Fairytale or Fact: The Transfiguration as Eyewitness Testimony
By Brian W. Thomas
02/16/26
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Fairytale or Fact: The Transfiguration as Eyewitness Testimony

Faith, for Peter, is not suspended in religious abstraction. It is tied to something that happened in time and space.
More Than Chocolates: St. Valentine, Baptism, and the Love of Christ
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
02/13/26

More Than Chocolates: St. Valentine, Baptism, and the Love of Christ

Baptism does not promise us chocolates or flowers, but something far greater: life in Christ.
Laughing with Moses All the Way to the Promised Land
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
02/11/26

Laughing with Moses All the Way to the Promised Land

The Promised Land invites us to laugh at how relatable it is to be exhausted and exasperated by all the people, and the egos and opinions they bring with them, that come with living.

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C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
09/30/20

Distrusting Our Best Moments

After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
09/28/20

Meditations

The best synonym I can think of for Biblical meditation is "wonder." To meditate upon God's word is to wonder, as a child wonders at the stars.
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
09/14/20

Is Scripture Literature?

Viewing the Bible as literature is an essential and natural way of engaging the text. But there are also ways in which this practice can get lost.
Robert Kolb
Robert Kolb
09/13/20

Sermons on Hymn Texts

The Church's hymns help us see our own world from another—and perhaps not so different—vantage point that illuminates the impact of the work of Christ and the general providing and protecting activity of our Creator in our lives.
Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove
Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove
09/04/20

The Gospel in the Way, Way Back

The gospel fires up within us the gratitude, joy, and love to pull off what the law never could get us to do.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
08/27/20

Sing that Song Again

In both Psalms, we hear the Messiah becoming sin for us, and thus he pleads on our behalf before the Father
Rick Ritchie
Rick Ritchie
08/21/20

Handel's Messiah: Passion and Pathos

Physicality is good. Some way or another, choose a full performance of Messiah and give it your full attention. More than one time. Consider it a devotional practice.
Sarah Crowder
Sarah Crowder
08/14/20

Unity in the Lord's Prayer

Saying the words of the prayer together meant that if my voice became too weak or shaky, other voices would be around to support and continue the message.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
08/13/20

A New Birth of Art: The Legacy of Albrecht Dürer

Dürer's first significant work to be published was a woodcut which served as the title page for a volume of St. Jerome’s Letters in August of 1492.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
08/11/20

A Q&A with Bror Erickson on "Faith Alone, The Heart of Everything

"Faith Alone, The Heart of Everything" written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson, is now available for purchase from 1517 Publishing
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
08/06/20

Culture Wars: The Challenge

Today we need to promote almost the reverse – to talk it like they walk it – the know-how and courage to engage in social discourse that reflects the truth of God’s revelation.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
08/03/20

Faith Alone

Faith Alone is a translation of Bo Giertz’s second novel, which was originally titled Tron Allena.
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