Waking Up in Post Christendom
By Adam Francisco
05/14/26
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Waking Up in Post Christendom

The temptation for many believers is either despair or outrage: despair that Christendom is fading, or outrage at the civilization replacing it.
The Theology of Play and the Joy of Repentance
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
05/15/26

The Theology of Play and the Joy of Repentance

Through baptism, absolution, and the Lord’s Supper, Christ meets you with his radical forgiveness which changes everything, even the self!
Don't Sleep On Luther's Early Disputations
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
05/11/26

Don't Sleep On Luther's Early Disputations

Do not disregard Luther’s early disputations, but appreciate their specificity and recognize their pastoral and theological continuity with his later works.

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John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
09/17/20

When You Have An Under-Realized Eschatology

Everyone dreads what might happen if political control is captured by the enemy. Paranoia is the characteristic feature of this kind of under-realized eschatology.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/15/20

If God is for us, who can be against us?

"Whom shall we fear?" We fear no one. We're not afraid of anything. Instead, we wait for the Lord with good courage. He will strengthen our hearts, as the psalmist writes (Ps 27:1).
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
09/14/20

Is Scripture Literature?

Viewing the Bible as literature is an essential and natural way of engaging the text. But there are also ways in which this practice can get lost.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
09/13/20

Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16 (Pentecost 16: Series A)

Imagine a world where love is given to the least. That is what Jesus is inviting His disciples to do in His parable this morning.
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
09/11/20

A Different Kind of Catechism

The scope of catechesis from the Reformation was broad and included not only instruction at church but in the home and in schools.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/10/20

Moralistic Therapeutic Deism

This is an excerpt from “Crucifying Religion” written by Donavon Riley (1517 Publishing, 2019).
Erick Sorensen
Erick Sorensen
09/09/20

A Leader We Can Believe In

Jesus isn’t any ordinary leader. In spite of all the ways the leaders of our world may let us down, you can trust Jesus to always lead you well.
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
09/09/20

Talking to the Devil

As much as Luther calls Christians to a sober belief in the devil, he also calls them to a firm and steadfast faith in Christ
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
09/08/20

The Most Beautiful Days of Our Lives

One day at a time, God provides us with a heart of wisdom, and in this way, our Lord teaches us to number our days. 
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
09/08/20

Anxiety and the Christian

Christians have the rare faculty, above all other people on earth, of knowing where to place their care, while others vex and torture themselves and at length must despair.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
09/07/20

Predestination is for Preaching

Predestination is a promising teaching as Paul teaches it in Romans 8. It’s promising when Christ and his work for us are held firmly in hand.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/06/20

Holy Cross Day

Our forefathers dedicated Holy Cross Day to jolt the Church into remembrance that Christianity is not principally about ethics.
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