1. Each email entry in The Withertongue Emails is intended to compel the reader to stop and think about their pastor, themselves, and their churches.
  2. Maybe it was because I read this book to put myself to sleep. But maybe the lack of any Christian references was part of my sadness.
  3. The problem with sin is that we fail to honor God who wants to take our hearts captive and fill us with his goodness.
  4. When we read a good story, we sojourn with the characters and authors upon the trail of longing. Such is the pilgrim’s path.
  5. In honor of this anniversary celebration, here are five fun facts about The Lord of the Rings that I hope you will enjoy.
  6. This is an excerpt from Chapter 27 in “Pastor Craft: Essays and Sermons” written by John T. Pless (1517 Publishing, 2021). Now Available for Preorder
  7. What I like about Giertz’s approach is the devotional nature of these commentaries. He’s a pastor concerned with what these texts have to say to us today.
  8. Bo Giertz attained infamy in Sweden for a humble adherence to unpopular, orthodox practice and doctrine.
  9. Our Lord is not only the King of creation but the King of creativity.
  10. God’s word is creative in both the imaginative sense and the constructive sense. It brings things into existence and displays new ideas, images, and concepts we did not previously perceive.
  11. For sinners who cannot seem to get out of their own way, Dane brings to bear the gospel of Christ’s heart, which aerates one’s spiritual lungs with undiluted grace.
  12. This is an excerpt from the introduction of “Urchin at War: Volume 1” by Uwe Siemon-Netto (1517 Publishing, 2021).