1. Bach as Missionary to Japan

    book
    06/08/22
    16 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    For Japan’s highly secularized elite, alienated by collapsing opportunity and the materialistic void left behind, Bach’s music was a balm.
    Bach as Missionary to Japan

  2. He Devises Means

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    06/07/22
    14 mins
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    By Kevin Hale
    Our God is the one who brings back the exile, who restores the outcast, he is the one who devises means to do so.
    He Devises Means

  3. Malachi’s Message of the Maker’s Love

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    06/06/22
    20 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Our only hope in life and death is that God loves sinners, who fail and forget constantly, with a love that is just as constant.
    Malachi’s Message of the Maker’s Love

  4. Our 2022 Summer Reading List

    book
    06/01/22
    18 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    A few of our staff members have shared what they are looking forward to reading in the coming months below. If you’re looking for titles to fill your own summer reading list, we hope this list is a helpful resource.
    Our 2022 Summer Reading List

  5. What We See in the Cross is Love

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    05/27/22
    16 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    If you want something empty, the tomb is the way to go. The point of the manger is that Jesus was in it. The point of the cross is that Jesus was on it.
    What We See in the Cross is Love

  6. A Fortress in the Face of Violence

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    05/26/22
    12 mins
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    By Steve Kruschel
    Your loving Lord is not oblivious to your pain and sadness.
    A Fortress in the Face of Violence

  7. Absolve Yourself!

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    05/23/22
    10 mins
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    By Kathy Morales
    Jesus does not put us on trial and make us pay for our own sin, but he, himself, is put on trial in our place.
    Absolve Yourself!

  8. Mere Christianity at 70

    book
    05/18/22
    10 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    Armed with great analogies, airtight logic, and razor sharp wit, Lewis keeps you spellbound from one chapter to another as you find yourself going “further up and further in.”
    Mere Christianity at 70

  9. The Judge and the Judgment

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    05/17/22
    26 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    God's Son comes to deal with the infestation of sin, but in an unforeseen twist of grace, he’s the only one who goes under the knife.
    The Judge and the Judgment

  10. You are a God who Hides Himself

    book
    05/11/22
    8 mins
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    By David Clay
    God excludes our boasting out of his abundant mercy.
    You are a God who Hides Himself

  11. Judas at Mass

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    05/02/22
    10 mins
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    By Philip Bartelt
    On May 2nd, Cantate Sunday, in the year 1507, Luther celebrated his first Mass.
    Judas at Mass

  12. Do the Words of Baptism Matter?

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    04/25/22
    7 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    To give us God’s name, the name that is above every name, Christ gave us the exact words to say at baptism: the name of the triune God who is three persons, one God: “I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.”
    Do the Words of Baptism Matter?
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