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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/16/23

Jesus Weeps, in Anger?

Jesus weeps because his heart pulses with furious rage and fierce love.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/15/23

Christ Holds Us Fast

Christ shows up in the middle of our storms and our nightmares. That’s where he sets up shop.
Scott Landrum
Scott Landrum
08/14/23

A Line in the Sand

Is salvation by the law or not? Moses or Jesus? Indeed, we find a fundamental parting of the ways put forward here, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
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.
Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
08/10/23

What C.S. Lewis Thought About Aliens

Lewis takes us to the planets to satisfy our cravings for spiritual adventure, which, as he says, “sends our imaginations off the Earth,” in the first place.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/09/23

The Gospel of Grief

While midnight might seem long, the mercy of God assures us that the morning will come.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
08/08/23

Karen Swallow Prior’s Journey into The Evangelical Imagination

Prior sees much of evangelicalism’s imaginary trouble arising from the fact that it emphasizes quick and dramatic conversion experiences and a personally directed relationship with God.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
08/07/23

Resurrection Life for Resurrection People Part 4: Resurrection Mysteries

God comes to us through the flesh and blood and spirit of Christ precisely where he promised to be manifest to us and for us.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/04/23

Faith That Exceeds Flannel-Graphs: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

This is an excerpt from “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
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
08/01/23

How Jesus Fortifies Us Against False Prophets

In the tumultuous sea of information, opinions, and ideologies that break over us each day, we hold fast to the anchor of our faith—Jesus, the true prophet.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
07/28/23

Becoming Human Again

The only place to begin a discussion of human/creaturely identity is with our relationship to the God whose breath filled dust, brought us to life, sustains us and gives us a hopeful future.
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