Fairytale or Fact: The Transfiguration as Eyewitness Testimony
By Brian W. Thomas
02/16/26
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Fairytale or Fact: The Transfiguration as Eyewitness Testimony

Faith, for Peter, is not suspended in religious abstraction. It is tied to something that happened in time and space.
More Than Chocolates: St. Valentine, Baptism, and the Love of Christ
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
02/13/26

More Than Chocolates: St. Valentine, Baptism, and the Love of Christ

Baptism does not promise us chocolates or flowers, but something far greater: life in Christ.
Laughing with Moses All the Way to the Promised Land
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
02/11/26

Laughing with Moses All the Way to the Promised Land

The Promised Land invites us to laugh at how relatable it is to be exhausted and exasperated by all the people, and the egos and opinions they bring with them, that come with living.

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Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
10/13/23

When You're Attacked By The "What If's"

Finding rest in God when the “what ifs”come calling
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/12/23

The Unlikely Matriarch

God sees true beauty
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
10/04/23

Here's Your Sign

The legacy of Jonah is troubled with most remembering him not for what he said but for what he did: run away.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
10/03/23

Is Thine Eye Evil, Because I am Good?

God gives good gifts to underserving workers. God gives good gifts to all of them.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/28/23

God Demands The Impossible, And That’s Good

God knows that when we face insurmountable odds in our moments of weakness, we are more likely to turn to him in trust and reliance.
Kerri Tom
Kerri Tom
09/27/23

Why Poetry Matters

If poetry elevates its subject, we could also say the reverse: the subject, in this case, the Most High God, elevates the language.
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
09/18/23

We Carry Crosses Through Pain

The Lord assures Jeremiah he has not forgotten him. He is there and will rescue him.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/15/23

The God Who Remembers: Mary

The Lord has remembered to help his servant Israel, to fulfill his promises to Abraham and to his offspring forever, not mostly or mainly because of his mercy, but exclusively so.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
09/14/23

The God Who Remembers: Hannah

Lord, remember us to remind us, that we may know all good things come from you.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
09/13/23

The God Who Remembers: Joseph

We have to “remember” that God remembers us. He has not fallen away. For God to remember us means he is working for our good; a restoration.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/11/23

The God Who Remembers: The Action of Remembrance

This week, we’ll take a closer look at what it means to have a God who remembers us. Today, 1517 Scholar in Residence Chad Bird first introduces the Old Testament meaning behind the word and the Hebrew way of remembering.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
08/29/23

An Excerpt from Faith in the Face of Tyranny

This is an excerpt from Faith in the Face of Tyranny: An Examination of the Bethel Confession Proposed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer & Hermann Sasse in August 1933, written by Torbjörn Johansson and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2023).
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