Christmas is not only about a cradle in Bethlehem, it’s also about a cross outside Jerusalem where salvation was won for us.
12/31/25
A quick recap of some of our best content from 2025. Every year, we publish over 250 articles, release podcast episodes from 20+ unique podcasts, host two conferences (and participate in numerous speaking engagements), and more. This list just scratches the surface of our best of - thank you to everyone who makes this work and much more possible.
12/30/25
The story of your life stretches beyond the dash on the tombstone.
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05/29/25
The ascension is not about Jesus going away. It's about Jesus taking his rightful place so that he might fill the world with his presence and power.
05/26/25
The Church needs mystics again. Not fringe figures, but saints ablaze with love.
05/23/25
God chooses to clothe himself in promises and hides himself in his word.
05/16/25
When you remember your baptism, you're not recalling a ritual. You're standing under a current of divine action that has not ceased to flow since the moment those baptismal waters hit your skin.
05/01/25
If you struggle with doubt, take heart: You are not alone.
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04/25/25
It's one thing to hope for a new reality; it's quite another to stand before it, no matter how wonderful.
04/24/25
If Jesus rose from the dead, then his claims about himself and his promises to humanity warrant serious attention and response.
02/28/25
You cannot sever the saint from the sinner. Christians remain both simultaneously.
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02/27/25
God is a judge, but unlike you, God is just!
02/21/25
Polycarp’s faith, life, writings, and even his death revealed the fruit of faith and love grafted into his heart by Christ the Vine.
02/13/25
This is an excerpt from Ditching the Checklist: Assurance of Salvation for Evangelicals (and Other Sinners) by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 5-7.
02/10/25
Luther’s famous treatise contains great consolation for Christians struggling with grace, suffering, and hope.
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