The Consuming Fire and the Holiness That Comes Down
By Bradley Gray
10/02/25
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The Consuming Fire and the Holiness That Comes Down

He doesn’t consume us, even though that is what we deserve. Instead, Jesus comes down to us and consumes all our sin by taking it on himself.
When Pastors Are Abused by Their Congregations
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/01/25

When Pastors Are Abused by Their Congregations

This article is the first part of a two-part series. The second part will take a look at when pastors abuse their congregations.
An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 123 and Psalm 136
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/30/25

An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 123 and Psalm 136

The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s new book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 311 and 335

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Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
03/09/20

Gathering up Our Dust During Lent

Ashes and dust do not need the services of spiritual EMTs; we need a Second Adam from whom we regain life itself.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
03/08/20

Old Testament: Exodus 17:1-7 (Lent 3: Series A)

Certainly, the people of Israel are being stubborn, unfaithful and untrusting but one may wonder if this issue is a deeper one. Are they afraid?
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
03/08/20

Epistle: Romans 5:1-8 (Lent 3: Series A)

We were enemies, but because of the self-sacrificing love of Christ, we are made friends, indeed, even the adopted children of our Heavenly Father.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
03/08/20

Gospel: John 4:5-26 (27-30, 39-42) (Lent 3: Series A)

Jesus sits by the well as a shepherd, coming to offer this woman a life-giving stream.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
03/05/20

The Worst Prayer to Pray: The Third Petition of the Lord's Prayer

When we pray, “Thy will be done,” we are praying a cosmic, grand and mighty prayer.
Craig Donofrio
Craig Donofrio
03/04/20

Binding Up the Brokenhearted

Into our world of sin, broken hearts, physical ailments, and psychological suffering, our Lord of grace descended.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
03/03/20

The Anchor of John 3:16

Christ teaches that we are not lost, but have eternal life. That God has so loved us that he allowed the ransom to cost him his only beloved child.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/02/20

Jesus Is Love

God and love are synonymous. Any talk about love that is not talk about Jesus is, at most, a half-truth.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
03/01/20

Old Testament: Genesis 12:1-9 (Lent 2: Series A)

The Church is called to be counter-cultural, to stand out in order that the world might see and hear the truth and be brought into the Kingdom.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
03/01/20

Epistle: Romans 4:1-8, 13-17 (Lent 2: Series A)

Paul says he would inherit the entire world, not merely a little plot of land between Egypt and Syria. This is what God is after in the Messiah: All people and the entire Earth.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
03/01/20

Gospel: John 3:1-17 (Lent 2: Series A)

Jesus promises to work for you, forgiving your sins, but He also promises to work through you, forming you into a witness to the world.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
02/28/20

Apologetic Anthropologic

The original sin of Genesis 3 was not gutter-style-sin, but glory-style-sin. It was more of an upward grasp than a downward fall. - Nathan Hoff
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