What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise
By Erick Sorensen
07/14/25
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What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise

God doesn’t just simply give you all the things. He does so because his very own Son came down and earned all the things for you.
Peace Be With You
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
07/11/25

Peace Be With You

‘Peace’ means “I have forgiven all those sins against me.”
An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Watery Fortress
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
07/10/25

An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Watery Fortress

This is an excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Sinner Saint Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2025) by Kathy Morales, pgs 6-9.

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Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
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The Divine Drama

If I don't preach Christ, then there's really no reason anyone should roll out of bed on Sunday to hear anything I have to say.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
04/29/19

Beyond Our Grasp

We would rather be God ourselves. But, being God is always beyond our grasp.
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
04/26/19

Living on Resurrection Time

Christ triumphantly brings about a new day, an eighth day, the first day of a new week.
David Rufner
David Rufner
04/25/19

The Psalms on His Lips

Suddenly Psalm 1 is opened to you and to me and to all people as Jesus walks with us, stands with us, sits with us, and gives us His words and gifts of life!
Brandon Hanson
Brandon Hanson
04/25/19

I Believe In Yesterday

For many, “Yesterday" by The Beatles is a poignant and powerful song. It is one of, if not the most, covered songs by the Beatles.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/25/19

We Are More Than the Skeletons in Our Closet

Infamy allows us the opportunity to hone one of our favorite skills: to shrink a 343-page life story down to a single paragraph that narrates what happened on one day, at a certain hour, and in a certain location. We can whittle an entire biography down to a single Tweet.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
04/23/19

Easter Zombies and the Hope of Resurrection

Temporal resurrections do not save us, but instead direct us to look for life, even in death. Easter zombies and the like direct our attention to the ultimate promise given in Christ, and the implications of this promise for the whole world.
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
04/22/19

I Shall Live

We live because Christ did not remain in the grave but rose to life.
RJ Grunewald
RJ Grunewald
04/22/19

A Table For The Broken

Something happens around the table that changes those who are given a seat at the table.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/20/19

Easter is God's Great Yes to Earth

Jesus didn’t simply vacate the tomb to end death. He brought up from that grave the seeds of a brand new start at life. Genesis 1 all over again, with no chance of Genesis 3.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
04/19/19

It is Finished

And when He says, “It is finished,” He doesn’t just mean His life and ministry. He means you, your sin, your brokenness, and ultimately your death.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
04/18/19

Jon Snow And Romans Seven

Season eight of the Game of Thrones has begun. It's the long-awaited finale, the end of the story we have all long been eagerly waiting for even as we fear the impending winter.
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