The 1529 Protest of Speyer
By Amy Mantravadi
04/17/26
13mins

The 1529 Protest of Speyer

"Every one must stand and give account before God for himself; and no one can excuse himself by the action or decision of another, whether less or more.”
A Review of
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
04/16/26

A Review of "God Meets Us In Our Suffering"

God Meets is the rare cancer book (and as above, I use that term advisedly) that addresses both the judgment God places on human creatures in the Garden (death) and the hard road anyone walks toward that end (100% of us).
Resurrection is the Gospel
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
04/15/26

Resurrection is the Gospel

The testimony of the apostles is not an escapist message in which Christians are redeemed by leaving bodily life behind.

All Articles

Roland Ehlke
Roland Ehlke
08/24/21

An Overview on the Content and Importance of Augustine's City of God

In writing City of God, Augustine sought to demonstrate that the events of 410 were but a glimpse of all history.
Sam Leanza Ortiz
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.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
08/19/21

Can Body Positivity Overcome Our Bodies of Death?

As the body positivity movement has gained traction, we must also be aware of some of its pitfalls
Bradley Gray
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.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/11/21

Gentle and Lowly: A Reflection on the Love that Will Not Let Us Go

For sinners who cannot seem to get out of their own way, Dane brings to bear the gospel of Christ’s heart, which aerates one’s spiritual lungs with undiluted grace.
Uwe Siemon-Netto
Uwe Siemon-Netto
08/10/21

A Q&A for "Urchin at War"

Urchin at War is now available from 1517 Publishing
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
08/05/21

The Seventh Beatitude: Pax or Hapax?

The title “peacemakers” is not ours except as we tell and retell his peacemaking story.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/05/21

Three Popular, Wrong Ideas About the Old Testament

The Old Testament is a long, strange book that’s not easy for modern readers to understand. What is understandable, therefore, is that people can get lost and confused when studying it. Here are three common misconceptions about it.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
07/29/21

The Sixth Beatitude: Makarios in a Crucible?

We are not saved by the success of our refining process. We are saved precisely because our impurities, no matter what the percentage, ruin the whole thing.
Chad Bird
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.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/24/21

What Is the Purpose of the Church?

Ascertaining the what and how of the Church greatly factor into the very purpose of the Church, that is, they essentially answer the question why the Church?
Uwe Siemon-Netto
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).
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