By Charlie Ziemann

11/11/26

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I Am

Jesus is not a god that we can manipulate and mold. Christ is the true God, the one who is.

Bradley Gray

11/12/26

The God Who Meets Us in the Cave

The most sober lesson we can learn from life’s caves is that all we have is a Person, one who never withers or distances himself from us, even though we are weak and languishing.

Mark Duerr

11/09/26

What does Baal have to do with Yahweh?

Yahweh tells his people that they “shall have no other gods before me,” he’s speaking into a culture whose very fabric is made up of the worship of other gods.

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1517 Staff

07/14/20

A Q&A with Scott Ashmon on "Who Am I? Exploring Your Identity through Your Vocations"

“Who Am I?” edited by Scott Ashmon (1517 Publishing, 2020) is now available for purchase.

Kelsi Klembara

07/13/20

What the Radical Reformation Can Teach Us About Assurance

By basing our assurance on the promises of God, which we not only hope for in the future but live in now, the Christian can finally rest in the comfort that they are both saved and not responsible for their own salvation.

Bruce Hillman

07/13/20

When God Lets You Down After You Tried So Hard

There is often no way forward for us without the prophetic lament, because such laments force out our honesty and resentment at the God who does not treat us as we expect to be treated.

Kyle G. Jones

07/10/20

United in the Father by the Son

God not only unites us to himself by the death and resurrection of his Son; he unites us, the church, together and to himself under Christ as his children.

Haroldo Camacho

07/08/20

No Sob Story Needed

That is the good news that ifies all hand wringing and wipes away every tear from every eye.

Martin Luther

07/06/20

Love is the Law's Interpreter

Love is to be the interpreter of law. Where there is no love, these things are meaningless, and law begins to do harm.

Zack James Cole

07/03/20

Declaration of Dependence

The gospel of Jesus Christ is also a declaration. It is a declaration of something that has already happened, “that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day."

Adam Francisco

07/03/20

Citizenship in the Christian Tradition

The following is an excerpt from Adam Fransisco’s chapter in “Who Am I?” edited by Scott Ashmon (1517 Publishing, 2020).

Donavon Riley

07/02/20

The Remedy

If our churches are split along generational lines it's because we've turned our backs to the cross. We've shut our ears to the Good News about Jesus Christ, who judges the world with equity.

Jenifer Mohan

06/29/20

Death, Taxes, and God's Love for You

Love for our neighbor can be taxing. We may even decide it’s not worth the cost. But in this moment I found a blessed reminder of how different God's love is, and how our value rests in Christ alone.

Steven Paulson

06/26/20

The Hidden God and My Hiding Place

The God whom I met without a preacher is neither revealing nor hiding—but now, with a preacher, he has become my hiding place!

Ken Sundet Jones

06/26/20

Wellspring of the Joy of Living

The following is an excerpt from Ken Sundet Jones’ chapter in “Who Am I?” written by Scott Ashmon (1517 Publishing, 2020).

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