Failing at Friendship, and the Freedom to be Known
By Ryan Couch
09/04/26
21mins

Failing at Friendship, and the Freedom to be Known

The greatest obstacle to friendship in middle age isn't that nobody wants friends. It's that everyone is waiting for someone else to go first. But here's the good news: Christ has already gone first for you. And because He has, you are free to go first for someone else.
Eternity is Written on our Hearts
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
09/02/26

Eternity is Written on our Hearts

Ecclesiastes tells us that there is a time for everything under heaven. But God has also placed eternity in our hearts, and that makes us strange creatures: able to rejoice in this life yet always aching for a life that only Christ can give.
The Priest Had No Chair
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/28/26

The Priest Had No Chair

What does it take to draw near to God? It takes a perfect priest, a finished work, and a broken body to open the way. In short, it takes everything, which is exactly what Christ has given for you.

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Christopher J. Richmann
Christopher J. Richmann
06/14/24

From Creator to Father

It is your privilege—we may even say “right”—to call upon this Father and to call him Father.
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.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
05/27/24

A Meal That Never Ends

We can do nothing to warrant entry into the kingdom of God nor are we getting in if we think a seat at God’s table is something to which we are entitled.
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.
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.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/18/24

God’s Gift of Justification

The notion that your goodness is “good enough” to make you right with God is a lie straight from the father of lies himself.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
04/16/24

License to Grace

Applying the pressure of law to ensure you do not to take grace for granted squeezes the life and power out of the gospel.
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