1. Faith Is Not What Some People Think

    book
    07/27/21
    4 mins
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    By Martin Luther
    Faith is a living, bold trust in God’s grace, so certain of God’s favor that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it.
    Faith Is Not What Some People Think

  2. The Gospel According to Corduroy

    book
    07/14/21
    9 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    God’s love is axiomatic; it just is. It’s a truism without a logical explanation.
    The Gospel According to Corduroy

  3. Fathers

    book
    06/29/21
    7 mins
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    By Katie Koplin
    We can not give our Heavenly Father anything that will make him love us more or less. He gives and we receive.
    Fathers

  4. A Necessary and Eternal Treasure

    book
    06/26/21
    11 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    Take away the communal aspect, take away the communal gathering around Christ’s body and blood, and the Christian will begin to suffer a malnutrition of faith.
    A Necessary and Eternal Treasure

  5. Juneteenth and the Proclamation of Freedom

    book
    06/19/21
    7 mins
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    By Dan van Voorhis
    The story of Juneteenth is one of living between proclamation and emancipation, and the story of the Christian faith is one of living in that same tension.
    Juneteenth and the Proclamation of Freedom

  6. The World Does Not Need Extraordinary Fathers

    book
    06/18/21
    9 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    The world doesn’t need dads who are more stressed than they already are. It needs fathers who care for their families, not in heroic ways, but in common, everyday ways.
    The World Does Not Need Extraordinary Fathers

  7. Why We Go to Church

    book
    06/12/21
    13 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    This article comes to us from 1517 guest contributor, Karen Stenberg.
    Why We Go to Church

  8. Freedom From Parsing

    book
    06/11/21
    11 mins
    read
    By Luke Kjolhaug
    Only when we’re ready to accept the impossibility of human perfection can we move beyond the paralyzing myth that we are capable of anything good apart from Christ.
    Freedom From Parsing

  9. Gut-Wrenching Love

    book
    06/05/21
    16 mins
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    By Tyler Cronkright
    Jesus comes to you. He binds your wounds, and he pours out his body and his blood for the forgiveness of your sins.
    Gut-Wrenching Love

  10. False Converts Are Not Your Concern

    book
    06/01/21
    13 mins
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    By Daniel Emery Price
    Here is someone to love; they’re not a Christian. They’re not very clean and don’t seem to care. Love them. Let your life become intertwined with theirs. Let it cost you something.
    False Converts Are Not Your Concern

  11. "Shoulding" On One Another

    book
    05/25/21
    6 mins
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    By Katie Koplin
    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.

  12. A Friend Like No Other

    book
    05/18/21
    12 mins
    read
    By Brad Soenksen
    By his initiative alone, he remakes our hearts to love him and others unselfishly.
    A Friend Like No Other
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