This is an excerpt from the introduction of Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Christopher Richmann (1517 Publishing, 2026).
01/22/26
We can bring our troubles, griefs, sorrows, and sins to Jesus, who meets us smack dab in the middle of our messy mob.
01/21/26
Confession isn’t a detour in the liturgy. It’s the doorway.
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07/24/19
It’s no wonder we’re so attached to images; we are one. We are human hyphens between the celestial and the terrestrial.
07/23/19
Death can make us feel like tourists or strangers traveling across the landscape of someone else’s life.
07/22/19
When we pray, we should have in mind His name and His provision and His forgiveness. In other words, we ask God to do what God promises to do.
07/18/19
This is a guest article brought to us by Dr. James Isaacs.
07/17/19
The story of these faithful Christians serves to highlight the roles of both Africa and martyrdom in the early church and today.
07/16/19
Nothing, not pain, hurt, resentment, bitterness, or hopelessness can separate us from God’s love for us in Jesus Christ.
07/15/19
Divine election is nothing other than God’s freedom and power to choose, and He has made His word the instrument by which He makes His choice about you.
07/15/19
Like Mary, they (with you) are at Jesus’ feet to learn and hear from the Lord of all Creation. It is a privileged place to be if there ever was one!
07/12/19
The following is an excerpt from “Crucifying Religion” written by Donavon Riley (1517 Publishing, 2019).
07/09/19
All God's fatherly goodness and mercy is concrete and real, born of a virgin, crucified for our trespasses, raised for our justification.
07/08/19
“I love you” is great, as long as whatever commitment I may or may not be intimating is mutually beneficial and causes the least amount of emotional strain to me.
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