How do the words “The righteous shall live by his faith” go from a context of hope in hopelessness to the cornerstone declaration of the chief doctrine of the Christian faith?
As soon as people understand what crucifixion means, the cross becomes offensive.
This is the third installment in the 1517 articles series, “What Makes a Saint?”

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Now that the Lord of Sabaoth has involved himself, something ends, something is born.
I have to believe that grace - God’s grace - will be waiting on the other side.
Some part of us always wants our ability under the law to be just as important (or more) than grace.
You are the baptized, for in Christ we are all wet. The demographic dividers are washed away.
Are you on the receiving end of freedom? Or are you trying to make yourself free?
This is the sound of freedom. The Eternal One died so that we who are dying might live eternally with him.
An Analysis of Galatians 5:1-6
A pastor shares his own experience of loneliness and hope
The goodness of God's grace is also offensive to our egos
God gives good gifts to underserving workers. God gives good gifts to all of them.
Of all the Inklings, Williams was certainly the most enigmatic. His mind and body were always moving.
Faith sees your neighbor not as a means to an end, not as a way to score points, but as an object of love: Christ's love and yours.