1. This is an excerpt from the introduction of “Urchin at War: Volume 1” by Uwe Siemon-Netto (1517 Publishing, 2021).
  2. Through the often abominable and lamentable and occasional commendable season, there is one who remains unmoved by it all.
  3. Jesus did not come because we had our act together. He came because we couldn’t get our act together.
  4. It is not her sacrifices that define Jane's faith, but her belief in the one who sacrificed for her.
  5. Only when we’re ready to accept the impossibility of human perfection can we move beyond the paralyzing myth that we are capable of anything good apart from Christ.
  6. That a celestial phenomenon should be appropriated worldwide for iconic value or to illustrate a mythological legend makes perfect sense. One cannot copyright the rainbow.
  7. Some of our 1517 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.
  8. Everyone is living as a naked sufferer who’s been duped into believing that the nakedness of suffering has to be covered up.
  9. The irony of our idolatry is that many of our idols could and would speak the gospel to us if we would listen.
  10. Faith isn’t something that needs to be done. It’s something to be enjoyed because faith is a gift bestowed by God’s word through the hearing of the Gospel.
  11. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture echoes with the great songs of salvation that fill our ears, hearts, minds, and mouths with the good news of salvation in Jesus.
  12. Jesus rejects what we believe is most necessary and instead points us to his pain, suffering, death, and self-sacrifice.