By Heather Schulz

01/22/26

10mins

Is Faith Enough?

We can bring our troubles, griefs, sorrows, and sins to Jesus, who meets us smack dab in the middle of our messy mob.

Donavon Riley

01/21/26

Why Christian Tradition? Why Confession

Confession isn’t a detour in the liturgy. It’s the doorway.

When Religion Becomes Obsolete, Christ Does Not

Russ Lackey |

Mark Mattes

01/20/26

When Religion Becomes Obsolete, Christ Does Not

American religion did not become optional because the gospel failed. It became optional because religion slowly redefined itself around usefulness.

All Articles

Steven A. Hein

03/09/20

Gathering up Our Dust During Lent

Ashes and dust do not need the services of spiritual EMTs; we need a Second Adam from whom we regain life itself.

Joshua Miller

03/06/20

Martin Niemöller: Controversial Confessor

On this day in 1984, Lutheran pastor, Martin Niemöller, a leader in the anti-Nazi Confessing Church, died. He left behind a controversial legacy. How should we regard him today, thirty-six years after his death? Was he a hero? Was he a villain?

Joel Fitzpatrick

03/05/20

Dancing with God

Christ has forgiven you, and all of your worship, all of your prayers, all of your offerings are accepted because they are built on the foundation of Christ’s forgiveness.

Donavon Riley

03/03/20

How to Get God to Give Us Everything We Want

The more we demand from Christ, the more of Himself He gives to us. When we demand a glass of grace, He gives us an ocean of Gospel.

1517 Staff

02/28/20

Apologetic Anthropologic

The original sin of Genesis 3 was not gutter-style-sin, but glory-style-sin. It was more of an upward grasp than a downward fall. - Nathan Hoff

Ryan Couch

02/27/20

God Gives Us More Than We Can Handle

What the law is powerless to do, Jesus accomplishes for us. Jesus delivers what the law demands.

RJ Grunewald

02/26/20

No Approaching God Without Christ

For what end does the Law exist? The Law exposes us so that we might find the remedy in the person and work of Jesus.

Bruce Hillman

02/25/20

The Suicide Prophet

Sometimes we have to strain hard to hear words deeper than our hearts. Words not from inside, but outside. Words from God, not our own self-spun narratives.

Donavon Riley

02/25/20

If God Would Just Choose Someone Else

The end of the pursuit isn't regeneration, but degeneration. We're fighting fire with bottles of gasoline.

Michael Berg

02/24/20

Jesus' Transfiguration and Our Lenses of Glory

God says, “Cross,” and we say, “Glory!” Sometimes – a lot of times – he knocks the glory glasses off our faces.

Philip Bartelt

02/21/20

Remembering Anselm of Canterbury

Though not without his faults, Anselm of Canterbury is unquestionably one of the great theologians of the last millennium.

Bob Hiller

02/20/20

Given God's Name: The First Petition of the Lord's Prayer

This article is the second installment in an eight-part series inspired by the Lenten themes of catechesis, prayer, and repentance found in the Lord’s Prayer as Luther taught it in his Small Catechism.

1517 is a Christian non-profit (501(c)3) multi-media organization. Our mission is to declare and defend the Good News that we are forgiven and free on account of the death and resurrection of Jesus alone.

1517 grants permission for our free online resources to be printed, photocopied, and otherwise used freely for private and church use. We require that authorship and source (1517.org) are referenced and maintained. These resources may not be sold or included in any publications for sale.

Articles

Podcasts

Scripture

Books

Events

Music

Videos

Courses

All Articles