The Most Important Theological Writing Ever Turns 1700 Years Old
By Bruce Hillman
09/15/25
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The Most Important Theological Writing Ever Turns 1700 Years Old

The Nicene Creed is the gospel distilled—a refined and concentrated byproduct of Scripture’s own witness to the grace and power of God in Jesus Christ.
The Deliverer Who Doesn't Run Away
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/12/25

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.

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Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
04/24/24

Eucatastrophe of Easter

Eucatastrophe is the coming untrue of all sin, evil, and death. And where that starts is the empty tomb of the risen Jesus.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/18/24

God’s Gift of Justification

The notion that your goodness is “good enough” to make you right with God is a lie straight from the father of lies himself.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
04/17/24

The Hands of the King

When Jesus appeared again to his disciples on that first Easter evening and again a week later with Thomas and the Emmaus disciples, what did Jesus show them? His hands.
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
04/11/24

Bold as a Lion: Leo the Great and Resurrection Courage

Jesus continues to do the same for me and for you as he did for his disciples. He still shows up for us. He still speaks his peace to us.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
04/04/24

Jesus' Tomb and Folded Facecloths

This article is written by guest contributor, Aaron Boerst.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
03/31/24

Preaching the Gospel When Cities Burn

You are the baptized, for in Christ we are all wet. The demographic dividers are washed away.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/30/24

Shrug Not at the Burial of Jesus

The seemingly small, the particular, the previously overlooked, magnifies in importance.
Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
03/29/24

A Very Good Friday

The death and resurrection did indeed really happen. They are accomplished historical facts, and by them, so too is the forgiveness of our sins and justification before God.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
03/25/24

See God on Passion Sunday

He represents our likeness, fulfills it, and so has the prerogative to reproduce his likeness in us.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
03/22/24

Showing Off Battle Wounds

This article is written by guest contributor, Aaron Boerst
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
03/21/24

Peace through A God Who Dies for His Enemies

The relationship with God through Christ and renewal in his image in Christ cannot be taken away or compromised through suffering.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
03/20/24

New Zwingli Biography Reveals Differences with Luther

Zwingli the Pastor provides an excellent introduction to the Swiss reformer’s life and work, focusing on Zwingli’s philosophy of church reform, biographical details, and mode of exegesis.
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