God makes us pure saints by planting us back in the earth we imagined we needed to escape.
Salvation is not merely to be put in “safety” but to be put into Christ.
Bringing your family to church to receive “the one thing needful” (Luke 10:42) in Word and Sacrament honors and pleases God.

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The new life Christ opened for us in His justifying resurrection, the new life into which we were baptized is a life of faith.
Jesus did not need a single act of mercy to get him started on the road to mercy, his essence was by nature merciful.
The giver of life, the source of joy, stands weeping together with the human family as they grieve under the curse of sin.
“Poverty of spirit” is not an ethical value we strive for. It is an act of God’s mercy spoken to the deepest recesses of our soul when it’s overwhelmed by God’s grace.
The law is good and holy but so often when we are “shoulding” on one another, we actually are just going to end up “burning” each other’s fields.
"Ragged" written by Gretchen Ronnevik is now available for purchase from 1517 Publishing
God leads us to the refuge that’s more secure and safe than any man-made thing, more than anything we own, more than anything that owns us.
"Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing" by Michael Berg is now available for purchase
This is an excerpt from Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing written by Michael Berg (1517 Publishing, 2021). Available for purchase this Tuesday!
Trusting in Christ’s promise of new life and deliverance pours patience and hope into the way we think and the way we experience life.
In schools and on barstools and in delis and where two or three gather, your Savior turns you loose to encounter those who are delightful and loveable.
Trusting in Christ’s promise of new life and deliverance pours generosity and hospitality into the way we think and the way we experience life.