1. What is Prayer? An Excerpt from Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted

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    05/06/21
    11 mins
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    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    This is an excerpt from the introduction of Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted written by Gretchen Ronnevik (1517 Publishing, 2021), 122-125. Now available for preorder.
    What is Prayer? An Excerpt from Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted

  2. Dying to the Law to Live to God

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    02/27/21
    11 mins
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    By Kevin Hale
    When we stop looking to Christ in faith, we are walking in sin. Anything (including our supposed law-keeping) that does not proceed from faith is sin.
    Dying to the Law to Live to God

  3. A Christian is Pulled Between Two Extremes

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    02/02/21
    9 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Our anxiety about the future is a consequence of our old self’s attempts to achieve freedom for himself apart from Christ Jesus.
    A Christian is Pulled Between Two Extremes

  4. A Poet's Conversation with Love

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    11/16/20
    15 mins
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    By Grant Klembara
    Love continues to gently but endlessly pursue the narrator, despite his persistence in pulling away in the opposite direction.
    A Poet's Conversation with Love

  5. In Christ, We Are Free to Vote, Work, and Worship

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    11/03/20
    8 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    This new life is marked not by fear of death but hope in eternal life.
    In Christ, We Are Free to Vote, Work, and Worship

  6. Jesus is Bigger than Your Vote

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    11/02/20
    12 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    You are free from allowing anyone to cast doubt on your salvation based upon your political preferences. And free from causing anyone else to question their faith due to what Christian convictions they may have to compromise to vote in one direction or the other.
    Jesus is Bigger than Your Vote

  7. The Power of the Swipe

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    10/27/20
    10 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    When your identity is tied up in the judgment of others—you're in deep trouble. Because, however well-curated and photo-shopped your life may be, sooner or later someone is going to look at you, they'll swipe, and they'll move on.
    The Power of the Swipe

  8. With the Lord I Need Nothing More

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    10/20/20
    7 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Satan and the old Adam don't want Jesus to bear our crosses for us because that means we can't claim that we've done anything to merit God's mercy and salvation.
    With the Lord I Need Nothing More

  9. The Two of Us In Here

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    10/06/20
    6 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The only reason we're aware of our old self is in baptism, God created a new self for us.
    The Two of Us In Here

  10. Slavery, Freedom, and Bondage

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    10/01/20
    12 mins
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    By Steven A. Hein
    In spiritual matters, the Scriptures teach us that freedom is tied to slavery and bondage.
    Slavery, Freedom, and Bondage

  11. You Can’t Work For Peace

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    09/15/20
    9 mins
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    By Bruce Hillman
    Because peace is a gift and not a product, you can’t work your way into it. However—you can receive it by grace.
    You Can’t Work For Peace

  12. Justification and the Sinner-Saint

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    08/17/20
    13 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    This is an excerpt adapted from “Let the Bird Fly” written by Wade Johnston (1517 Publishing, 2019).
    Justification and the Sinner-Saint
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