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1517 Staff
1517 Staff
08/08/25

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.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
04/25/24

Tell the Story And Preach It

A Christian story untethered from the reality of Christ and his mercy toward sinners becomes a mere fable, while a sermon disconnected from the hearts of its listeners remains a hollow oratory.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
03/30/22

An Unintended Sermon

What grace is this? It’s grace from Christ, who often seizes us when we least expect it, even through the hands of His enemies.
Katie Koplin
Katie Koplin
07/10/21

A Letter to the Rural Church

Questions of our purpose and significance as a church abound with fewer and fewer people in the pews.
Sarah Crowder
Sarah Crowder
01/18/21

Receiving a New Name: Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

Freedom and reconciliation were significant themes for both of the Martin Luthers.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
01/20/20

Gospel: Matthew 4:12-25 (Epiphany 3: Series A)

This is the wonder which is present in the calling of the disciples. Not how they drop their nets to follow Jesus, but that Jesus does not need to go far to find disciples. He chooses the people He lives among.
Jessica Thompson
Jessica Thompson
03/01/19

The Advocate

If you are going to memorize a passage of Scripture, can I suggest these two verses?
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
03/01/19

The Feast of Transfiguration

The Father uses this last festival of Epiphany, the Transfiguration, to announce one more time to us just who Jesus is: His beloved Son, the Chosen One
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
12/17/18

My Favorite 12 1/2 Books of This Year

My nonfiction reads took me into Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and various varieties of Protestantism. Some of my favorites didn’t fall into neat and tidy categories, such as Jordan Peterson and Richard Selzer. It was difficult to narrow the list down, but here are my 12 1/2 favorites of the year.
Craig Donofrio
Craig Donofrio
04/11/18

The Suffering Servant

Jesus, Who is truly God, became a regular Joe (or Joshua as the case may be) for us.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
06/07/17

Melanchthon’s Magnum Opus

The work in question was entitled the Loci Communes Theologici, or Common Topics of Theology.
RJ Grunewald
RJ Grunewald
05/05/15

To Those Beaten Up by the Church

Bloody, bruised, and burnt out—our friends, family members, and coworkers are walking out of churches, giving up on God’s family, and at the same time giving up on the message that the Church has been entrusted with.
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