By Christopher J. Richmann

01/23/26

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The Reason for Lent

This is an excerpt from the introduction of Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Christopher Richmann (1517 Publishing, 2026).

Heather Schulz

01/22/26

Is Faith Enough?

We can bring our troubles, griefs, sorrows, and sins to Jesus, who meets us smack dab in the middle of our messy mob.

Donavon Riley

01/21/26

Why Christian Tradition? Why Confession

Confession isn’t a detour in the liturgy. It’s the doorway.

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Joel Hess

01/11/18

The Light Shines in the Darkness

But another possible translation for the Greek word we translate as ‘overcome’ and one maybe more consistent with the context is ‘comprehend.’

Donavon Riley

01/09/18

Whose Opinion Really Matters?

Only the poor are in need of a Savior, and only the dead need faith, hope, and love delivered to them by the hand of the Almighty.

Ted Rosenbladt

01/08/18

Jesus Died for Failing Parents

God knows our need. He knows how it is to raise unruly children. He is very experienced in dealing with rebellion.

Daniel Deen

01/03/18

United in Suffering, Distracted by What To Do About It (Part 2)

Only a god could be wise. We are seekers, lovers of divine wisdom, but it is forever beyond our grasp due to human limitation.

Wade Johnston

01/01/18

A New Year of New Life in Christ

“Christ came with no goals when it came to Himself. His only goals entailed us. He didn’t come to be fulfilled, but to give Himself. And He did that for me.”

Joel Hess

12/28/17

Christmas is for the Naughty List

Merry Christmas sinner! Jesus was born for you. He died and rose for you.

Cindy Koch

12/21/17

The Prostitute Bride

Out of the corner of my eye, I can see that simple boy. An orange sky warms the deserted streets with the final glow of safe light.

Chad Bird

12/15/17

The Woman Everyone Forgot One Christmas

She was the kind of woman in whom I see myself, in whom thousands of us see our own reflections. So often our lives seem pointless, a vain existence in a world that worships vanity.

Chad Bird

12/04/17

What a Trail Taught Me About Worship

In an age when the phrase “new and improved” applies to everything from phones to marriages, when we as a nation mimic juveniles, lustily pursuing the next new thing, the worst decision a church can make is to cater to this weakness.

Chad Bird

11/25/17

We All Show up Late for Church

Our little congregation is part of a much larger church—the body of Christ, both here on earth as well as in heaven. And that church worships 24/7, never ceasing in its adoration of Jesus our Savior.

Chad Bird

11/19/17

How Churches Become Morality Clubs of Religion

We strive, in short, to master the art of swatting mosquitoes. And all the while, we remain blind to the fact that in pulpit after pulpit, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is as rare as Merry Christmas inside a synagogue.

Brian W. Thomas

11/01/17

Between Rome and the Fanatics

Luther accepted Augustine’s view of the church as a mixed body.

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