By Ryan Matthias

01/30/26

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Don't Lead with Wrestling

When we consider our own end, it will not bring us into a final wrestling match with the messenger of God, but into the embrace of the Messiah of God.

Jason Oakland

01/29/26

The Callings of Jesus

What do such callings look like? They are ordinary and everyday.

Why Christian Tradition? Why Absolution and Mercy

Donavon Riley

01/28/26

Why Christian Tradition? Why Absolution and Mercy

This is the third in a series meant to let the Christian tradition speak for itself, the way it has carried Christians through long winters, confusion, and joy for centuries.

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Bradley Gray

10/29/25

The Reformation Explosion

The Protestant milieu was pervaded with the announcement that God and God alone is the active agent in the salvation of sinners.

Bradley Gray

10/07/25

Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ

We can lay down our sledgehammers of moralistic performance, which aren’t effective anyway, and we can trust that we are his and his life is ours.

Jason Oakland

10/06/25

Big Questions About Faith, Love, and, Salvation

Faith takes God at his word and holds his promise to be true for me because I know God would not lie to me.

1517 Guest Contributor

08/21/25

Good News in Sinner's Shoes

For those with faith in Christ, there is always a happy ending.

Zack James Cole

08/15/25

Homeless In Heaven?

Tetzel peddled righteousness for gold, but God gives it freely through faith in his promised Word, the person and work of Jesus Christ.

Ryan Couch

08/04/25

When our Childhood Heroes Die

Why reflect on these three men — MacArthur, Ozzy, and Hulk Hogan — in the same breath?

Bradley Gray

07/25/25

Grace for Unbearable Days

Instead of offering more details or more information, he does something even better: he promises his very presence.

Erick Sorensen

07/23/25

Bold Preaching, Imperfect Vessels: Remembering John MacArthur

MacArthur’s courage to speak Scripture’s truth, no matter the audience, should be commended.

Bradley Gray

07/09/25

Inception and the Paradox of Grace

Paradoxes hold everything together, not just in Inception’s plot, but in your life and mine.

Donavon Riley

07/08/25

Only Christ, Not OnlyFans

We don’t flinch at sin. We speak Christ into it.

Seth Moorman

06/30/25

What Makes A Saint: A Saint Suffers

This is the third installment in the 1517 articles series, “What Makes a Saint?”

Amy Mantravadi

06/26/25

Dignity is not Enough: Thinking Biblically About Assisted Dying

I always imagined dying a faithful death for Christ would mean burning at the stake. Now, I suspect it will mean dying in my bed of natural causes.

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