1. Pastoral Presence Makes All the Difference

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    06/28/23
    13 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    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.
    Pastoral Presence Makes All the Difference

  2. Ice Baths for Lost Sheep

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    06/27/23
    7 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The Parable of the Lost Sheep bursts through the confines of convention and demands that we embrace the messiness of life and the unpredictable ways in which God's grace and forgiveness operates.
    Ice Baths for Lost Sheep

  3. Opening the Dead Hands of Faith

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    06/20/23
    12 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    It’s not our eloquence or persuasive rhetoric that changes hearts, but the Word of God that pierces through the hardened shells of unbelief and breathes life into the dead bones of sinners.
    Opening the Dead Hands of Faith

  4. Summertime Blues?

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    06/16/23
    8 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    God's faithfulness is constant and consistent. It knows no season. His love for us doesn't fade with the summer sun.
    Summertime Blues?

  5. An Excerpt from What Can Really Know? by David Andersen

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    06/13/23
    16 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    This is an excerpt from chapter 9 of “What Can Really Know?: The Strengths and Limits of Human Understanding” by David Andersen (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    An Excerpt from What Can Really Know? by David Andersen

  6. The Pitiful Plunge of Pride

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    06/09/23
    18 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    No matter how far away they wander, God always hears the prayers of his children.
    The Pitiful Plunge of Pride

  7. Praying to Receive What's Ours

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    06/08/23
    14 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Prayer is not just about asking for things. It's about receiving what has already been given to us in Christ.
    Praying to Receive What's Ours

  8. An Intro to Ordinary Time

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    06/07/23
    6 mins
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    By Blake Flattley
    God cares about our real life where we actually are. He is present in the everyday.
    An Intro to Ordinary Time

  9. The Word from Outside

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    06/06/23
    19 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    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.
    The Word from Outside

  10. Of Mundane Importance: How God Uses Time

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    05/30/23
    13 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    We number our days not according to our timeframe but according to God’s work and his rhythms.
    Of Mundane Importance: How God Uses Time

  11. When You Have Him

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    05/25/23
    7 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    God is the end of living, the destination, the point of it all.
    When You Have Him

  12. Confessions of a Tim Keller Name-Dropper

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    05/23/23
    13 mins
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    By Erick Sorensen
    Tim wanted everyone to know to the deepest part of their being that they were justified by Christ alone.
    Confessions of a Tim Keller Name-Dropper
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