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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Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
07/23/20

Gods of the Garden

There is no comfort in naked sovereignty. A bully may be said to be “sovereign” over the elementary school playground, but that doesn’t bring much comfort nor does it promise security. We need something more than a God who is in control.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/22/20

Worldly Lies Speak Against God's Truth

Apart from God's word, we will judge the right to be wrong and evil people as good.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
07/21/20

How Should We Pray?

It is one thing to pray against death’s slow and aggressive assault on God’s creation. It is another to trust in the one who has conquered the grave.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
07/14/20

A Q&A with Scott Ashmon on "Who Am I? Exploring Your Identity through Your Vocations"

“Who Am I?” edited by Scott Ashmon (1517 Publishing, 2020) is now available for purchase.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
07/13/20

When God Lets You Down After You Tried So Hard

There is often no way forward for us without the prophetic lament, because such laments force out our honesty and resentment at the God who does not treat us as we expect to be treated.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
07/10/20

United in the Father by the Son

God not only unites us to himself by the death and resurrection of his Son; he unites us, the church, together and to himself under Christ as his children.
Rick Ritchie
Rick Ritchie
07/09/20

Seeing in the Dark

We have seen a vision better than an angel. We have seen God on the cross. A God who is willing to suffer for us.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
07/08/20

No Sob Story Needed

That is the good news that ifies all hand wringing and wipes away every tear from every eye.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
07/06/20

Love is the Law's Interpreter

Love is to be the interpreter of law. Where there is no love, these things are meaningless, and law begins to do harm.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/01/20

A Real Estate Transaction that Preaches Redemption

Ever since the tragedy of the Garden, God’s plan of redemption has been in motion. His movement upon this world has never ceased, and it never will.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
06/30/20

God, I’m Mad At You

When we are hurt, we cry out to God. But sometimes when the hurt gets really intense, our lament turns to complaint. Not only is this normal, but almost every lament in scripture contains a complaint.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
06/29/20

Out of Place Comfort

Comfort is not a platitude; it is a promise. A promise from our God who left his place of glory and died a sinner’s death for poor sinners.
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