This is an excerpt from the first chapter of A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 1-3.
04/05/26
The resurrection means your ultimate problem is no longer ahead of you. The grave is not waiting for you. It is behind you.
04/03/26
Job needs a savior, and he knows it. And in Jesus, he gets one.
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04/02/19
If everyone would just live by the rules, the world would be a better place, wouldn’t it?
04/02/19
When we preach Jesus crucified for the sin of the world, Jesus crucified to put away God’s harsh judgment, that good news creates faith
03/28/19
When we're under stress, when we're weighed down by responsibilities, and when we feel like nobody cares and no one can help us, we run to God.
03/28/19
Pelagianism is the ancient heresy that says that if you work hard enough and will something strongly enough, you can prevent sin
03/27/19
One of my jobs in high school was helping local ranchers work cattle. We’d vaccinate, cut off horns, castrate, mark their ears, and brand them.
03/26/19
Martin Luther knew something about economics. Well, God’s economics anyway.
03/26/19
No matter what happens, whether failure, pain, or discouragement, Jesus says, “Come to me... and I will give you rest"
03/25/19
As far back as I can remember, even as a small child, I have desperately tried to understand what God’s expectations or requirements are regarding my behavior.
03/20/19
He looked me straight in the eye and said these words, almost in a challenging way, “I hate God. I do."
03/20/19
On account of God’s graciousness in Jesus, we are the ones who don’t do anything
03/19/19
The other day a prominent Evangelical pastor tweeted, “My life’s commitment is to talk about the Bible in such a way that fake Christians feel fake — so that they can be saved.”
03/18/19
God’s children spent 40 years wandering in the wilderness. Imagine the hopelessness. Imagine the frustration.
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