1. This article is written by guest contributor, Christopher J. Richmann.
  2. Jonah’s biggest blunder was a failure to understand that God’s grace is always undeserved and always falls on those who are unworthy of it.
  3. We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
  4. God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
  5. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  6. The Lord has remembered to help his servant Israel, to fulfill his promises to Abraham and to his offspring forever, not mostly or mainly because of his mercy, but exclusively so.
  7. This week, we’ll take a closer look at what it means to have a God who remembers us. Today, 1517 Scholar in Residence Chad Bird first introduces the Old Testament meaning behind the word and the Hebrew way of remembering.
  8. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
  9. It is of the utmost importance that pastors teach their congregation that through faith in Jesus Christ, they are fortified against the machinations of the adversary.
  10. Jesus weeps because his heart pulses with furious rage and fierce love.
  11. While midnight might seem long, the mercy of God assures us that the morning will come.