Recovering Thanksgiving
By Donavon Riley
11/27/25
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Recovering Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving, then, is not just about plenty. It is about redemption.
Giving Thanks in Adversity
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
11/26/25

Giving Thanks in Adversity

Why is it truly meet right and salutary that we should at all times and all places give thanks to God.
A Review of The Well That Washes What it Shows by Jonathan Linebaugh
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
11/25/25

A Review of The Well That Washes What it Shows by Jonathan Linebaugh

“The well that washes what it shows” captures the essence of Linebaugh’s project, which aims to give the paradigmatic law-gospel hermeneutic a colloquial and visual language.

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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
05/15/25

Why We Worship

“The fear of the Lord” is our heart’s awakening to and recognition of God’s outrageous goodness.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
05/13/25

Becoming Better People, An Excerpt from Sinner Saint: A Suprising Primer to the Christian Life

This is an excerpt from Chapter 6 in Sinner Saint: A Surprising Primer to the Christian Life (1517 Publishing, 2025). Sinner Saint is available today from 1517 Publishing.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
05/06/25

What is a Sinner Saint? An Excerpt from Sinner Saint: A Surprising Primer to the Christian Life

This is an excerpt from Chapter 1 in Sinner Saint: A Surprising Primer to the Christian Life
Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
05/02/25

May the Fourth Be With You

The Fourth in the fire is Jesus.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
04/17/25

From Eden to Easter: Suffering in Gethsemane

This is the fourth installment in our series, From Eden to Easter: Life and Death in the Garden. Each day throughout Holy Week, we will take a special look at the gardens and wildernesses of Scripture, and in particular, these scenes' connections to Christ's redemption won for us on the cross.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/14/25

From Eden to Easter: The Garden of Eden

This is the first installment in our series, From Eden to Easter: Life and Death in the Garden. Each day throughout Holy Week, we will take a special look at the gardens and wildernesses of Scripture, and in particular, these scenes' connections to Christ's redemption won for us on the cross.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
04/09/25

Lenten Love Songs

Three Lenten songs express the same astonishing wonder of a Lord who willingly suffers and dies.
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
04/04/25

A Georgia Boy’s Lament: Val Kilmer, Doc Holliday, and the Friend of Sinners

News of Kilmer's death hit me like a freight train because his Doc Holliday stirred something in me about friendship—both the earthly kind and the divine.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
03/26/25

A Review of Unloved: The Rejected Saints God Calls Beloved

Sometimes the old story is the one we need to hear again and again.
A.J. Vega
A.J. Vega
03/12/25

The “I” in Church

We are called to believe in the church even when we don’t believe in the church.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/11/25

The Wound and the Well

The great lie of addiction is that suffering must be fled, must be numbed, must be drowned out by any means necessary.
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
03/07/25

The Mistranslation That Sparked the Reformation

Is there a significant difference between changing your mind and doing penance? Absolutely.
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