An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: Election and the Word
By Caleb Keith
10/15/25
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An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: Election and the Word

This is the fourth installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.
An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: In Bondage to Sin
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
10/14/25

An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: In Bondage to Sin

This is the third installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.
An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: The Clarity of Scripture
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
10/13/25

An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: The Clarity of Scripture

This is the second installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.

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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
12/05/24

The Unrivaled Christ

However knowledgeable you may become by reading Buddha or compassionate after following Gandhi, you will never find forgiveness in anyone else other than Christ alone.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
12/03/24

An Advent Meditation: Does God Want Us To Reject Modernity?

The world rushes forward, lighting up screens and decking out storefronts in a mad sprint toward the next thing, but Advent pulls us back.
Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson
12/02/24

Too Soon for Tinsel? Why November Christmas Lights Might Be More Than Holiday Hype

In Scripture, laments are raw expressions of grief, but they always point to hope. What if our culture’s obsession with holiday lights is an unconscious way of crying out, “We need good news, and we need it now”?
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
11/29/24

An Excerpt from His Gospel is Peace

Below is an excerpt from the personal devotional included in this year’s 1517 Advent Resources.
Michael Berg
Michael Berg
07/08/24

The Church Year

This is an edited excerpt from Addendum A, “The Church Year,” On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service, written by Michael Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023), pgs. 113-120.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
12/23/23

The Fact of His Name

What’s the big deal about Jesus’ name?
Karen Stenberg
Karen Stenberg
12/21/23

Christmas joy...or Maybe...Christmas Guilt

I didn’t see Christmas as a gift given to me to enjoy, I saw Christmas as a long list of expectations I needed to hold up to love those around me.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
12/20/23

Christmas with Creation

Can you imagine Christmas from creation’s point of view?
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
12/19/23

The Fact and Fullness of Time

Luke shows us that when we try to fit God into our life movie, the plot is all wrong; and not just wrong but trivial.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
12/14/23

The Fact of Our Need for a King

We still think we can sort own own problems with more money, more education, more resources, more techniques, more, more, more.
Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
12/12/23

More than a Party Favor

Show me your righteousness, we can only point to Jesus
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
12/08/23

The First Fact of Advent- God’s Love

It is the love of God that reveals Him as the promise-making, promise-keeping God.
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