1. Applying the pressure of law to ensure you do not to take grace for granted squeezes the life and power out of the gospel.
  2. Paul knew that, without the resurrection, the Christian life was a “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video.
  3. Sin is a heavy thing to bear. Its jacket is shame, its medals are guilt.
  4. Your champion steps forward.
  5. 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.
  6. Christ's resurrection does not merely negate the bitterness of sin; it changes it into a source of divine sweetness, embodying the promise of a new life for us and a restored existence overshadowed by heavenly hope.
  7. God demonstrates his great love for us in the actions of Jesus, who came down into the flesh and soaked up all our sin.
  8. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  9. Yes, Christmas brings joy, but no less danger
  10. C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season
  11. The following poem was written by Tanner Olson to accompany 1517’s 2023 Advent Resources, The Clothing of the King. Advent begins this Sunday.