1. More Than Conquerors: Pastoral Care in Physical & Spiritual Temptations

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    08/21/23
    8 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    It is of the utmost importance that pastors teach their congregation that through faith in Jesus Christ, they are fortified against the machinations of the adversary.
    More Than Conquerors: Pastoral Care in Physical & Spiritual Temptations

  2. What C.S. Lewis Thought About Aliens

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    08/10/23
    16 mins
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    By Grant Klembara
    Lewis takes us to the planets to satisfy our cravings for spiritual adventure, which, as he says, “sends our imaginations off the Earth,” in the first place.
    What C.S. Lewis Thought About Aliens

  3. Faith That Exceeds Flannel-Graphs: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

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    08/04/23
    6 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    This is an excerpt from “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    Faith That Exceeds Flannel-Graphs: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

  4. Idolatry in Living Color

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    07/21/23
    12 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    We may not all be mass-murdering Nazis. But we all have the same root sin that causes the most egregious criminal activity on the face of the earth. We all have the desire to be our own God.
    Idolatry in Living Color

  5. Law and Gospel and the Imagination

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    07/11/23
    12 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    When properly distinguishing law and gospel in the Word of God, it is important to use the God-given gift and abilities of the imagination as your ears.
    Law and Gospel and the Imagination

  6. The Apologetics of Imagination

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    06/29/23
    12 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    If we believe that ours is truly the greatest story ever told, then we must share that story in creative ways and allow it to change the desires of its hearers.
    The Apologetics of Imagination

  7. Ice Baths for Lost Sheep

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    06/27/23
    7 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The Parable of the Lost Sheep bursts through the confines of convention and demands that we embrace the messiness of life and the unpredictable ways in which God's grace and forgiveness operates.
    Ice Baths for Lost Sheep

  8. Our 2023 Summer Reading List

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    06/23/23
    27 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    Below is a compilation of some of our staff and contributor’s recommended reads for this summer (based, of course, on what we are reading). Let us know if you find a book you love!
    Our 2023 Summer Reading List

  9. Sin Will Have No Dominion

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    06/15/23
    10 mins
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    By Gerhard Forde
    We live for the most part, on the strength of our moral fiber, under the law, by our zeal for God and all that which tickles our proud fancy.
    Sin Will Have No Dominion

  10. Pentecost with C.S. Lewis

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    05/26/23
    19 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    The Holy Spirit isn’t so much the one you look at, as he is the one who turns you from looking at yourself and your sin to your Savior, Jesus.
    Pentecost with C.S. Lewis

  11. A First Far-Off Gleam of the Gospel: The Christian Beginnings of Tolkien’s Fiction in The Book of Lost Tales

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    05/03/23
    17 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    In the sacrament, we receive an earnest of that future promise here and now in the body and blood of Jesus given and shed for us.
    A First Far-Off Gleam of the Gospel: The Christian Beginnings of Tolkien’s Fiction in The Book of Lost Tales

  12. What is Theosis?

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    05/01/23
    12 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
    What is Theosis?
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