The Deliverer Who Doesn't Run Away
By Bradley Gray
09/12/25
23mins

The Deliverer Who Doesn't Run Away

Nothing good happens when you get ahead of God and take matters into your own hands.
When Evil Roars, Christ Still Reigns
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
09/11/25

When Evil Roars, Christ Still Reigns

To confess Christ crucified and risen as the only hope in a world that has lost its mind to wickedness and rage.
An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 86
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/10/25

An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 86

The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s upcoming book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 191-192.

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Joel Hess
Joel Hess
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You Are Already Dead! So Live!

In Christ we are already dead to sin and the eternal consequences of sin. “There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus,” writes Paul (Romans 8:1).
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Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
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Lord, To Whom Shall We Go?

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Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
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Catbirds and the Delight of God

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Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
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Christian Patriotism

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Joel Hess
Joel Hess
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Jesus Doesn't Need You to March for Him

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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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Jesus Is The Only Picture of God's Salvific Power We Get

As long as we hold tight to a life that was never ours to possess in the first place, so long as we refuse to lay down our life so others can live, Jesus can't do a thing for us.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
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Meeting Melanchthon: Theological Ambassador Part II—France

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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Wearing Our Shame to Church

God in Jesus takes off your shirt of shame, your bitterness, your anger, your guilt, your hopelessness, and drapes these rags on himself.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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The Affair

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Bob Hiller
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Do You Want to Watch the Game?

In a world so wired by law and rules, judgement is everywhere.
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