The Deliverer Who Doesn't Run Away
By Bradley Gray
09/12/25
23mins

The Deliverer Who Doesn't Run Away

Nothing good happens when you get ahead of God and take matters into your own hands.
When Evil Roars, Christ Still Reigns
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
09/11/25

When Evil Roars, Christ Still Reigns

To confess Christ crucified and risen as the only hope in a world that has lost its mind to wickedness and rage.
An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 86
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/10/25

An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 86

The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s upcoming book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 191-192.

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Dan Weber
Dan Weber
04/03/22

Gospel: Luke 19:28-40 (Palm Sunday: Series C)

The image on Palm Sunday is about something so primordial, so powerful and ancient, so deep, that it would shatter any kind of limits. It would break through any attempt to restrain it.
Justin Rossow
Justin Rossow
04/03/22

Epistle: Philippians 2:5-11 (Palm Sunday: Series C)

In the middle of the cosmic, creedal story, Paul places us, you and me, and all of those who belong by faith to Christ.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
04/02/22

Passion Sunday’s Dynamic of Location

Preaching the inseparability of Jesus and Jerusalem is to proclaim God’s Messiah and the fulfillment of the Scriptures.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
04/01/22

The Greatness of the Gospel

All human wisdom, righteousness, and holiness are made futile in that which belongs to God’s kingdom.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
03/31/22

Never Buried Alone

Who we are buried with matters. But there is no need to go out and find a dead prophet so you can join him six feet under.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
03/30/22

An Unintended Sermon

What grace is this? It’s grace from Christ, who often seizes us when we least expect it, even through the hands of His enemies.
John Bortulin
John Bortulin
03/28/22

The Lord’s Crumbs

When you are stripped down to nothing, desperate, lowly, you will again know what she knows: the crumbs are enough, Jesus is enough, for you.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
03/26/22

Old Testament: Isaiah 43:16-21 (Lent 5: Series C)

The Exodus always remains a continual and present reality for the people of Israel—it is always on their mind. It was and remained the big salvific event of the Old Testament, yet at the same time it points forward to what God will yet/continue to do to save His people.
Justin Rossow
Justin Rossow
03/26/22

Epistle: Philippians 3:(4b–7) 8–14 (Lent 5: Series C)

Paul puts everything he has gained by his religious life and training (verses 4-7) onto the scales opposite life with Christ and finds a real bargain.
Dan Weber
Dan Weber
03/26/22

Gospel: Luke 20:9-20 (Lent 5: Series C)

This living Word breaks and crushes. It comes down as crushing judgment on those who reject the Son. But it promises to heal and restore all those who fall on the Son broken, contrite, and in faith.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/24/22

Tomorrow, March 25, We Celebrate God Becoming a Baby

If there were ever any doubt about God's commitment to humanity, the incarnation removed that doubt. God became a man forever. And thus he is our brother, our kinsman redeemer, the God who would move heaven and earth to save us.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
03/23/22

Rejoicing in the Spoils of a Triumph We Didn’t Win

The Word of the Lord is sure. The enemy is defeated. Salvation is waiting for you.
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