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Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
12/15/23

Assurance of Salvation in the Reformed and Lutheran Traditions

In this article Amy Mantravadi give a short but helpful summary of the differences in Lutheran and Reformed thought regarding assurance.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
04/21/23

What's in a Name?

The drama of Scripture is about God renaming us by bringing us into his image-bearing family once again. And it would take “a name above all names” to accomplish it.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
12/05/22

Church Fathers on Christmas: St. Augustine

Let us rejoice, then, in this grace so that our glory may be the testimony of our conscience wherein we glory not in ourselves but in the Lord (2 Cor. 1:12).
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
08/07/22

Epistle: Hebrews 11:17-31 (32-40); 12:1-3 (Pentecost 10: Series C)

The battle is not so much recognizing sins as admitting them. It is also not so much confessing them as repenting them or laying them aside. But we can do it. Looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith...
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
04/17/22

New Testament: Acts 5:12-32 (Easter 2: Series C)

To be barred from the Temple was like being ostracized from society as a whole. It was a powerful card to hold, and the Sadducees were not shy about using it.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
01/29/20

The Gospel is a Noun

It’s a delivery of historical facts that tells us who Jesus is and what he has done for us through his dying on the cross and his rising from the grave.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
12/11/19

When the Great Shadow Departs

While we are promised that God will always be with us, we are also told of the benefits that can come to us even in our pain.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/12/19

Jesus, the Key to Understanding the Bible

The following is an excerpt from “Crucifying Religion” written by Donavon Riley (1517 Publishing, 2019).
Mark Mattes
Mark Mattes
02/22/19

The More Promising Approach to Discipleship

The following is an excerpt from Law and Gospel in Action written by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2019).
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
12/14/18

Christmas, I Just Don’t Understand It

Christmas comes in the dead of winter. In a season when the earth is cold, dark, and bare, songs on the radio belt out a chorus which names this season, "the most wonderful time of the year."
Mariah Coward
Mariah Coward
12/12/18

Death and Life

Recently, I've had to confront the idea of death. Not that death is merely an idea, but for me it kind of was. I've been fortunate enough to never have someone I knew unexpectedly pass away until a couple of weeks ago.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
11/18/18

Old Testament: Isaiah 51:4-6 (Proper 29, Series B)

It is important to note the “mission” character of this text. Indeed, these would have been strange words for Isaiah’s audience. The Israelites had taken the covenantal promise and the language of separation and chosen to mean that the message of salvation and restoration was meant for no one but them.
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