Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?
By Bruce Hillman
05/09/25
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Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?

We needn’t fear statistics and studies as palm readings into a certain future. God is God, and his Spirit is alive through his Word.
Because He Lives, He Goes With Us
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/08/25

Because He Lives, He Goes With Us

Christ does not hide his wounds. He offers them.
A Kingdom Without Smoke: What the Conclave Can't Decide
Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
05/07/25

A Kingdom Without Smoke: What the Conclave Can't Decide

The church does not await a verdict; she proclaims one.

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Kevin Hale
Kevin Hale
08/11/23

The Gift of Honest Confession

Honest confession brings us into the fatherly care of God where we are always greeted with grace, mercy, peace, love, and forgiveness in Jesus Christ.
Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove
Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove
08/03/23

Observations from an Ordination Anniversary

I’ve experienced firsthand the promise that God never leaves a congregation empty-handed.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/26/23

What Use is a Pastor?

A pastor is sent to proclaim the unconditional grace of God, reminding us again and again that it is our Heavenly Father who reaches out to us in love through his Christ-won forgiveness, and not the other way around.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/24/23

Resurrection Life for Resurrection People Part 3: New Possibilities of Epistemology and Ontology

Only the resurrection of Jesus guarantees and facilitates divine presence and love to us as divine life for us.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/17/23

Resurrection Life for Resurrection People Part 2: Wittgenstein’s Resurrection Principle

If Jesus did not rise, then religion is just religion — a mere anthropological phenomenon.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
06/28/23

Pastoral Presence Makes All the Difference

Christ Jesus brings his word and presence to where you are and he is even willing to do so through the likes of your personally present pastor.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/16/23

Summertime Blues?

God's faithfulness is constant and consistent. It knows no season. His love for us doesn't fade with the summer sun.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/08/23

Praying to Receive What's Ours

Prayer is not just about asking for things. It's about receiving what has already been given to us in Christ.
Blake Flattley
Blake Flattley
06/07/23

An Intro to Ordinary Time

God cares about our real life where we actually are. He is present in the everyday.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
06/06/23

The Word from Outside

What I desperately needed was not to preach to myself, but to listen to a preacher—not to take myself in hand, but to be taken in the hands of the Almighty.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
05/30/23

Of Mundane Importance: How God Uses Time

We number our days not according to our timeframe but according to God’s work and his rhythms.
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
05/23/23

Confessions of a Tim Keller Name-Dropper

Tim wanted everyone to know to the deepest part of their being that they were justified by Christ alone.
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