The Most Important Theological Writing Ever Turns 1700 Years Old
By Bruce Hillman
09/15/25
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The Most Important Theological Writing Ever Turns 1700 Years Old

The Nicene Creed is the gospel distilled—a refined and concentrated byproduct of Scripture’s own witness to the grace and power of God in Jesus Christ.
The Deliverer Who Doesn't Run Away
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/12/25

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.

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Craig Donofrio
Craig Donofrio
11/21/18

Give Thanks to the Lamb

Consider the word, “salvation.” It comes from the same root word as salvage.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
11/19/18

Enough is Enough

When we say in the benediction, “The LORD make His face shine on you,” grace is what we mean.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
11/16/18

Redline Bikes, Grace and the God of Hope

As we approach the Advent season, we are happy to introduce a special blog series on the hope we find in, through and given by Christ. Each week’s installment will look at hope from a different perspective with special emphasis on corresponding passages of Scripture.
Rick Ritchie
Rick Ritchie
11/15/18

God Can Hardly Wait to Fix That

He is holding you in the faith, even if you imagine your faith has failed you.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/14/18

The Most Frightening Question God Can Ask Us

But I can’t evade the question. And neither can you. Because every day God puts it to us. We don’t hear his voice, but nevertheless his voice echoes within us. Asking, prying, confronting us: What do you want me to do for you?
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
11/13/18

Christianity: The End of Religion

In the beginning, we read about the invention of religion. It begins simply enough in Genesis 3
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
11/09/18

The Grace Growing Up in the Weeds

The following is an excerpt from Scandalous Stories: A Sort of Commentary on Parables written by Daniel Emery Price and Erick Sorenson (1517 Publishing, 2018).
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/08/18

A Cynic Walks into a Church

The more that we hear the law, the more we recognize others as those who, like us, are torn and tattered by the wounds of sin and brokenness.
Jessica Thompson
Jessica Thompson
11/08/18

Christ Is Enough

There are mornings I wake up beleaguered by my past sins. It is almost as though my conscience waits until I am too tired to fight it, and then it wages its war against me.
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
11/07/18

Enthusiasm and the Enthusiasts

God acts through His Word and means in order to create, restore, and renew inward faith.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
11/06/18

Why Do Good Things Happen to Bad People?

We tell our children if they work hard and play by the rules, they’ll succeed in life. Jerks, cheaters, and thieves won’t. They’ll end up in the gutter. Or jail. Or worse.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
11/06/18

Against Such Things There Is No Law

Galatians 5 isn’t a move beyond Christ to the Christian life. Galatians 5 is the Christian life in Christ.
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