The Resurrection Should be Terrifying
By Joel Hess
04/25/25
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The Resurrection Should be Terrifying

It's one thing to hope for a new reality; it's quite another to stand before it, no matter how wonderful.
Risen Indeed: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Part 1
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
04/24/25

Risen Indeed: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Part 1

If Jesus rose from the dead, then his claims about himself and his promises to humanity warrant serious attention and response.
The Shroud of Turin, Apologetics, and the Resurrection
Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
04/23/25

The Shroud of Turin, Apologetics, and the Resurrection

It’s easy to understand the allure of the shroud. In a skeptical age, a physical relic that appears to bear the imprint of the risen Christ seems like proof positive of the faith.

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Steve Kruschel
Steve Kruschel
05/16/22

Pray...Even in the Dark

Darkness is not your only friend. Jesus loves you, and he will be with you.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
05/13/22

Catechizing Your Imagination

God’s gifts, in turn, conform our minds to the mind of Christ, and catechize our imagination in the image of God’s Son.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
05/12/22

Are You a Righteous Person?

Both Paul and Martin Luther were Olympic champions when it came to ladder climbing.
David Clay
David Clay
05/11/22

You are a God who Hides Himself

God excludes our boasting out of his abundant mercy.
1517 Publishing
1517 Publishing
05/10/22

Q&A for Graciously Keep Me This Night

I wanted the devotions of this book to be a source of strength for everyone who has waited all night to see the sun come up again.
Scott Landrum
Scott Landrum
05/09/22

Rustling Leaves and a Guilty Conscience

Make no mistake, sinners are in fact being pursued by a most hideous beast called sin, death, and the devil, unleashed and striking continuously.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
05/06/22

God Has Swallowed Death, Whose Belly Christ Has Burst

Nothing stands against you. Only Christ stands now, and he is for you, more for you than you could ever know, for you like nothing else that has ever loved you.
Steve Kruschel
Steve Kruschel
05/05/22

Joseph's Moment of Truth

If you sit where Joseph sits, then you also face the choice that Joseph faced. Do you respond with vengeance?
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
05/04/22

Restored to Life

The God who abundantly restores is still in the business of total restoration, even today. Even now the God of heaven restores dead sinners to life.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
05/03/22

What the Women at the Tomb Reveal about God's Redemption

Every part of Jesus’ encounter with Mary Magdalene in John 20 was incredibly intentional and personal for God to systematically redeem what was lost.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
04/30/22

Virtue Signaling Justifies Nobody: Paul and Galatians 5:13-21

In the Church, the cry is, “He loves,” and it is that message which transforms our worldviews from taking to giving, from radical individualism to trans-demographic inclusivism, from selfishness to selflessness, from “tolerate my rights” to “loving rightly together.”
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
04/29/22

Becoming Human Again

What the gospel promises is not escape from our humanity, but resurrection from the dead.
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