1. Homily for the New Year

    book
    01/01/24
    12 mins
    When you see the year ending, thank the Lord, because he had led you into this cycle of years.
    Homily for the New Year

  2. C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season

    book
    12/07/23
    7 mins
    By Gage Jordan
    C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season
    C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season

  3. What If My Dreams Don't Come True?

    book
    01/03/23
    16 mins
    By Erick Sorensen
    The nefarious thing about idolatry is that just about anything can become your idol: career, family, fame, wealth, status, spouse, you name it, any good thing can become a ‘god-thing” with ease. 
    What If My Dreams Don't Come True?

  4. A Toast to the End of Ourselves

    book
    01/02/23
    12 mins
    By Luke Kjolhaug
    Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
    A Toast to the End of Ourselves

  5. Church Fathers on Christmas: John Chrysostom

    book
    11/28/22
    10 mins
    By 1517 Staff
    For with God we look not for the order of nature, but rest our faith in the power of him who works.
    Church Fathers on Christmas: John Chrysostom

  6. Peace for Simeon, and Us

    book
    01/14/22
    10 mins
    By Wade Johnston
    Our children are not our own, but even more, our children are born in need. They are sinful, from conception and from birth.
    Peace for Simeon, and Us

  7. Circumcision of Our Lord

    book
    01/01/22
    10 mins
    By Wade Johnston
    Christ has received the mark of law that we might be marked with the gospel, with the sign of his holy cross on our heads and hearts as redeemed children of God.
    Circumcision of Our Lord

  8. The Name of Jesus

    book
    12/30/21
    7 mins
    By Wade Johnston
    While the world and other religions might be fine with considering him everything but, the foremost thing our Jesus came to be and still remains is Jesus, Savior.
    The Name of Jesus

  9. A Two-Faced Look at the Coming New Year

    book
    12/30/21
    13 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Buried deep in our human psyche, there seems to be more than a need—almost a necessity—to celebrate the arrival of a new year. It’s like an unspoken, unlegislated cultural demand, as instinctual as moving to music or smiling at a newborn. Why? What deep human need is at work here?
    A Two-Faced Look at the Coming New Year

  10. Thanksgiving Every Sunday

    book
    11/27/21
    9 mins
    By Pete Lange
    Is it possible to celebrate Thanksgiving every time we come together as God’s people as well?
    Thanksgiving Every Sunday

  11. The Family Table

    book
    11/25/21
    14 mins
    By Tyler Cronkright
    We give thanks to the Father who has made a way for us to sit at his table.
    The Family Table

  12. The Lord’s Thanksgiving

    book
    11/24/21
    8 mins
    By Zack James Cole
    In the Lord’s Thanksgiving Supper, we are not served turkey, green bean casserole, and cornbread. We are served Christ.
    The Lord’s Thanksgiving
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