1. Our 2022 Summer Reading List

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    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

  2. Mere Christianity at 70

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    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

  3. Q & A for “Withertongue Emails” with Donavon Riley

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    03/15/22
    7 mins
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    By 1517 Publishing
    Each email entry in The Withertongue Emails is intended to compel the reader to stop and think about their pastor, themselves, and their churches.
    Q & A for “Withertongue Emails” with Donavon Riley

  4. No Disguises

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    02/23/22
    14 mins
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    By Brad Soenksen
    I may feel today that the Lord has not found me, but in fact he has – he is intimately acquainted with all my ways.
    No Disguises

  5. Doesn’t Everything Die at Last, and Too Soon?

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    02/16/22
    14 mins
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    By A. A. Just Jr.
    Maybe it was because I read this book to put myself to sleep. But maybe the lack of any Christian references was part of my sadness.
    Doesn’t Everything Die at Last, and Too Soon?

  6. Q & A for "The Augsburg Confession: A Guide for the Perplexed" by Mark Mattes

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    02/15/22
    6 mins
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    By 1517 Publishing
    The problem with sin is that we fail to honor God who wants to take our hearts captive and fill us with his goodness.
    Q & A for

  7. The Longing Road

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    02/01/22
    15 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    When we read a good story, we sojourn with the characters and authors upon the trail of longing. Such is the pilgrim’s path.
    The Longing Road

  8. No Going Back

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    01/31/22
    9 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    The sword of the spirit in Holy Scripture does indeed show us our sin, but thanks be to God, it also shows us our Savior.
    No Going Back

  9. Our Weekly Epiphany: Boring?

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    01/18/22
    15 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Here, robed in Word and Sacrament, is your King, infant though He be, come out of eternity into time to bring you out of time and into eternity.
    Our Weekly Epiphany: Boring?

  10. Losers Not Choosers

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    01/11/22
    12 mins
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    By Brad Soenksen
    Our only claim to fame is that we have been claimed by a God who is consistently drawn to losers!
    Losers Not Choosers

  11. They Brought Gifts and So Do We

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    01/06/22
    14 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Meeting the crown prince is one thing; meeting God in the flesh, as the Light of the Gentiles and the Savior of the world is another.
    They Brought Gifts and So Do We

  12. Why Not Diapers and Casseroles Instead of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh?

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    01/05/22
    12 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Couldn't Mary and Joseph have used more practical gifts? Why did the magi bring such unusual presents to the Christ Child? And how do these Gentiles fit into this very Jewish part of Matthew's Gospel? Let's ask some Old Testament prophets and poets for the answer.
    Why Not Diapers and Casseroles Instead of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh?
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