What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise
By Erick Sorensen
07/14/25
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What Makes a Saint? A Saint Is Held By Promise

God doesn’t just simply give you all the things. He does so because his very own Son came down and earned all the things for you.
Peace Be With You
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
07/11/25

Peace Be With You

‘Peace’ means “I have forgiven all those sins against me.”
An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Watery Fortress
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
07/10/25

An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Watery Fortress

This is an excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Sinner Saint Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2025) by Kathy Morales, pgs 6-9.

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Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/14/21

Erasmus versus Luther - Bound to Be Free, Part 7

Luther understood when the Word of God came it did not offer sinners a choice.
Blake Flattley
Blake Flattley
10/13/21

Running from Rest

Christ has taken our failures and defeats and exchanges that yoke for his own.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
10/12/21

A Q&A for How Melanchthon Helped Discover the Gospel

This is a Q&A for 1517 Publishing’s newest release, “How Melanchthon Helped Luther Discover the Gospel,” by Lowell C. Green. This release also marks the launch of our new Melanchthon Library.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
10/09/21

Gospel: Mark 10:35-45 (Pentecost 21: Series B )

Honor would be shown to the least. Power would be shown by its opposite. The way of glory was marked with humility.
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
10/07/21

Martha: Herald of the Gospel

Martha’s pain is not met by a to-do list. Jesus’ reply is not that she should try harder or change her behavior
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
10/05/21

The Bible and How to Read It - Part 3: How Do I Understand It?

We must be careful in how we use Bible verses to establish Scriptural truth both to others and to ourselves.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
10/04/21

Imagination: A Handmaid of the Gospel

Our Lord is not only the King of creation but the King of creativity.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
10/02/21

Gospel: Mark 10:17-22 (Pentecost 20: Series B )

Jesus saves us from the love of money which sent the rich young man away sad.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
09/29/21

So I Can Just Do Whatever I Want?

There are plenty of reasons why you do not already do whatever you want out of fear of the law, and you will find these reasons persist and remain long after the gospel has its way with you.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
09/25/21

Gospel: Mark 10:2-16 (Pentecost 19: Series B )

God’s promise never to separate us from the love of Jesus means that our security, and our confidence, and our forgiveness—even for our part in past divisions—depends entirely on His faithfulness and not ours.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
09/25/21

Repentance In Your Name vs. Repentance In Christ's Name

To repent in his name is done thus: in those who believe in Christ God through the same faith works a change for the better, not for a moment, nor for an hour, but for their whole life.
1517 Publishing
1517 Publishing
09/24/21

In Search for the Meaning of Grace

Except for the Augsburg Confession, Melanchthon’s Loci communes of 1521 were the most important of his writings.
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