By Bradley Gray

01/19/26

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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

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.

Steven Paulson

01/15/26

Psalm 12, Part 1: Set in Salvation

Salvation is not merely to be put in “safety” but to be put into Christ.

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Sam Leanza Ortiz

08/20/21

Bernard of Clairvaux: Theologian of Love

This spiritual giant of the Middle Ages is worth considering on this anniversary of his death.

Bradley Gray

08/18/21

Never Tell Me the Odds: On the Implausible and Improbable Deliverance of God

God picks the unexpected and the unlikely, and goes to the unforeseen places, stacking the odds against himself, in order that age after age might stand in open-mouthed wonder at his sovereignty in and over all things.

Donavon Riley

08/13/21

Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to be Free (Part 3)

Erasmus laid out his argument for a theology of grace and free will in much the same way modern Protestants have done since the Enlightenment.

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Haroldo Camacho

08/12/21

The Eighth Beatitude: The Persecution of the Gospel

As long as the church teaches the gospel, it will suffer persecution.

Uwe Siemon-Netto

08/10/21

A Q&A for "Urchin at War"

Urchin at War is now available from 1517 Publishing

Donavon Riley

08/03/21

Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 2)

Luther's response to Erasmus was not meant to be a polite contribution to an academic duel.

Donavon Riley

07/28/21

Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to Be Free (Part 1)

Luther’s allies and opponents also would not allow him to put off responding to Erasmus indefinitely. They badgered him constantly to write a response.

Chad Bird

07/26/21

How a Small, Country Congregation Became a Megachurch Overnight

This tiny rural church would bulge at the seams with worshipers from realms seen and unseen, all mixed together in the adoration of the Lamb.

Uwe Siemon-Netto

07/23/21

Urchin at War: Introduction

This is an excerpt from the introduction of “Urchin at War: Volume 1” by Uwe Siemon-Netto (1517 Publishing, 2021).

John W. Hoyum

07/09/21

The Trinity and the Gospel

What Luther is doing in his Catechism is teaching how the gospel is an action of the whole Trinity, not just one of the persons.

Martin Luther

07/07/21

A Penny and God's Goodness

Christ strikes a blow first against the presumption of those who would storm their way into heaven by their good works.

Joshua Miller

07/06/21

Baptismal Therapy

While baptism is a “once and for all” event that should not be repeated in the Christian’s life, the effects of baptism continue throughout the life of the believer.

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