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Chad Bird is a Scholar in Residence at 1517. He has served as a pastor, professor, and guest lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew. He holds master’s degrees from Concordia Theological Seminary and Hebrew Union College. He has contributed articles to Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, Modern Reformation, The Federalist, Lutheran Forum, and other journals and websites. He is also the author of several books, including Night Driving: Notes from a Prodigal Soul, Your God Is Too Glorious

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The One Hebrew Word You Don't Want to Forget

By Chad Bird 01/22/21

In the Old Testament, to zakar ("remember") is not merely to rifle through the files in your head until you find that fact you’ve been searching for. To zakar is to employ your hands and feet and lips to engage in whatever action that remembrance requires.

Hold on Loosely to Your Politics

By Chad Bird 01/14/21

Want to do yourself, your family, your friends, and the world a good deed? Hold on loosely to your politics. Don’t drop it. Don’t toss it aside. Don’t privatize it. But, above all, don’t hold on to your politics as if your life, your soul, and your salvation depend on it.

You Are Not Enough and Other (Un)welcome Truths for the New Year

By Chad Bird 12/29/20

As we prepare to begin this new year, it is helpful to remember three painfully honest truths, one of which is "You are not enough."

O Emmanuel: Christmas in the Garden of Eden

By Chad Bird 12/22/20

On each of the seven days leading up to Christmas Eve (December 17-23), Chad Bird will provide a meditation that focuses on the ancient “O Antiphons,” each of which addresses Christ by a different Old Testament name. Today’s reflection, the last of this series, is on “O Emmanuel.”

O King of the Nations: Unity Deeper than Politics, Race, or Nationality

By Chad Bird 12/21/20