When Religion Becomes Obsolete, Christ Does Not
By Russ Lackey | Mark Mattes
01/20/26
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When Religion Becomes Obsolete, Christ Does Not

American religion did not become optional because the gospel failed. It became optional because religion slowly redefined itself around usefulness.
Behold the Lamb
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
01/19/26

Behold the Lamb

The Passover wasn’t just Israel’s story; it’s ours.
Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
01/16/26

Psalm 12, Part 2: The Saint Fails, The Word Purifies

God makes us pure saints by planting us back in the earth we imagined we needed to escape.

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1517 Staff
1517 Staff
06/01/22

Our 2022 Summer Reading List

A few of our staff members have shared what they are looking forward to reading in the coming months below. If you’re looking for titles to fill your own summer reading list, we hope this list is a helpful resource.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
05/30/22

1517 Podcast Network Celebration

Celebrate the 4th Year of the 1517 Podcast Network with a Special Gift.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
05/29/22

Gospel: John 14:23-31 (Pentecost Sunday: Series C)

Pentecost is a flashback. It drives us back to the past. It also propels us forward into the future.
Travis Scholl
Travis Scholl
05/27/22

Epistle: Revelation 22:1-20 (Easter 7: Series C)

The glimpse of this final vision of healing has healed us before, it heals us here and now, and it will heal us again.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
05/25/22

Things I Learned From My Friend, Pastor Ron Hodel

1517 would not exist without the leadership, friendship, and faithfulness of Pastor Ron Hodel.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
05/22/22

New Testament: Acts 1:12-26 (Easter 7: Series C)

Now, in the New Testament, the number for the Church remains twelve as Jesus calls twelve Apostles to be trained by Him to carry out the ministry following His ascension.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
05/22/22

Gospel: John 17:20-26 (Easter 7: Series C)

So, we pray. Not just in times of need, but we pray at all times. Because this is part of what it means to be saved.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
05/18/22

Mere Christianity at 70

Armed with great analogies, airtight logic, and razor sharp wit, Lewis keeps you spellbound from one chapter to another as you find yourself going “further up and further in.”
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
05/15/22

New Testament: Acts 16:9-15 (Easter 6: Series C)

There were no discussions, no committee meetings, no master planning, he and his group simply went to Macedonia.
Travis Scholl
Travis Scholl
05/15/22

Epistle: Revelation 21:9-14, 21-27 (Easter 6: Series C)

What you are doing for your hearers is sparking their imagination to live in, to dwell in, the images you are conjuring in their mind’s eye.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
05/15/22

Gospel: John 16:23-33 (Easter 6: Series C)

Jesus opens for us a way to walk through suffering and to sing our song of salvation as we talk to our heavenly Father.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
05/08/22

New Testament: Acts 11:1-18 (Easter 5: Series C)

In the Old Testament all the world is narrowed down to the people of Israel, which is eventually narrowed down to One—Jesus! Jesus is Israel reduced to one in order that all the world might be saved through Him.
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