For Us and For Our Salvation
By Amy Mantravadi
12/02/25
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For Us and For Our Salvation

I find myself returning to the Nicene Creed this Advent season
An Excerpt from Coming Home for Christmas: Advent in Isaiah Devotional
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
12/01/25

An Excerpt from Coming Home for Christmas: Advent in Isaiah Devotional

This is an excerpt from this year’s 1517 Advent Devotional.
Recovering Thanksgiving
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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Recovering Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving, then, is not just about plenty. It is about redemption.

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Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
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Psalm 2: Kiss the Son

This article is part of Stephen Paulson’s series on the Psalms.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
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The Martyrdom of John the Baptist

What a small thing in the big picture to give his head for the Head of the Church who would give his life for John and all sinners.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/23/24

God Clothed in Nature

In the Bible, we meet the God who also does not prance around naked as a jaybird.
Gage Jordan
Gage Jordan
08/15/24

Jesus The True and Better Cupbearer

Jesus took the poison of sin and drank the cup of wrath on our behalf to gain favor and righteousness for us.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/02/24

Faith's Headline: The Crux of the Gospel and Heaven’s Breaking News

God’s headline for his church prioritizes the person of Jesus and his purpose to demonstrate God’s power by dying and rising again for our salvation.
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.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
06/12/24

Minding Moltmann: Musings on the Legacy of a Theological Giant

Moltmann is gone now, but his theology will continue to provoke and provide.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
06/10/24

What the Bible’s Wisdom Books Say about Human Suffering

God does not give us an undebatable answer to suffering. Instead, God suffers, too.
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.
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
04/24/24

Eucatastrophe of Easter

Eucatastrophe is the coming untrue of all sin, evil, and death. And where that starts is the empty tomb of the risen Jesus.
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.
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