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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.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
07/28/23

Becoming Human Again

The only place to begin a discussion of human/creaturely identity is with our relationship to the God whose breath filled dust, brought us to life, sustains us and gives us a hopeful future.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
12/31/22

Book Review: Justification Is for Preaching

While they speak on various aspects of the preaching task, these essays share a unity in their authors’ commitment to the fact that the preaching of Jesus Christ is not simply motivational, informational, or inspirational; it is the delivery of God’s promise into the ears of those who if left to themselves are deaf to the Creator’s voice.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
09/11/22

Gospel: Luke 16:1-15 (Pentecost 15: Series C)

God commands we serve only Him. We serve Him with all we have and all we are, including the 90% of our income which does not go in the plates. What does it look like to serve God above money?
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
08/17/22

Lucas Cranach: Artist, Proclaimer, and Friend

Cranach became the evangelical interpreter for the masses
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
04/03/22

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 32:36-39 (Palm Sunday: Series C)

The LORD vindicates His people in the midst of their misery and despair—for this He has come.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
06/05/21

Old Testament: Ezekiel 17:22-24 (Pentecost 3: Series B)

God's new planting will keep the ancient Messianic covenantal promise alive and bring it to fruition.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
05/08/21

Old Testament: Psalm 1 (Easter 7: Series B)

This Psalm identifies who the people of the Covenant are, and who they are not, and orientates them in relationship to the LORD God.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
09/18/19

Knights of Faith

The question is this: Is it possible to truly believe God will give us a desirable answer to our prayers, and at the same time be OK if He doesn't?
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
06/21/19

Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Theology of the Cross

I’d like to offer a short reflection on the theme of “worldliness” as it appears in his later work and how that’s connected to an item of his Lutheran heritage: the theology of the cross.
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
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
02/11/19

The Dung-Slinging God

The prophet Jonah longed for one thing: to see the Assyrian city of Nineveh utterly destroyed by the wrath of God. His wish eventually came true
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