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.

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.

Amy Mantravadi

11/04/26

W.H. Auden on Martin Luther

Auden understands Luther’s doctrine of justification by faith not as a mere theological platitude, a trick of biblical grammar, or a catchphrase for men to rally around.

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Bradley Gray

12/05/24

The Unrivaled Christ

However knowledgeable you may become by reading Buddha or compassionate after following Gandhi, you will never find forgiveness in anyone else other than Christ alone.

Donavon Riley

12/03/24

An Advent Meditation: Does God Want Us To Reject Modernity?

The world rushes forward, lighting up screens and decking out storefronts in a mad sprint toward the next thing, but Advent pulls us back.

Matt Johnson

12/02/24

Too Soon for Tinsel? Why November Christmas Lights Might Be More Than Holiday Hype

In Scripture, laments are raw expressions of grief, but they always point to hope. What if our culture’s obsession with holiday lights is an unconscious way of crying out, “We need good news, and we need it now”?

1517 Staff

11/29/24

An Excerpt from His Gospel is Peace

Below is an excerpt from the personal devotional included in this year’s 1517 Advent Resources.

Bradley Gray

11/19/24

Self-Made Religion and the Gospel of Christ Alone

We love hearing about Jesus, but we also love hearing about how much effort we need to exert to truly pull off this whole “Christian life” thing.

Wade Johnston

10/14/24

Let the Little Children Come to Me

Jesus came for little children, and that is what we are. We are children of God.

Donavon Riley

10/08/24

The Courage to Rise After Each Fall

Let your soul grieve, yes, but don’t let it be eaten alive by worry.

Kathy Morales

09/20/24

Tech and Vocation: A Christian Perspective on Generative AI

Jesus has instituted his living-breathing disciples, his shepherds in his church, to declare the full forgiveness of sins.

Jason Oakland

09/16/24

A Righteousness that is By Faith

To obtain this righteousness, you have to admit you don’t have it and could never produce it on your own because you are unrighteous.

Seth Moorman

09/02/24

Narcissus the Pharisee

There is a bit of Narcissus in all of us. We are all lost within ourselves.

Delwyn Campbell

08/14/24

The Gospel's Promise in a Secular World

What the gospel does is take people who were enemies of God and transform them into lovers of God

Erick Sorensen

06/13/24

The Gift of Failure

Success is emphatically not your primary identity.

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