An Excerpt from His Gospel is Peace
By 1517 Staff
11/29/24
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An Excerpt from His Gospel is Peace

Below is an excerpt from the personal devotional included in this year’s 1517 Advent Resources.
What it Means to be Thankful
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
11/28/24

What it Means to be Thankful

The Lord’s provision doesn’t rest on the strength of our gratitude.
A Review of A Bit of Earth: A Year in the Garden with God
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
11/27/24

A Review of A Bit of Earth: A Year in the Garden with God

A Bit of Earth is about the garden, but it’s also about us—as we are made from dirt.

All Articles

Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
08/08/16

Dancing With The Spirit

Years ago I picked up a used copy of Thomas Á Kempis’ Imitation of Christ at a second-hand bookstore.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/03/16

We Expect Too Little from God

We shrink away from God’s godness and almightiness, and so shrink down our prayers. Perhaps it is a lack of faith. We don’t trust God to give what He himself has promised to give.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/02/16

Pejorative Piety

One of the things you get used to if you talk about this thing called “grace” often enough, is sooner or later you’ll be looked down on by your peers.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/30/16

The Sign Said, "Just Kill Me."

One thing is for certain: my day was heaven compared to his. My minor headaches nothing compared to whatever he was going through.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/29/16

The Little Girl in the Shadows

The most powerless person in this story is the key to it all. God uses her who is nothing to effect everything.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
07/27/16

I Have Confidence

In the classic musical, The Sound of Music, the storyline follows the main character, Maria, as she is sent from her life in an Abbey to become a governess over seven children.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
07/25/16

Ask or You Won’t Receive

Years ago a pastor friend of mine who felt betrayed by someone he trusted told me that he was under no biblical obligation to forgive his betrayer unless and until he asked for forgiveness.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/22/16

Church in Bed: Why Leave Home on Sunday Morning?

He lavishly pours out His rest in the waters of Baptism, in the spoken words of absolution from the pastor’s lips, in the preaching of the cross and resurrection, in the consumption of heavenly cuisine from the table at which He is host and meal.
Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
07/20/16

The Man Behind The Curtain

When Dorothy, Toto and her 3 new friends finally arrived in Oz, they were met with a staggering disappointment. The Great and Powerful is Oz was not so great and powerful.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/19/16

What's Wrong with the World—in Two Words

The Christian faith makes a bold claim: We are the world's problem, but we are not the world's solution.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/18/16

Funeral Songs I Wouldn’t Be Caught Dead Singing

There are many funeral songs I wouldn’t be caught dead singing. Why? Because my funeral will not be about me.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/15/16

Nice, France, and the Heart of the Human Problem

Dear church, do not get sidetracked. This is about far more than terrorism, racism, gun ownership, and the like. This is about the evil of the human heart.
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