St. Michael, Defender of God’s People
By Amy Mantravadi
09/29/25
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St. Michael, Defender of God’s People

Why did the church dedicate a day to St. Michael anyway? Who is he, and what does he do?
Yardwork and the Antichrist
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
09/26/25

Yardwork and the Antichrist

The Antichrist offers another continual presence. It is every whisper that tempts us toward autonomy, that tells us to carry it alone, that insists suffering is meaningless.
God's Sufficiency in the Face of Our Inadequacy
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
09/25/25

God's Sufficiency in the Face of Our Inadequacy

He is the God who always is, whose Word is true, and never fails. He is a God who acts and always does what he says he’s going to do.

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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/18/21

Never Tell Me the Odds: On the Implausible and Improbable Deliverance of God

God picks the unexpected and the unlikely, and goes to the unforeseen places, stacking the odds against himself, in order that age after age might stand in open-mouthed wonder at his sovereignty in and over all things.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
08/15/21

The Color Green

Green is the color for “ordinary time” in the liturgical church year. It's the regular time of year that always gets overshadowed by other seasons such as Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
08/14/21

Old Testament: Isaiah 29:11-19 (Pentecost 13: Series B)

Hypocrisy continues to rear its head as the formalistic worship and worshippers neglect their LORD and their neighbor.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
08/14/21

Epistle: Ephesians 5:22-33 (Pentecost 13: Series B)

Is this text about marriage or Jesus? The answer should be obvious by now: Yes!
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
08/14/21

Gospel: Mark 7:1-13 (Pentecost 13: Series B)

No longer do we read about Jesus promising to satisfy and raise and abide in His people. Instead, we encounter a Jesus who goes on the attack.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/13/21

Luther versus Erasmus: Bound to be Free (Part 3)

Erasmus laid out his argument for a theology of grace and free will in much the same way modern Protestants have done since the Enlightenment.
Martin Luther
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Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
08/12/21

The Eighth Beatitude: The Persecution of the Gospel

As long as the church teaches the gospel, it will suffer persecution.
Uwe Siemon-Netto
Uwe Siemon-Netto
08/10/21

A Q&A for "Urchin at War"

Urchin at War is now available from 1517 Publishing
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
08/07/21

Old Testament: Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18 (Pentecost 12: Series B)

So many distractions—so many false and foreign gods—so many side paths and rabbit trails. What choice, what decision? Who will we follow?
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
08/07/21

Epistle: Ephesians 5:6-21 (Pentecost 12: Series B)

God’s Word of forgiveness, new life in baptism, and life given in the Lord’s Supper direct our lives in this world of sin and cause us to follow Christ’s light through the darkness.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
08/07/21

Gospel: John 6:51-69 (Pentecost 12: Series B)

Jesus, the Son of God from all eternity, the agent of creation, the Savior of all people, promises to abide IN His people.
Uwe Siemon-Netto
Uwe Siemon-Netto
08/06/21

Theology 101, Under Bombs

I am cognizant of the powerful lessons for life I owe to those nights in the air-raid shelter.
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