1. Resurrection Community

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    04/22/24
    16 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    This article is written by guest contributor, Christopher J. Richmann.
    Resurrection Community

  2. God's Home-Word Stories

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    04/03/24
    12 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Don’t get in the habit (or, if you already do it, get out of the habit) of saying, “I could never talk about these things the way my pastor does.”
    God's Home-Word Stories

  3. Ishmael, Isaac, and the Freedom We Receive

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    03/14/24
    24 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Are you on the receiving end of freedom? Or are you trying to make yourself free?
    Ishmael, Isaac, and the Freedom We Receive

  4. Be the Church - Law or Gospel?

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    03/07/24
    16 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
    Be the Church - Law or Gospel?

  5. Living as Christians in an Election Year

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    02/29/24
    18 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    Regardless of background or beliefs, every American I talk to seems on edge, as if the sky were about to fall. But the sky is not falling.
    Living as Christians in an Election Year

  6. The Grace of Repentance in a Fish’s Belly

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    02/22/24
    23 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    He shows up when we are at our worst to usher us back to his side, lead us to repentance, rescue us, and reclaim us as his own.
    The Grace of Repentance in a Fish’s Belly

  7. For We Do Not Know What to Pray for As We Ought

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    02/21/24
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    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.
    For We Do Not Know What to Pray for As We Ought

  8. Lent's Forty Days

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    02/20/24
    10 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The number forty calls to remembrance narratives of God’s great acts of redemption, but also our conformity to and participation in those narratives.
    Lent's Forty Days

  9. Legalism - The Elephant in the Room

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    02/19/24
    15 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    There is no AA for legalists. At least not officially. But there ought to be, and it should be called your local church.
    Legalism - The Elephant in the Room

  10. The Tree At The Center of The Universe

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    02/16/24
    9 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    We are the fruit that grows from the branch, which extends from the trunk of the tree, which is rooted in the soil that it grows out of, which is all Christ.
    The Tree At The Center of The Universe

  11. Keep a Song in Your Heart

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    02/15/24
    7 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    Regularly reading and hearing God’s Word helps us to keep a song in our hearts.
    Keep a Song in Your Heart

  12. The Same Face

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    02/12/24
    6 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    At the Transfiguration, we say farewell to alleluia and hello to the horrific reality of our lost condition.
    The Same Face
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