Forgiveness from Jesus is always surprising to us.
05/19/25
The Christ who rescues does not wait for you to be clean. He comes to clean you. He does not need your strength. He brings his own.
05/16/25
When you remember your baptism, you're not recalling a ritual. You're standing under a current of divine action that has not ceased to flow since the moment those baptismal waters hit your skin.
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11/30/20
We at 1517 are utterly committed to keeping the main thing, the main thing.
11/29/20
John is not the Light; he is the servant sent to bear witness to the light.
11/29/20
Mark makes no effort to impress listeners or win votes. His voice aims only to prepare those who hear it for the coming of the Lord.
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11/29/20
The sneak-peek vision of the world to come, a preview of the Last Day, the Day of the Lord, has already been revealed, declares Peter.
11/29/20
Isaiah invokes beautiful imagery of the Good Shepherd who tends His flock, gathers His lambs in His arms, carries them in His bosom, and gently leads.
11/26/20
God’s love does not have an off switch. You cannot earn it or deserve it. And your thankfulness for it will not determine if you get it or not.
11/22/20
Advent is something of a liturgical speed bump that slows us down lest we rush to Christmas but forget that the baby born in Bethlehem will return with glory and power to judge the living and the dead.
11/22/20
The LORD God had promised He was coming, and they were certain there could be no better time for Him to fulfill His promise.
11/22/20
Human history and especially the Christian life have a shape and Jesus is its shaper at every point.
11/22/20
Jesus desires for us to watch. The question, however, is, “How do we watch for the return of Jesus?”
11/18/20
God is coloring over your sin and making you fragrant; he is making you righteous in his sight. The old is gone, forever covered over by this new work.
11/17/20
If you get out your red-letter bible and just read the red letters, as I did today, you're in for a shock. When you read just his words, Jesus seems harsh and pretty ticked off most of the time!
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