1. The Most Shameful Thing I’ve Ever Done

    book
    02/21/22
    14 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    God saves us through people. He saves us through means. He puts a voice on the gospel.
    The Most Shameful Thing I’ve Ever Done

  2. Contentment is Preferable to Struggle

    book
    02/11/22
    5 mins
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    By 1517 Publishing
    Excerpt #1 from the new book “Withertongue Emails" by Donavon Riley.
    Contentment is Preferable to Struggle

  3. He Preached, and it Stood Firm

    book
    02/10/22
    12 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    If God ever forgives you, it is not just allowing you to start over and try harder the second time, but it is a whole, new, complete justification that is given as a free gift and without any work of our own—outside the law.
    He Preached, and it Stood Firm

  4. Our Weekly Epiphany: Boring?

    book
    01/18/22
    15 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    Here, robed in Word and Sacrament, is your King, infant though He be, come out of eternity into time to bring you out of time and into eternity.
    Our Weekly Epiphany: Boring?

  5. The Words That Fill the Halls of Our Churches

    book
    01/13/22
    17 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    I write this as someone who’s genuinely concerned that American congregants are getting bamboozled by preachers who are giving them less than what they need Sunday after Sunday.
    The Words That Fill the Halls of Our Churches

  6. Jesus' Baptism

    book
    01/10/22
    13 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    You are not in debt to sin. You don’t owe it anything. There’s no reason for you to serve it.
    Jesus' Baptism

  7. The Shepherds' Witness

    book
    12/28/21
    13 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    The shepherds are the most unlikely people to play the role the angels cast them in.
    The Shepherds' Witness

  8. Advent Three Times Over

    book
    12/17/21
    9 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    The Advents of Christ (past, present, and future) elicit faith in the word of Christ, confirmed by his presence.
    Advent Three Times Over

  9. A Q&A for Pastor Craft: Essays and Sermons

    book
    12/14/21
    10 mins
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    By John T. Pless
    Pastor Craft: Essays and Sermons is now available through 1517 Publishing
    A Q&A for Pastor Craft: Essays and Sermons

  10. Implications of the Incarnation: God Confirms His Sacramental Gifts

    book
    12/10/21
    13 mins
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    By Kelsi Klembara
    Big or small, potential or certain, the despair we may grapple with during this time of year tends to find its end in the fact that things are not as they should be.
    Implications of the Incarnation: God Confirms His Sacramental Gifts

  11. Christ’s Incarnation and the Imagination

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    12/06/21
    11 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    Jesus is both the image bearer and the image giver. In Jesus’ incarnation we are redeemed and re-imaged.
    Christ’s Incarnation and the Imagination

  12. Thanksgiving Every Sunday

    book
    11/27/21
    9 mins
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    By Pete Lange
    Is it possible to celebrate Thanksgiving every time we come together as God’s people as well?
    Thanksgiving Every Sunday
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