For Us and For Our Salvation
By Amy Mantravadi
12/02/25
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For Us and For Our Salvation

I find myself returning to the Nicene Creed this Advent season
An Excerpt from Coming Home for Christmas: Advent in Isaiah Devotional
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
12/01/25

An Excerpt from Coming Home for Christmas: Advent in Isaiah Devotional

This is an excerpt from this year’s 1517 Advent Devotional.
Recovering Thanksgiving
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
11/27/25

Recovering Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving, then, is not just about plenty. It is about redemption.

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Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
03/29/24

A Very Good Friday

The death and resurrection did indeed really happen. They are accomplished historical facts, and by them, so too is the forgiveness of our sins and justification before God.
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
03/28/24

Holy Thursday: The Sacrament is the Gospel

What is faith to believe? The simple words of promise that Jesus Himself gives to us in Scripture: “This is My body. This is My blood.”
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/27/24

Judas' Betrayal, Middle English, and the Last Supper

This day and its meaning provided the opportunity for an anonymous author to write a poem for Sheer Thursday about Judas' betrayal of Jesus.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
03/22/24

Showing Off Battle Wounds

This article is written by guest contributor, Aaron Boerst
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
03/20/24

New Zwingli Biography Reveals Differences with Luther

Zwingli the Pastor provides an excellent introduction to the Swiss reformer’s life and work, focusing on Zwingli’s philosophy of church reform, biographical details, and mode of exegesis.
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
03/06/24

Real Wine: The Resurrection According to Father Brown

The opponents of Father Brown thought that debunking the fake resurrection of Father Brown would discredit the good news of Christ's resurrection. The truth, however, is the other way around.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
02/27/24

Our Need for Lent

A truly Lenten mindset sees the season as preparatory for the resurrection life of Easter as opposed to the mortification of Good Friday.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/05/24

Jesus Is Sweeter Than Honey

Christ's resurrection does not merely negate the bitterness of sin; it changes it into a source of divine sweetness, embodying the promise of a new life for us and a restored existence overshadowed by heavenly hope.
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
01/24/24

Johann Spangenberg on Dying Well

A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
01/17/24

The Real World

God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
01/11/24

The Gospel Breaks Down Fences

It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
11/07/23

A Pastor's Call

A pastor shares his own experience of loneliness and hope
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