurt each other in the process.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
05/18/22

Mere Christianity at 70

Armed with great analogies, airtight logic, and razor sharp wit, Lewis keeps you spellbound from one chapter to another as you find yourself going “further up and further in.”
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
05/12/22

Are You a Righteous Person?

Both Paul and Martin Luther were Olympic champions when it came to ladder climbing.
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