An Introduction to The Bondage of the Will: The Preached and Unpreached God
By Steven Paulson
10/16/25
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An Introduction to The Bondage of the Will: The Preached and Unpreached God

This is the fifth installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.
An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: Election and the Word
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
10/15/25

An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: Election and the Word

This is the fourth installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.
An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: In Bondage to Sin
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
10/14/25

An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: In Bondage to Sin

This is the third installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.

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Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
10/21/24

Simply Christ and Him Crucified

To preach Christ and him crucified is to keep the message simple and accessible.
Jason Oakland
Jason Oakland
10/04/24

Humble like Jesus

The sinful nature loves self, and pride is its native tongue.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
09/10/24

Extraordinarily Ordinary

This is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of Clothed with Christ written by Brian W. Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2024). Now available!
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
09/06/24

Psalm 2: Kiss the Son

This article is part of Stephen Paulson’s series on the Psalms.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/23/24

God Clothed in Nature

In the Bible, we meet the God who also does not prance around naked as a jaybird.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/02/24

Faith's Headline: The Crux of the Gospel and Heaven’s Breaking News

God’s headline for his church prioritizes the person of Jesus and his purpose to demonstrate God’s power by dying and rising again for our salvation.
Michael Berg
Michael Berg
07/31/24

We Cannot Live without Symbols

Symbols throw together a physical artifact we can see, hear, touch, taste, and/or smell, with a truth beyond the tangible.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/22/24

Exploring the Hebrew Riches of the Benediction

God’s words do things. When God blesses you, you are blessed.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
07/11/24

What Makes the Church Fundamentally Unique?

This week, when you go to church, take a moment to reflect that you are being summoned by a loving Father, hands full of gifts he wants to give.
Michael Berg
Michael Berg
07/08/24

The Church Year

This is an edited excerpt from Addendum A, “The Church Year,” On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service, written by Michael Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023), pgs. 113-120.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
05/15/24

The Battle of Frankenhausen and the Ruin of Thomas Müntzer

The Battle of Frankenhausen stands as a warning for what can happen when we abandon the Word God has given us and chase after some vision of our own imaginations.
Kelsi Klembara
Kelsi Klembara
05/08/24

Forever Elsewhere

Elsewhere makes promises that can’t be kept, but God’s promises are secure, reliable, and certain.
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