Fairytale or Fact: The Transfiguration as Eyewitness Testimony
By Brian W. Thomas
02/16/26
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Fairytale or Fact: The Transfiguration as Eyewitness Testimony

Faith, for Peter, is not suspended in religious abstraction. It is tied to something that happened in time and space.
More Than Chocolates: St. Valentine, Baptism, and the Love of Christ
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
02/13/26

More Than Chocolates: St. Valentine, Baptism, and the Love of Christ

Baptism does not promise us chocolates or flowers, but something far greater: life in Christ.
Laughing with Moses All the Way to the Promised Land
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
02/11/26

Laughing with Moses All the Way to the Promised Land

The Promised Land invites us to laugh at how relatable it is to be exhausted and exasperated by all the people, and the egos and opinions they bring with them, that come with living.

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Gage Jordan
Gage Jordan
12/07/23

C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season

C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
10/31/23

Resources For Reformation Day

1517 Resources to help Celebrate Reformation Day
Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove
Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove
08/03/23

Observations from an Ordination Anniversary

I’ve experienced firsthand the promise that God never leaves a congregation empty-handed.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/20/23

The Bible: God’s Anchorage

God’s published will offers us anchorage, the anchorage of Jesus Christ, in the midst of chaos, reminding us that there is a greater purpose to our lives than the pursuit of worldly success or fleeting pleasures.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
07/03/23

The Holy Spirit's Succulent Fruit

The Holy Spirit unleashes his power through us, his vines, and we then get to watch as his fruits blossom and ripen.
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
06/30/23

The Gifts of the Trinity

Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/20/23

Opening the Dead Hands of Faith

It’s not our eloquence or persuasive rhetoric that changes hearts, but the Word of God that pierces through the hardened shells of unbelief and breathes life into the dead bones of sinners.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
06/16/23

Summertime Blues?

God's faithfulness is constant and consistent. It knows no season. His love for us doesn't fade with the summer sun.
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
02/28/23

My Favorite Book in the Bible

If you interpret James, as most do, as an encouragement toward proving your faith by your works and then say it is your "favorite" then you are proclaiming that your favorite thing about the Christian faith is the practical outworking, the proving your faith by your works.
Robert Kolb
Robert Kolb
01/24/23

God and His Human Creatures in Luther’s Sermons on Genesis

This is an excerpt from “The Alien and the Proper: Luther's Two-Fold Righteousness in Controversy, Ministry, and Citizenship,” edited by Robert Kolb (1517 Publishing, 2023). Now available for purchase.
Robert Kolb
Robert Kolb
01/17/23

Our Theology - Luther’s Two Kinds of Righteousness: A Personal Reflection

This is an excerpt from “The Alien and the Proper: Luther's Two-Fold Righteousness in Controversy, Ministry, and Citizenship,” edited by Robert Kolb (1517 Publishing, 2023).
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
01/03/23

What If My Dreams Don't Come True?

The nefarious thing about idolatry is that just about anything can become your idol: career, family, fame, wealth, status, spouse, you name it, any good thing can become a ‘god-thing” with ease. 
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