1. Familiar Strangers: Comfort In Depression

    book
    08/26/21
    15 mins
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    By Tyler Cronkright
    It turns out that when Elijah battled depression, God sent someone to just be with him. To comfort him.
    Familiar Strangers: Comfort In Depression

  2. The “Great Commission” Is Not in Matthew but Genesis

    book
    08/14/21
    14 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    What Jesus told his disciples in Matthew 28, atop a mountain, is a reaffirmation and clarification of what God told Adam and Eve from Mount Eden in Genesis 1.
    The “Great Commission” Is Not in Matthew but Genesis

  3. What Is the Purpose of the Church?

    book
    07/24/21
    13 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Ascertaining the what and how of the Church greatly factor into the very purpose of the Church, that is, they essentially answer the question why the Church?
    What Is the Purpose of the Church?

  4. A Letter to the Rural Church

    book
    07/10/21
    10 mins
    read
    By Katie Koplin
    Questions of our purpose and significance as a church abound with fewer and fewer people in the pews.
    A Letter to the Rural Church

  5. I Have Put My Words in Your Mouth

    book
    06/14/21
    16 mins
    read
    By 1517 Publishing
    This is an edited excerpt from “The Pastoral Prophet: Meditations on the Book of Jeremiah” written by Steve Kruschel (1517 Publishing, 2019).
    I Have Put My Words in Your Mouth

  6. 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

  7. Preaching that Gives Certainty

    book
    01/29/21
    13 mins
    read
    By Bob Hiller
    Your forgiveness means you are in God’s favor, and no matter what tomorrow brings, God’s face is shining upon you, and he is gracious to you. Whether you live or you die, you belong to the Lord.
    Preaching that Gives Certainty

  8. What Happens When the Gospel Isn’t Threatened

    book
    01/19/21
    11 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    Has the modern world taken too strong a dose of the gospel as its inheritance from the Reformation?
    What Happens When the Gospel Isn’t Threatened

  9. A Poet's Conversation with Love

    book
    11/16/20
    15 mins
    read
    By Grant Klembara
    Love continues to gently but endlessly pursue the narrator, despite his persistence in pulling away in the opposite direction.
    A Poet's Conversation with Love

  10. The Painful Problem of Evil

    book
    11/06/20
    14 mins
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    By Grant Klembara
    Now more than ever, it's good to take a closer look at the Christian confession about evil, pain, and suffering.
    The Painful Problem of Evil

  11. Pass the Gospel, Please

    book
    10/20/20
    12 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    The Gospel is gift, pure and simple. It is backwards. It is upside down. It is foolish. And as long as people are sinners, it is as relevant as ever.
    Pass the Gospel, Please

  12. Predestination is for Preaching

    book
    09/07/20
    9 mins
    read
    By John W. Hoyum
    Predestination is a promising teaching as Paul teaches it in Romans 8. It’s promising when Christ and his work for us are held firmly in hand.
    Predestination is for Preaching
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