Becoming Better People, An Excerpt from Sinner Saint: A Suprising Primer to the Christian Life
By Luke Kjolhaug
05/13/25
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Becoming Better People, An Excerpt from Sinner Saint: A Suprising Primer to the Christian Life

This is an excerpt from Chapter 6 in Sinner Saint: A Surprising Primer to the Christian Life (1517 Publishing, 2025). Sinner Saint is available today from 1517 Publishing.
The Weathervane of the Eastern Church
Sam Leanza Ortiz
Sam Leanza Ortiz
05/12/25

The Weathervane of the Eastern Church

On its journey from Byzantium to Constantinople to Istanbul, this special place helps us understand the broader arc of Christian history, which goes on until Christ's return.
Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
05/09/25

Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?

We needn’t fear statistics and studies as palm readings into a certain future. God is God, and his Spirit is alive through his Word.

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/15/19

Can the Church Save Singing? Three Simple Recommendations

Imagine yourself at an advanced age. What do you want to remember when you’ve forgotten virtually everything else? Sing that.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/02/19

When Blood Takes the Microphone

Three of the most profound truths embedded in the fabric of the universe are that blood has a voice, blood cries out to God, and blood is heard by heaven.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/14/18

Seeing Samson's Cross-Eyed Reflection

For the past twenty years that I've been a Christian, I've not found any evidence in my reading of Judges 13-16 that qualifies Samson for the "book of faith" (Hebrews 11).
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
08/23/18

Hearing the Gospel with Old Testament Ears

As a bass player, when I listen to music, I listen for what the bassist is doing. But, when I listen to music in my 2004 Honda Civic I have a problem: only one of the four speakers works.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
01/11/18

The Light Shines in the Darkness

But another possible translation for the Greek word we translate as ‘overcome’ and one maybe more consistent with the context is ‘comprehend.’
David Rufner
David Rufner
12/29/17

Joyful Birds, Joyful People

Even now we sing as we live in His gifts, and await His second Advent—His second-coming.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
12/13/17

Mary's Joy, For a Song

What comes to us at Christmas is not a great seasonal bargain to enhance our happy holidays. It is the priceless gift of God’s Son.
David Rufner
David Rufner
12/08/17

A Lost Prayer in the Valley of the Gods

God graciously bursts our foolish plots by coming our way, into our very flesh, and being God with us.
David Rufner
David Rufner
09/06/17

Psalm 1 - Wide Open

If this opening verse offers to us both door and doorkeeper, then the doorkeeper stands with the door held securely shut.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
04/04/17

I, Alone

Last night was one of those nights when I had an unscheduled 3:00 a.m. Life Assessment session.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
03/23/17

Anything Else You Worship Will Eat You Alive

Whether one believes Jesus to be God or not, His words and actions proclaim that He did not come to be served but to serve.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
10/10/16

Please, Sing to Me!

I once heard an old, retired Lutheran professor give in interview on a podcast. He was asked by the interviewer why people should bother going to church if they could just be saved through a personal relationship with Jesus?
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