The Deliverer Who Doesn't Run Away
By Bradley Gray
09/12/25
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The Deliverer Who Doesn't Run Away

Nothing good happens when you get ahead of God and take matters into your own hands.
When Evil Roars, Christ Still Reigns
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
09/11/25

When Evil Roars, Christ Still Reigns

To confess Christ crucified and risen as the only hope in a world that has lost its mind to wickedness and rage.
An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 86
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/10/25

An Excerpt from Untamed Prayers: Psalm 86

The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s upcoming book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 191-192.

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Johann Spangenberg on Dying Well

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Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
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Martin Chemnitz and God’s Election of His Own

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Assurance of Salvation in the Reformed and Lutheran Traditions

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Sam P. Schuldheisz
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The Gospel in the House of Tom Bombadil

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Amy Mantravadi
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Sam P. Schuldheisz
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Unsung Inklings: Christopher Tolkien

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Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
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A Review of “A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War” by Joseph Loconte

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Nicholas Hopman
Nicholas Hopman
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The Small Catechism was not created for Confirmation Class

Luther actually expected the Catechism to be taught in the home.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
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Johannes Agricola and the Distinction between Law and Gospel

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Sam Leanza Ortiz
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Power: How Charles V’s Imperial Burnout Aided the Reformation

Charles V, for all his power, his lands, and his riches, was ultimately unable to hinder the spread of the precious Gospel.
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