Why the Reformation Still Matters in an Age of Virtue
By Kelsi Klembara
10/30/26
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Why the Reformation Still Matters in an Age of Virtue

Luther felt the reform of the church could not simply remain a matter of aesthetics and practice. Something much deeper needed to be rooted out.
Messengers, Angels, and Apostles
Mark Duerr
Mark Duerr
10/29/26

Messengers, Angels, and Apostles

While God can, and often does, appear to people face to face, he also often employs the use of several types of messengers.
Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
10/28/26

Where the Inside Is Larger Than the Outside

The “further up and further in” we go, the table keeps getting bigger, the guest list keeps getting longer, and the grace keeps on flowing.

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Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
08/12/25

Is Protestantism Really Going Extinct?

Protestants, in my view, don’t suffer from a Goldilocks problem. They have an arrogance problem.
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
08/08/25

The Last Great Gnesio: Remembering Oliver K. Olson

Oliver was a friend, chaplain, professor, author, and loyal church reformer. This Gnesio-Lutheran giant will be missed.
Sam Leanza Ortiz
Sam Leanza Ortiz
07/29/25

The English New Testament at 500: William Tyndale’s Enduring Legacy

For English speakers, no Reformer comes close to Tyndale in terms of measurable impact.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
07/22/25

An Excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: Ordinary Water

This is an excerpt from Remembering Your Baptism: A Sinner Saint Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2025) by Kathy Morales, pgs 74-77.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/15/25

Faith That Waits

Chapter 3 of Habakkuk, which is often referred to as “the Psalm of Habakkuk,” is a song of catharsis, relief, faith, and profound emotion.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
07/04/25

Freedom Beyond Strength and Wisdom

Wisdom and strength require bootstrap-pulling and the placing of noses to grindstones.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
07/02/25

Faith Remains: From Habbakuk to Luther

How do the words “The righteous shall live by his faith” go from a context of hope in hopelessness to the cornerstone declaration of the chief doctrine of the Christian faith?
Seth Moorman
Seth Moorman
06/30/25

What Makes A Saint: A Saint Suffers

This is the third installment in the 1517 articles series, “What Makes a Saint?”
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
06/23/25

What Makes a Saint: A Saint is Hidden

This is the second installment in the 1517 articles series, “What Makes a Saint?”
Zack James Cole
Zack James Cole
06/18/25

A Cross in the Road: How Jesus Chooses You

Decisionalism expects you to raise yourself through a choice, but Scripture says only Christ raises the dead.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
06/17/25

A Review of "Because Jesus Taught It" by Flame

Because Jesus Taught It. By Flame. Concordia Publishing House. Paperback. 205 pages. List price: $17.99.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
06/16/25

What Makes a Saint: A Saint is Justified

This is the first installment in the 1517 articles series, “What Makes a Saint?”
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