The Last Great Gnesio: Remembering Oliver K. Olson
By 1517 Staff
08/08/25
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The Last Great Gnesio: Remembering Oliver K. Olson

Oliver was a friend, chaplain, professor, author, and loyal church reformer. This Gnesio-Lutheran giant will be missed.
Gen-X, The Church Needs Your Scars
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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Gen-X, The Church Needs Your Scars

We don’t need another brand. We need a people who remember who they are. And that’s us, Gen-X.
The Parable That Preaches the Cross
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
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The Parable That Preaches the Cross

Just as each servant was sent to bring back the Master’s fruit, so did God send his prophets to bring back the fruits of a life shaped by the Word.

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Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
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The Offence of Our Heart on Another’s Sleeve

We don’t love little because we have little that requires forgiveness.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
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The Gospel is Only for Consumers

Perhaps the answer to creating a healthier church and a more invested people is found in preaching more clearly the full freeing Gospel.
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
10/23/18

Self-Esteem?

What do you think of when you hear the term “self-esteem”?
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/23/18

Undeserving Losers Welcomed to the Party

Nobody is going to crash Jesus’ wedding feast. Jesus is throwing the only party in town worth attending, and it’s going to be a celebration.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
10/22/18

The Good News of Suffering

The biblical response to suffering, to recognizing that things are not as they ought to be, is lament.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
10/19/18

An Introduction to Luther's Theology of the Cross

The following is an excerpt from the introduction to Theology of the Cross: Reflections on Luther’s Heidelberg Disputation written by Steve Paulson and edited by Kelsi Klembara and Caleb Keith (1517 Publishing, 2018).
Brandon Hanson
Brandon Hanson
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Revelation 1:10-20 | What Kind of God Is This? Part 3 | 011

Finally, we draw near the end of this three-part article on Revelation 1:10-20.
David Rufner
David Rufner
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The Gift of Belonging

It is only when individuals are bound together in community that they become fully human.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
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On Being Haunted

I am often haunted by my past. I am daily haunted by what I should be doing.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
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Enemies Of The Cross

The thing seems incredible, and I would not have believed it myself, nor have understood Paul’s words here, had I not witnessed it with my own eyes and experienced it.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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A Lament for Hurricane Victims

Here is a lament I’ve written especially for victims of hurricanes. May it be for you, for your family, or for your church, a way to put into prayer the anguish of your souls.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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Whose Bones are Buried Beneath the Cross?

Let’s take a walk together. And as we do, I’ll tell you a mystery.
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