1. Christmas in Psalm 8: The Lord of the Rings and Christmas

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    12/21/22
    18 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Psalm 8 is a trailer for the entire biblical movie, and the entire biblical movie centers on Christ.
    Christmas in Psalm 8: The Lord of the Rings and Christmas

  2. Christmas in Psalm 2: Futility is Funny

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    12/20/22
    18 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    Who would ever want all these screamers and haters? It turns out that Christ does.
    Christmas in Psalm 2: Futility is Funny

  3. Church Fathers on Christmas: St. Bernard of Clairvoux

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    12/19/22
    10 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    Take courage, you who were lost: Jesus comes to seek and save that which is lost. Ye sick, return to health: Christ comes to heal the contrite of heart with the balm of his mercy. Rejoice, all you who desire great things: the Son of God comes down to you that he may make you the co-heirs of his kingdom.
    Church Fathers on Christmas: St. Bernard of Clairvoux

  4. Church Fathers on Christmas: Athanasius

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    12/12/22
    16 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    In whatever direction the bias of men might be, from thence he might recall them, and teach them of his own true Father, as he himself says: I came to save and to find that which was lost.
    Church Fathers on Christmas: Athanasius

  5. Advent: The Season of Expectant Waiting

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    12/06/22
    10 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    The waiting of Advent isn’t just for Christmas; it’s for God’s reversal of all sin and evil and his renewal of all things.
    Advent: The Season of Expectant Waiting

  6. Church Fathers on Christmas: St. Augustine

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    12/05/22
    11 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    Let us rejoice, then, in this grace so that our glory may be the testimony of our conscience wherein we glory not in ourselves but in the Lord (2 Cor. 1:12).
    Church Fathers on Christmas: St. Augustine

  7. Church Fathers on Christmas: John Chrysostom

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    11/28/22
    10 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    For with God we look not for the order of nature, but rest our faith in the power of him who works.
    Church Fathers on Christmas: John Chrysostom

  8. As We Wait for Them

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    11/25/22
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    While the world is full of horizons and endpoints, for Christians, there is always tomorrow, and there are people in that tomorrow waiting for us as we wait for them.
    As We Wait for Them

  9. I wanted you to be here too

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    11/23/22
    14 mins
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    By Laura Bauer
    We ache in eager anticipation as we see Christ in action and as we take in the snapshots of his life, death, and resurrection.
    I wanted you to be here too

  10. Preaching in the Twilight of the Church Year

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    11/12/22
    32 mins
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    By John T. Pless
    That is the task of preaching in these last weeks of the Church Year, to enable the people given to our care, to praise God from the perspective of the end when our Lord will return in glory bringing us into His Kingdom of glory.
    Preaching in the Twilight of the Church Year

  11. Virgins in Hell

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    11/03/22
    11 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    We don’t start with behavior and work toward Christ. We start with Christ and everything works out from there.
    Virgins in Hell

  12. The Otherworldly Vision

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    10/27/22
    4 mins
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    By Gerhard Forde
    Even though All Saints is a day for remembering the dead, it is not a day of mourning.
    The Otherworldly Vision
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