What Does Baptism Do?
By Brian W. Thomas
05/01/26
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What Does Baptism Do?

This is an excerpt from the third chapter of By Water and the Word: God’s Gift of Baptism for You by Brian Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 52-60.
The Tree That Sweetens Every Sorrow
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/30/26

The Tree That Sweetens Every Sorrow

Even when the bitter places sink down deep into our bones, the Restorer never relinquishes his grip on you.
A Review of
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
04/28/26

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.

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Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
06/10/24

What the Bible’s Wisdom Books Say about Human Suffering

God does not give us an undebatable answer to suffering. Instead, God suffers, too.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
05/28/24

The Mega of Megachurches

This is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of Your God is Too Glorious: Finding God in the Most Unexpected Places by Chad Bird (1517 Publishing, 2023).
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
03/31/24

Preaching the Gospel When Cities Burn

You are the baptized, for in Christ we are all wet. The demographic dividers are washed away.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
02/07/24

Rod Rosenbladt: A Great Storyteller of the Greatest Story Ever Told

One way or another, Rod always found a way to bring whatever story he was telling back to the gospel and God's grace in Christ.
Steve Byrnes
Steve Byrnes
01/08/24

Is God Moved by our Petitions?

Do our petitions move God?
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.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
10/31/23

Resources For Reformation Day

1517 Resources to help Celebrate Reformation Day
Nicholas Hopman
Nicholas Hopman
09/26/23

The Small Catechism was not created for Confirmation Class

Luther actually expected the Catechism to be taught in the home.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
08/29/23

An Excerpt from Faith in the Face of Tyranny

This is an excerpt from Faith in the Face of Tyranny: An Examination of the Bethel Confession Proposed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer & Hermann Sasse in August 1933, written by Torbjörn Johansson and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2023).
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
08/25/23

An Excerpt from Let the Bird Fly

This is an excerpt is from Chapter 1 of Let the Bird Fly: Life in a World Given Back to Us written by Wade Johnston (1517 Publishing, 2019).
Martin Luther
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Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
08/24/23

An Excerpt from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Galatians, Galatians 5:1

This is an excerpt from Martin Luther’s Commentary on Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians (1535), edited by Haroldo Camacho (1517 Publishing, 2018).
Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
08/18/23

An Excerpt from The Resurrection Fact

This is an edited excerpt from the conclusion of The Resurrection Fact: Responding to Modern Critics, edited by John Bombaro and Adam Francisco. (1517 Publishing, 2016).
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