1. Not in Vain

    book
    04/08/24
    9 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Paul knew that, without the resurrection, the Christian life was a “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video.
    Not in Vain

  2. Is God Moved by our Petitions?

    book
    01/08/24
    15 mins
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    By Steve Byrnes
    Do our petitions move God?
    Is God Moved by our Petitions?

  3. The Inner Ring

    book
    08/30/23
    14 mins
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    By Kevin Hale
    The issue is not the existence of so-called inner rings, but our desire and willingness to spend our lives in order to gain from an inner ring what is freely promised in Christ: hope, security, and identity.
    The Inner Ring

  4. Becoming Human Again

    book
    07/28/23
    13 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    The only place to begin a discussion of human/creaturely identity is with our relationship to the God whose breath filled dust, brought us to life, sustains us and gives us a hopeful future.
    Becoming Human Again

  5. Idolatry in Living Color

    book
    07/21/23
    12 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    We may not all be mass-murdering Nazis. But we all have the same root sin that causes the most egregious criminal activity on the face of the earth. We all have the desire to be our own God.
    Idolatry in Living Color

  6. When You Have Him

    book
    05/25/23
    7 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    God is the end of living, the destination, the point of it all.
    When You Have Him

  7. Stones Fit for Skipping

    book
    05/11/23
    9 mins
    read
    By Wade Johnston
    The Lord knew how it felt to be a rejected stone.
    Stones Fit for Skipping

  8. What's in a Name?

    book
    04/21/23
    26 mins
    read
    By John Bombaro
    The drama of Scripture is about God renaming us by bringing us into his image-bearing family once again. And it would take “a name above all names” to accomplish it.
    What's in a Name?

  9. True Contentment

    book
    03/02/23
    14 mins
    read
    By Michael Berg
    I can guarantee you that when Paul was overtaken by the Spirit and inspired to write these words, he did not have in mind your local school's boys' basketball tournament.
    True Contentment

  10. Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross

    book
    01/13/23
    24 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The sign of the cross, according to the earliest centuries of Christians, is “the sign of the Lord,” and every baptized Christian was “marked” with it.
    Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross

  11. A Real Person

    book
    01/12/23
    11 mins
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    By Gerhard Forde
    Fullness, truth, reality – all this God gives us as his gift in Christ.
    A Real Person

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

    book
    01/03/23
    16 mins
    read
    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?
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