Is the Lord Among Us or Not?
By Bradley Gray
04/09/26
30mins

Is the Lord Among Us or Not?

What Israel’s story makes painfully obvious is that following the Lord is a lifelong lesson in “I believe, but help my unbelief” (Mark 9:24).
When God is Unkind
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
04/08/26

When God is Unkind

Faith holds on to the truth of who Jesus is revealed to be, despite our sometimes incongruent experience with God.
The Authority of the Holy Scriptures
Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
04/07/26

The Authority of the Holy Scriptures

This is an excerpt from the first chapter of A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 1-3.

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Martin Luther
Martin Luther
07/20/20

Moses For The Old Man

Christ presents to us such liberty, so that we as Christians according to our faith may tolerate no other master, but only hold that we are baptized and called unto Christ, and through him have become justified and sanctified.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
07/19/20

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 7:6-9 (Pentecost 8: Series A)

To dwell with a Holy God in their camp, Israel lead holy lives. Anything standing in the way of and threatening this holy relationship must be avoided or eliminated.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/19/20

Epistle: Romans 8:28-39 (Pentecost 8: Series A)

It is that love, finally, which comes back again and again, not as an afterthought, but as the underlying theme of the entire section.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
07/19/20

Gospel: Matthew 13:44-52 (Pentecost 8: Series A)

These parables invite us to consider the mysterious way of the reign of God. The Kingdom of God comes by grace to those who are seeking and not seeking it.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
07/15/20

The Lost Art of Rest

Lack of effort isn’t the sworn enemy of fruit-bearing. Self-sufficiency is.
1517 Staff
1517 Staff
07/14/20

A Q&A with Scott Ashmon on "Who Am I? Exploring Your Identity through Your Vocations"

“Who Am I?” edited by Scott Ashmon (1517 Publishing, 2020) is now available for purchase.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
07/13/20

When God Lets You Down After You Tried So Hard

There is often no way forward for us without the prophetic lament, because such laments force out our honesty and resentment at the God who does not treat us as we expect to be treated.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
07/12/20

Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 (Pentecost 7: Series A)

In Christ, God promises to forgive sin and bring about new life: Life after being canceled.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
07/12/20

Epistle: Romans 8:18-27 (Pentecost 7: Series A)

The Earth itself, into which the blood of Christ seeped, will be redeemed and renewed, just like our spirits in Holy Baptism, just like our bodies on the day of the resurrection.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
07/12/20

Old Testament: Isaiah 44:6-8 (Pentecost 7: Series A)

If you do not know who your God is, you will not know what your idols are.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
07/10/20

United in the Father by the Son

God not only unites us to himself by the death and resurrection of his Son; he unites us, the church, together and to himself under Christ as his children.
Bonnie Petroschuk
Bonnie Petroschuk
07/08/20

The Moment In Between

Our sadness is never inconvenient or unimportant to Jesus.
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