1. Jesus continues to do the same for me and for you as he did for his disciples. He still shows up for us. He still speaks his peace to us.
  2. Paul knew that, without the resurrection, the Christian life was a “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video.
  3. Sometimes, we get prayer dementia. We can’t remember what we were going to pray for, we can’t put the words together, and, frustrated, there is nothing we can do but sigh and groan.
  4. What if the dissonance in this calendrical coincidence can be harmonized into a deeper melody?
  5. My goal here isn’t to selfishly reflect on all the reasons I will miss Rod because I know that if you are reading this, you may miss this man, too.
  6. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  7. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  8. C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season
  9. The following poem was written by Tanner Olson to accompany 1517’s 2023 Advent Resources, The Clothing of the King. Advent begins this Sunday.
  10. An Anglo-Saxon poem gives fresh insight to the cross
  11. How the pumpkin patch has a lot to teach us about the love and work of Christ