St. Michael, Defender of God’s People
By Amy Mantravadi
09/29/25
20mins

St. Michael, Defender of God’s People

Why did the church dedicate a day to St. Michael anyway? Who is he, and what does he do?
Yardwork and the Antichrist
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
09/26/25

Yardwork and the Antichrist

The Antichrist offers another continual presence. It is every whisper that tempts us toward autonomy, that tells us to carry it alone, that insists suffering is meaningless.
God's Sufficiency in the Face of Our Inadequacy
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/25/25

God's Sufficiency in the Face of Our Inadequacy

He is the God who always is, whose Word is true, and never fails. He is a God who acts and always does what he says he’s going to do.

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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
05/15/21

Now I lay me down to sleep

What is it, though, that makes bedtime so fraught with anxiety?
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/14/21

Fearing the Gospel

Faith isn’t something that needs to be done. It’s something to be enjoyed because faith is a gift bestowed by God’s word through the hearing of the Gospel.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/13/21

Are We Living in the Last Days?

In just about every generation, there have been some who thought The End was very near. They were convinced that they were living in the last days. And they were right, though probably not in the way they thought. Likewise, if you think we are living in the last days, you too are right, but perhaps not in the way you suppose.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
05/11/21

A Q&A with Gretchen Ronnevik on "Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted"

"Ragged" written by Gretchen Ronnevik is now available for purchase from 1517 Publishing
Kevin Hale
Kevin Hale
05/10/21

Grief and Hope

Death may speak, and its voice may sound authoritative and decisive. Nonetheless, it is a mere whimper from the grave.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
05/03/21

Luther, Jesus’ Body, and a Troubled Conscience

Luther saw that God demands not that we become perfectly righteous like God but that we simply receive the gift of righteousness; a gift that actually makes us worthy.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
05/01/21

Livingstone's Failure and Christ's Success

Evangelism is hard work requiring lots of patience. Churches and mission boards are often too impatient and want to see numerical growth explode overnight.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
04/30/21

Alive Through Absolution

Absolution is the word God speaks to cause his sin-dead creation to live.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
04/28/21

Just One Stone

Those called out for their sins, who find themselves knee deep in their transgressions, always need grace.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
04/27/21

When God Says No

When we come to God with our faithful obedience to make a case for our just cause, we expect to hear his deliverance in the form of a "yes."
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
04/20/21

Possessed by Pardon and Peace

It’s God’s love that sets us free to love in the first place.
Michael Gibney
Michael Gibney
04/19/21

The Package of Forgiveness

God has a strange delivery system, the foolish preaching of the cross and foolish preachers for Christ’s sake delivering it.
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