Where Pride Fails, Grace Breaks In
By Donavon Riley
06/11/25
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Where Pride Fails, Grace Breaks In

You are a soul. Not an algorithm. Not a hashtag. A soul knit together by a God who does not mock, does not abandon, and does not lie.
Why I Needed a Church That Gives Jesus: On Rooted Faith and Real Absolution
Michael Gibney
Michael Gibney
06/10/25

Why I Needed a Church That Gives Jesus: On Rooted Faith and Real Absolution

What I was missing—what so many are missing—is a Church that doesn’t just speak about Christ, but delivers him.
August Hermann Francke: A Practical Pietist
Sam Leanza Ortiz
Sam Leanza Ortiz
06/09/25

August Hermann Francke: A Practical Pietist

Though several generations removed from Luther’s generation, Francke came of age right on time for a new wave of spirituality to collide with the Reformation in the movement known as Pietism.

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Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
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Let’s Go to Dark Gethsemane

So let’s go to dark Gethsemane. For there we see that even in his greatest moment of weakness, Jesus is our only source of strength. He drinks the cup of wrath so we can drink the cup of grace.
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
04/09/20

Maundy Thursday: A New Promise Given

This is how the God of Abraham has become our God, too. This is how God has fulfilled His promise to Abraham and His promise to us: by breaking open His own body and shedding His own blood.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
04/08/20

Humbled to Hold The Cup

By the blood of the Lamb God's people are given salvation and comfort. We're rescued from hopelessness.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
04/08/20

Pilate's Baptism

The following is an excerpt from “The Sinner/Saint Lenten Devotional” written by Kyle G. Jones and Kathy (Strauch) Morales (1517 Publishing, 2019).
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
04/08/20

Ordinary and Extraordinary Business

In the upper room, Jesus revealed himself as the Lord of the dirty business of life.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/08/20

Golgotha’s Bizarre Hebrew Backstory

One key to unlocking the significance of Golgotha is found all the way back in Joshua--in a "round" Hebrew word, a bizarre story about reproach, and five kings hiding in a cave.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
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StoryMakers Easter Zine Giveaway

For those stuck at home with kids, Storymakers is GIVING away electronic copies of their Lenten and Easter zines.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/07/20

The Gospel According to Paul’s Letter to Philemon

This is no isolated or obscure fragment of New Testament writing. Contained within Paul’s correspondence to Philemon is one of the most striking portraits of the gospel ever recorded.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
04/06/20

Grieving with Jesus

In the midst of our grief and sorrow, there are times when words fail us. When they do, we know that God has given us words that will never fail us. He’s graciously given us his words of hope and comfort from the Psalms.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
04/06/20

Gospel: Matthew 28:1-10 (Easter Sunday: Series A)

It is safe to say that Easter this year will be unlike any Easter we have ever seen.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
04/06/20

Epistle: I Corinthians 15:1-11 (Easter Sunday: Series A)

The only point in being a Christian at all is if this message of the resurrected Jesus continues to be the solid ground on which you stand.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
04/06/20

Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:1-6 (Easter Sunday: Series A)

This restoration is understood as a resurrection—restoration/return to the Land is equated with the resurrection to the courts of Heaven.
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