The Deliverer Who Doesn't Run Away
By Bradley Gray
09/12/25
23mins

The Deliverer Who Doesn't Run Away

Nothing good happens when you get ahead of God and take matters into your own hands.
When Evil Roars, Christ Still Reigns
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
09/11/25

When Evil Roars, Christ Still Reigns

To confess Christ crucified and risen as the only hope in a world that has lost its mind to wickedness and rage.
An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 86
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/10/25

An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 86

The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s upcoming book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 191-192.

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Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
10/14/20

Luther's Doctrine on the Freedom of the Christian

This is an excerpt from Adam Francisco’s conclusion in “The Freedom of the Christian” written by Martin Luther and translated and edited by Adam Francisco (1517 Publishing, 2020). Pgs. 57-59.
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
10/12/20

The Eucharist and the Council of Trent

What is it that the 13th session actually has to say about the Eucharist, and how does it compare to what Luther and the reformers confessed about the Lord’s Supper?
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
10/09/20

Christian Freedom, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Neighbor

Understanding that I am completely free in Christ allows me to read the injunction to “love my neighbor as myself” as a promise instead of a threat.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/08/20

There's Always Room for One More

We are given the peace to know that all our sin is forgiven by our gracious God. We enjoy the comfort of knowing that our ways are watched over and protected by the Lord...
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
10/07/20

Satisfied with Faith

This is an excerpt from “The Freedom of the Christian” written by Martin Luther and translated and edited by Adam Francisco (1517 Publishing, 2020).
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
10/07/20

How's Your Walk With Jesus?

The quality of our walk with Jesus is not predicated on anything we do, for the only thing we bring to our salvation is the sin that makes it necessary.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
10/06/20

The Two of Us In Here

The only reason we're aware of our old self is in baptism, God created a new self for us.
Brad Soenksen
Brad Soenksen
10/06/20

The Junk Room

Because Jesus sacrificed Himself for us sinners, God calls us to open the door of our junk rooms and receive His forgiveness.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
10/05/20

Prodigal at the Well

The Lord who stood before her seemed reckless in His love. Her sin didn't deter Him. Rather, it was the reason He came.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
10/02/20

Luther at Marburg

Luther's signature insight on the sacraments was that God’s word of promise doesn’t just symbolize an absent reality but that it gives and bestows God’s real favor.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
09/30/20

Good Works Follow Faith

This is an excerpt from “The Freedom of the Christian” written by Martin Luther and translated and edited by Adam Francisco (1517 Publishing, 2020).
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
09/30/20

Distrusting Our Best Moments

After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.
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