1. Fading into Ordinary, Ragtag Christianity after Pentecost

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    06/06/22
    9 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    After the big, splashy, exciting day of Pentecost in Acts 2, church life faded into the ordinary life of ragtag sinners encountering the God of the cross coming to them in seemingly unawesome ways. What can we learn from this?
    Fading into Ordinary, Ragtag Christianity after Pentecost

  2. Not Drunk As You Suppose

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    06/03/22
    12 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    That on Pentecost God’s Spirit should function through a dozen seeming inebriates should be no surprise when this same God saves through the ignominy of the cross.
    Not Drunk As You Suppose

  3. Reforming Worship

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    06/02/22
    11 mins
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    By Philip Bartelt
    The relationship between faith and prayer or belief and worship is mutual. Faith produces prayer and prayer expresses faith.
    Reforming Worship

  4. Stay With Us

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    05/26/22
    8 mins
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    By Kathy Morales
    Just as the disciples on the road to Emmaus recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread, so we, through the working of the Holy Spirit, recognize our Lord in the Word and Sacraments.
    Stay With Us

  5. True Connection through Christ

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    05/25/22
    9 mins
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    By Mariah Coward
    I trust that because of the gospel, God will continue to mend what I, in my sin, continue to break.
    True Connection through Christ

  6. Things I Learned From My Friend, Pastor Ron Hodel

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    05/25/22
    12 mins
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    By Scott Keith
    1517 would not exist without the leadership, friendship, and faithfulness of Pastor Ron Hodel.
    Things I Learned From My Friend, Pastor Ron Hodel

  7. Absolve Yourself!

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    05/23/22
    10 mins
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    By Kathy Morales
    Jesus does not put us on trial and make us pay for our own sin, but he, himself, is put on trial in our place.
    Absolve Yourself!

  8. Pray...Even in the Dark

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    05/16/22
    14 mins
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    By Steve Kruschel
    Darkness is not your only friend. Jesus loves you, and he will be with you.
    Pray...Even in the Dark

  9. What the Women at the Tomb Reveal about God's Redemption

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    05/03/22
    13 mins
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    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    Every part of Jesus’ encounter with Mary Magdalene in John 20 was incredibly intentional and personal for God to systematically redeem what was lost.
    What the Women at the Tomb Reveal about God's Redemption

  10. Judas at Mass

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    05/02/22
    10 mins
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    By Philip Bartelt
    On May 2nd, Cantate Sunday, in the year 1507, Luther celebrated his first Mass.
    Judas at Mass

  11. Evangelical Freedom

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    04/27/22
    10 mins
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    By Bror Erickson
    This is an excerpt from “A Shepherd’s Letter” written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2022).
    Evangelical Freedom

  12. Do the Words of Baptism Matter?

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    04/25/22
    7 mins
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    By Steven Paulson
    To give us God’s name, the name that is above every name, Christ gave us the exact words to say at baptism: the name of the triune God who is three persons, one God: “I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.”
    Do the Words of Baptism Matter?
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