Becoming Better People, An Excerpt from Sinner Saint: A Suprising Primer to the Christian Life
By Luke Kjolhaug
05/13/25
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Becoming Better People, An Excerpt from Sinner Saint: A Suprising Primer to the Christian Life

This is an excerpt from Chapter 6 in Sinner Saint: A Surprising Primer to the Christian Life (1517 Publishing, 2025). Sinner Saint is available today from 1517 Publishing.
The Weathervane of the Eastern Church
Sam Leanza Ortiz
Sam Leanza Ortiz
05/12/25

The Weathervane of the Eastern Church

On its journey from Byzantium to Constantinople to Istanbul, this special place helps us understand the broader arc of Christian history, which goes on until Christ's return.
Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
05/09/25

Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?

We needn’t fear statistics and studies as palm readings into a certain future. God is God, and his Spirit is alive through his Word.

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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/18/24

The Weird Time Is About to Happen

With the Spirit we will get lost in the world. We are on a new track.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
06/11/24

Relationship Goals

Dispel some of that darkness bottled up inside you, with the grace first shared to us by Christ that is now ours to share with those around us.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/28/24

The Mega of Megachurches

This is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of Your God is Too Glorious: Finding God in the Most Unexpected Places by Chad Bird (1517 Publishing, 2023).
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
05/21/24

Forgiveness That Can't Be Contained

Instead of a death sentence, those brothers hear the words of deliverance.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
05/20/24

For the Ones that Remain

I have to believe that grace - God’s grace - will be waiting on the other side.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
05/17/24

At the Cross

The cross not only stands as the measure of our hatred of God but also as the measure of God’s love for us.
Nicholas Hopman
Nicholas Hopman
05/16/24

Martin Luther's Reformation Hymns

It is difficult to overestimate the importance of these early Lutheran hymns – and their physical availability in hymnals – in the piety of common people living in Lutheran towns and territories.
Gage Jordan
Gage Jordan
05/14/24

In The Wild: Church for Those People

The gospel is for sinners – both the tax collector and Pharisee, both in need of the Great Physician.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
05/10/24

The Threefold Justification of the Resurrection

The profound significance of Christ’s resurrection comes from the threefold justification it provides: it justifies the sinner, the sinner’s hope, and God himself.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
04/30/24

The Law’s Countdown

Some part of us always wants our ability under the law to be just as important (or more) than grace.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
04/22/24

Resurrection Community

This article is written by guest contributor, Christopher J. Richmann.
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
04/19/24

The Resurrection Message of Forgiveness

The price was really paid. Your sin remains buried in Christ’s tomb.
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