The Deliverer Who Doesn't Run Away
By Bradley Gray
09/12/25
23mins

The Deliverer Who Doesn't Run Away

Nothing good happens when you get ahead of God and take matters into your own hands.
When Evil Roars, Christ Still Reigns
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
09/11/25

When Evil Roars, Christ Still Reigns

To confess Christ crucified and risen as the only hope in a world that has lost its mind to wickedness and rage.
An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 86
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/10/25

An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 86

The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s upcoming book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 191-192.

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Jessica Thompson
Jessica Thompson
03/18/19

Grace In The Wilderness

God’s children spent 40 years wandering in the wilderness. Imagine the hopelessness. Imagine the frustration.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
03/15/19

Begin The Begets

I am a time traveler now. It all started this past Christmas. My son gave my husband and me DNA kits, and the instructions suggested that.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/15/19

Christ Who Becomes Our Sin

I am the Resurrection,’ says Jesus, not an abstract miracle or idea
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/14/19

So You Don't Like Your Pastor

Pastors are built from the same stuff as everyone else. That’s good, and that’s bad.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
03/14/19

Practice Your Righteousness in Fasting

Our enoughness before God cannot be earned by our piety or bestowed by our neighbor. Our righteousness and our justification come from Christ and His work for us
Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson
03/13/19

The Advantages Of Praying Drunk

Is there ever a time in a Christian’s life when there is less need for grace? Think about it.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/13/19

How Long, O Lord? Climbing 109 Mountains

I finally climbed all 109 mountains. My journey began out of desperation, fueled by anger, fear, resentment.
Blake Flattley
Blake Flattley
03/07/19

Grace & The Umbrella Academy

Netflix just recently released a series called The Umbrella Academy, another comic book series adapted for screen.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
03/06/19

Examples of Grace

I was once asked why I thought young people were leaving the church in droves after they graduated high school.
Jessica Thompson
Jessica Thompson
03/01/19

The Advocate

If you are going to memorize a passage of Scripture, can I suggest these two verses?
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
02/26/19

What Happens When Jesus is Separated from the Gospel

Holding to Jesus’ teaching while denying His divinity presents a host of complications that make it difficult to take one and leave the other.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/25/19

God Lifts the Weight Off

All the weight of our sin is lifted by Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the whole world, past, present, and future.
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