1. A Lot Can Happen in Forty-Five Seconds

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    10/23/21
    6 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    Forty-five seconds is about how long I have as a pastor leading a Sunday morning service to sit at the feet of the cross and receive Jesus’ body and blood given to me by the hands of another at the Lord’s Table.
    A Lot Can Happen in Forty-Five Seconds

  2. Bo Giertz: A Regular Pastor

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    10/06/21
    13 mins
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    By Bror Erickson
    Bo Giertz attained infamy in Sweden for a humble adherence to unpopular, orthodox practice and doctrine.
    Bo Giertz: A Regular Pastor

  3. Remember Who You Are

    book
    10/01/21
    10 mins
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    By Steve Kruschel
    God and Jeremiah may have been looking at the same person, but they were seeing very different things.
    Remember Who You Are

  4. Familiar Strangers: Comfort In Depression

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    08/26/21
    15 mins
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    By Tyler Cronkright
    It turns out that when Elijah battled depression, God sent someone to just be with him. To comfort him.
    Familiar Strangers: Comfort In Depression

  5. An Overview on the Content and Importance of Augustine's City of God

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    08/24/21
    16 mins
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    By Roland Ehlke
    In writing City of God, Augustine sought to demonstrate that the events of 410 were but a glimpse of all history.
    An Overview on the Content and Importance of Augustine's City of God

  6. What Is the Purpose of the Church?

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    07/24/21
    13 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Ascertaining the what and how of the Church greatly factor into the very purpose of the Church, that is, they essentially answer the question why the Church?
    What Is the Purpose of the Church?

  7. A Letter to the Rural Church

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    07/10/21
    10 mins
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    By Katie Koplin
    Questions of our purpose and significance as a church abound with fewer and fewer people in the pews.
    A Letter to the Rural Church

  8. I Have Put My Words in Your Mouth

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    06/14/21
    16 mins
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    By 1517 Publishing
    This is an edited excerpt from “The Pastoral Prophet: Meditations on the Book of Jeremiah” written by Steve Kruschel (1517 Publishing, 2019).
    I Have Put My Words in Your Mouth

  9. Why We Go to Church

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    06/12/21
    13 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    This article comes to us from 1517 guest contributor, Karen Stenberg.
    Why We Go to Church

  10. Preaching that Gives Certainty

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    01/29/21
    13 mins
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    By Bob Hiller
    Your forgiveness means you are in God’s favor, and no matter what tomorrow brings, God’s face is shining upon you, and he is gracious to you. Whether you live or you die, you belong to the Lord.
    Preaching that Gives Certainty

  11. What Happens When the Gospel Isn’t Threatened

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    01/19/21
    11 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    Has the modern world taken too strong a dose of the gospel as its inheritance from the Reformation?
    What Happens When the Gospel Isn’t Threatened

  12. A Poet's Conversation with Love

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    11/16/20
    15 mins
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    By Grant Klembara
    Love continues to gently but endlessly pursue the narrator, despite his persistence in pulling away in the opposite direction.
    A Poet's Conversation with Love
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