1. Our Summer Reading List

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    06/07/21
    29 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    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.
    Our Summer Reading List

  2. Answering the Universal Inquiry of Humanity

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    06/03/21
    11 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Everyone is living as a naked sufferer who’s been duped into believing that the nakedness of suffering has to be covered up.
    Answering the Universal Inquiry of Humanity

  3. Sing Me A Story

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    05/07/21
    10 mins
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    By Sam P. Schuldheisz
    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.
    Sing Me A Story

  4. Gerhard Forde: A Recommendation

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    04/15/21
    16 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    Forde’s work testifies to the liveliness and vitality of confessional Lutheranism, and its promise for the continuing need to preach Christ crucified in this, and every, age until the Lord’s return.
    Gerhard Forde: A Recommendation

  5. Repentance According to the Scriptures: 2 Peter 3-8-9

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    04/01/21
    7 mins
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    By Daniel Emery Price
    Repentance means to turn or change your mind. It is not a turn from sin to righteousness. It is a turn from sin to the righteous Son of God who has defeated all sin.
    Repentance According to the Scriptures: 2 Peter 3-8-9

  6. My Bookshelf Is Bigger Than Yours

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    03/29/21
    11 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    All of my theological endeavoring will not squeeze one more ounce of grace from God.
    My Bookshelf Is Bigger Than Yours

  7. Shawshank Redemption and Confession of Sin

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    03/13/21
    10 mins
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    By Scott Davis
    Jesus lives to intercede. So we needn’t bring him our feigned righteousness or our faux rehabilitation.
    Shawshank Redemption and Confession of Sin

  8. A Review of Flame's "Christ for You"

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    02/26/21
    8 mins
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    By Blake Flattley
    When it comes to the Book of Concord, there are really two types of people: those who read the contents and see a series of rap albums, and those who aren’t Flame.
    A Review of Flame's

  9. The Sandlot Gospel

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    02/20/21
    8 mins
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    By Zack James Cole
    The forgiveness of your sins and your reconciliation with God the Father courtesy of Christ’s cross and blood is gifted to you, for you.
    The Sandlot Gospel

  10. Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Spell

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    02/04/21
    15 mins
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    By Rick Ritchie
    Bonhoeffer was in the unenviable position of trying to break a spell. The spell was the Nazi crisis, where the totalitarian state threatened the church, and yet to many, seemed to be saving the culture and nation from mortal dangers.
    Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Spell

  11. Death's End according to Poet John Donne

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    01/25/21
    14 mins
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    By Grant Klembara
    Out of great pain and suffering often comes goodness, beauty, and truth. John Donne, born on the 22nd of January in 1573, is an excellent example of that for us in his masterful work, Death Be Not Proud.
    Death's End according to Poet John Donne

  12. The Cancel Culture of Grace

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    01/20/21
    9 mins
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    By Craig Donofrio
    When God cancels you, it is an occasion for all of the canceled who are in heaven and earth to rejoice in that one more is added to our number.
    The Cancel Culture of Grace
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