Surprised by Easter
By Sam P. Schuldheisz
05/14/25
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Surprised by Easter

The women at the tomb were surprised by Easter. Amazed and filled with wonder at Jesus' Easter eucatastrophe. And so are we.
Becoming Better People, An Excerpt from Sinner Saint: A Suprising Primer to the Christian Life
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
05/13/25

Becoming Better People, An Excerpt from Sinner Saint: A Suprising Primer to the Christian Life

This is an excerpt from Chapter 6 in Sinner Saint: A Surprising Primer to the Christian Life (1517 Publishing, 2025). Sinner Saint is available today from 1517 Publishing.
The Weathervane of the Eastern Church
Sam Leanza Ortiz
Sam Leanza Ortiz
05/12/25

The Weathervane of the Eastern Church

On its journey from Byzantium to Constantinople to Istanbul, this special place helps us understand the broader arc of Christian history, which goes on until Christ's return.

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Chad Bird
Chad Bird
06/18/21

The World Does Not Need Extraordinary Fathers

The world doesn’t need dads who are more stressed than they already are. It needs fathers who care for their families, not in heroic ways, but in common, everyday ways.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
06/12/21

Why We Go to Church

This article comes to us from 1517 guest contributor, Karen Stenberg.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
06/11/21

Freedom From Parsing

Only when we’re ready to accept the impossibility of human perfection can we move beyond the paralyzing myth that we are capable of anything good apart from Christ.
Tyler Cronkright
Tyler Cronkright
06/05/21

Gut-Wrenching Love

Jesus comes to you. He binds your wounds, and he pours out his body and his blood for the forgiveness of your sins.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
06/03/21

Answering the Universal Inquiry of Humanity

Everyone is living as a naked sufferer who’s been duped into believing that the nakedness of suffering has to be covered up.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/02/21

You Are Not Forgotten

We prefer God to forgive our sin by not paying attention to it. Then our prayer is not for grace but that God would overlook and wink at us from the sidelines.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
06/01/21

False Converts Are Not Your Concern

Here is someone to love; they’re not a Christian. They’re not very clean and don’t seem to care. Love them. Let your life become intertwined with theirs. Let it cost you something.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
05/28/21

The Religion of the Sacred Cow

If you and I were to examine our own lives, we’d likely have to admit that we are frequent disciples of Jeroboam’s “bootleg religion.”
Kevin Hale
Kevin Hale
05/27/21

Mute and Muted Idols

The irony of our idolatry is that many of our idols could and would speak the gospel to us if we would listen.
Katie Koplin
Katie Koplin
05/25/21

"Shoulding" On One Another

The law is good and holy but so often when we are “shoulding” on one another, we actually are just going to end up “burning” each other’s fields.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
05/24/21

The Holy Spirit: The Gift and Gift-Giver

The Holy Spirit is sent, not to talk about himself, but to point us to Jesus.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
05/23/21

The Sermon as Linchpin

We have the Gospel in Word and the Gospel in Sacrament. Both are poised to declare the peace of the Lord, the good news of God’s forgiveness because of the life, vicarious atonement, and resurrection of Jesus the Son.
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