The Most Important Theological Writing Ever Turns 1700 Years Old
By Bruce Hillman
09/15/25
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The Most Important Theological Writing Ever Turns 1700 Years Old

The Nicene Creed is the gospel distilled—a refined and concentrated byproduct of Scripture’s own witness to the grace and power of God in Jesus Christ.
The Deliverer Who Doesn't Run Away
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/12/25

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.

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Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
10/21/24

Simply Christ and Him Crucified

To preach Christ and him crucified is to keep the message simple and accessible.
Jacob Smith
Jacob Smith
10/02/24

Faith Founded on Fact: Remembering John Warwick Montgomery

John inspired me to see each sermon as an apologetic opportunity.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
08/30/24

Become What You Are

This is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of Clothed with Christ written byBrian W. Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2024). Now available for preorder.
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
08/21/24

God's Use of Nature

As both law and gospel are proclaimed, judgment and deliverance are miraculously pronounced over the hearer.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
08/13/24

Psalm 1: Blessedness to the Man

The one who delights in the law of the Lord learns to fear his own good works and trust God outside of them.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/12/24

Listen to Him

With so many TV preachers, pastors, and Bible teachers claiming to be authoritative voices for God himself, how do you know who to listen to?
Michael Berg
Michael Berg
08/05/24

Comedy Might Just Save Us

Free speech isn't dead yet, and when it comes to the proclamation of the gospel, it never will be.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
07/24/24

Do the Ten Commandments Belong in Public?

Despite the fact that this could sound strange to modern ears, Luther has an important reason for saying what he does about the Commandments.
Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
07/19/24

Advice for Living in a Non-Christian World

The Christian must always remember that personal piety and liturgical uniformity are by no means the marks of true religion.
Brad Soenksen
Brad Soenksen
07/17/24

Good Regret

We don't associate the word "regret" with anything "good," but God does.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
06/24/24

Unshakable Hope

If your faith is rooted in the gospel of Zion, in the good news of Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection on your behalf, you are already a member of the “heavenly Jerusalem”
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
06/21/24

Confession and Absolution

This is an excerpt from “Confession and Absolution” by John T. Pless in Common Places in Theology: A Curated Collection of Essays from Lutheran Quarterly, edited by Mark Mattes, (1517 Publishing 2023).
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