For Us and For Our Salvation
By Amy Mantravadi
12/02/25
18mins

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
11/27/25

Recovering Thanksgiving

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

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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/18/18

The Kind of Grace Named Jesus

Our complaints about God's grace always sound the same: "It was good to see him in church with his son this morning.
Craig Donofrio
Craig Donofrio
07/18/18

The Gift is For Those Who Don't Deserve It

We too believe that we can be just like God, perhaps even by helping God to be a God in our image.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
07/17/18

Jedi, George Beverly Shea and Good Works

I don’t know if you’re like me or not, but ideas can kick around in my head in a big jumble for awhile and then, all of a sudden, something random makes all of the pieces come together.
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
07/17/18

Why We Should Question Christianity

I have a confession: I don’t believe the Bible is true because it says it’s true.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/12/18

How to Make Grace Unamazing

Nothing is easier than making grace unamazing. Just do what comes naturally.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/10/18

The Shameless Nature of God’s Grace

To be sure, the devil has an incredible arsenal of assaults with which he can waylay believers into ineptitude and ineffectiveness.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/09/18

Why Confess Sin?

Why confess sin? Is it so we can get rewarded by God? A little extra grace or material good for our troubles, maybe.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/08/18

Riding a Unicorn in the “Victorious Christian Life” Parade

When we imagine we’re living an evil-shunning, virtue-practicing, morally superior Christian life, the problem is not that our halos are too small, but that our heads are too big.
RJ Grunewald
RJ Grunewald
07/05/18

The Good News About the Bad News

The Law gets a bad rap. There is certainly a negative component to the Law. The work of the Law is very different than the work of the Gospel.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/03/18

Christianity Isn’t for Everyone

Let's face it, Christianity is not for everyone.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
06/25/18

Agree With Your Free Salvation

I’ve found that most people struggle to agree with God that we are fully forgiven, redeemed and justified by pure grace alone, for the sake of Jesus Christ alone.
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
06/21/18

Christ Alone! Yes, But Now What?

No worry, no fear. Nothing she can do can separate her from the love of Christ!
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