A Review of
By Amy Mantravadi
04/28/26
12mins

A Review of "To Live Well: To Live Well: Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times" by Alan Noble

To Live Well is therefore not a general advice book, but a message suffused with the gospel.
Practice Needs Promises: Martin Luther, John Mark Comer, and Christian Spirituality
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
04/27/26

Practice Needs Promises: Martin Luther, John Mark Comer, and Christian Spirituality

May we, as preachers, rise and proclaim that Jesus Christ is sufficient for all our spiritual hunger.
The Look and Feel of Vocation from the Outside
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
04/24/26

The Look and Feel of Vocation from the Outside

This is an excerpt from the first chapter of Being Family by Scott Keith (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 1-6.

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1517 Staff
1517 Staff
06/10/20

The Gospels: What Are They?

The following is an excerpt from “Faithless to Fearless” written by David Andersen (1517 Publishing, 2019).
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
06/08/20

What Makes a Theologian of the Cross?

Christ isn’t preached in his glory but in his ignominy, his utter shame, degradation, and desolation.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
06/05/20

We Do Not Mingle Law and Grace

Christ is joy and sweetness to a broken heart. Christ is a lover of poor sinners, and such a lover that He gave Himself for us.
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
06/03/20

Spiritual Care Under Persecution

The image of the cross stands as central to Luther’s comfort for those who endure persecution.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/02/20

No Justice, No Peace

Justice and love are united in God, and we see this most clearly in Jesus on the cross. There, both God's hatred toward sin and compassion for the world come together.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
05/25/20

The Suffering Away of Hell

The biggest point Luther makes about the descent is not that Jesus triumphed over hell idle and unaffected, but that Jesus defeated hell by suffering hell away.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
05/19/20

Was the Son of God a Sinner?

I am told that it is preposterous and wicked to call the Son of God a cursed sinner. I answer: If you deny that He is a condemned sinner, you are forced to deny that Christ died.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
05/17/20

Cliché Preaching

Cliché preaching may be symptomatic of shallow, consumerist culture, perpetuating a problem rather than the solution.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
05/15/20

Q&A for Pastoral Prophet: Meditations on the Book of Jeremiah with Author Steve Kruschel

Pastoral Prophet: Meditations on the Book of Jeremiah is now available from 1517 Publishing.
Michael Berg
Michael Berg
05/14/20

Understanding Paul's Allegory of Hagar and Sarah

The point is that the whole lot was wicked. And so were the Galatian Christians. And so are we.
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
05/13/20

Christ, the Center of Revelation

Jesus has conquered; he who has an ear let him hear. There is nothing to run from, nothing to be ashamed of, nothing to fear because the Lamb of God has done it all.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
05/12/20

Judgment Day

As we stand before our Lord dead in our transgressions and guilt, Jesus pronounces His judgment upon us. He absolves us.
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