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1517 Publishing
1517 Publishing
02/18/22

First the Shepherd, then the Sheep

Excerpt #2 from the new book “Withertongue Emails" by Donavon Riley.
Ken Sundet Jones
Ken Sundet Jones
11/15/21

The Beatitudes are Ridiculous

Look the judge in the eye and pin your sin on Jesus, the divine judge’s son. Jesus knows you can’t do it, so he trades places with you and pits himself against God’s righteous demands.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
11/14/21

Epistle: Jude 20-25 (The Last Sunday of the Church Year: Series B )

God is most glorified in the sending of Jesus to be the Savior of sinners.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
07/17/21

Gospel: Mark 6:45-56 (Pentecost 9: Series B)

When the One who created the world comes to you, there is reason for courage and never reason to fear.
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
07/10/21

Old Testament: Jeremiah 23:1-6 (Pentecost 8: Series B)

The LORD promises He Himself will gather up the remnants and they will prosper under His shepherding.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
09/06/20

Epistle: Romans 14:1-12 (Pentecost 15: Series A)

Paul attempts to break down the walls which the early Christians effortlessly erected between those of different ethnic origins — specifically Jews and Gentiles — to drive them to the will and mind of Christ: Worship together as one body.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
02/13/20

Dear Pastor, Give ‘em Gospel!

Christianity has never been about getting people to clam up and look the part. It’s about Christ calling sinners to himself.
Brandon Hanson
Brandon Hanson
08/15/18

Revelation 1:4a | What’s Up with Asia? | 004

This is a weekly article series working through the book of Revelation.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
05/14/18

Preaching Pentecost

The miracle of Pentecost is not obvious; it is the miracle of faith created through the preaching of the word of the cross.
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
04/25/18

God’s Last Word

The Gospel predominates when hearers receive the saving gifts of Christ as God’s final word to them.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
07/07/15

Your Future Is Behind You

In front of us, in the past, is the hill upon which God has already defeated every foe we might face. On that bloody beam the heel of Christ crushed the head of the lying serpent.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
09/09/13

'Your Church Is Too Sexy": the Sedlec Ossuary, Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, and the Theology of Church Architecture

In accordance with their views of what a church is, or what a church ought to be, they planned and executed each of these sanctuaries. In other words, theology designed architecture, and architecture signaled theology.
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