This is an excerpt from the first chapter of Being Family by Scott Keith (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 1-6.
04/23/26
God has told us everything necessary for faith. However he has not told us everything there is to know.
04/22/26
Jesus didn’t enter the water because he was sinful; he entered the water because John was sinful, as are we all.
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06/10/25
What I was missing—what so many are missing—is a Church that doesn’t just speak about Christ, but delivers him.
06/09/25
Though several generations removed from Luther’s generation, Francke came of age right on time for a new wave of spirituality to collide with the Reformation in the movement known as Pietism.
06/06/25
Every time someone is baptized, every time bread is broken and wine poured, every time a sinner hears, “Your sins are forgiven in Christ,” Pentecost happens again.
06/05/25
They were still praying, trusting, and hoping. Why? Because they knew who was with them and who was for them: the risen Christ.
06/03/25
In Christ, you are bound. Bound to mercy. Bound to grace. Bound to a God who won’t let you go. And because of that, you are free—gloriously, joyfully free.
06/02/25
The baptized do not celebrate sin—they grieve it.
05/30/25
When Jesus ascends, he does so, bearing gifts for you.
05/29/25
The ascension is not about Jesus going away. It's about Jesus taking his rightful place so that he might fill the world with his presence and power.
05/28/25
Those who venture through these pages will find a veritable gold mine for the task of theology today, especially in the realm of apologetics.
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05/27/25
Should you then abandon David’s plea that God use his law against his enemies and send a Legal Avenger? No, the law must be preached to the Christian (insofar as he is not one).
05/26/25
The Church needs mystics again. Not fringe figures, but saints ablaze with love.
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