1. Predestination and the Legacy of Lutheran Pietism

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    05/29/24
    14 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    Lutherans have a unique heritage that makes teaching predestination doubly difficult.
    Predestination and the Legacy of Lutheran Pietism

  2. The Mega of Megachurches

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    05/28/24
    12 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    This is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of Your God is Too Glorious: Finding God in the Most Unexpected Places by Chad Bird (1517 Publishing, 2023).
    The Mega of Megachurches

  3. The Battle of Frankenhausen and the Ruin of Thomas Müntzer

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    05/15/24
    16 mins
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    By Amy Mantravadi
    The Battle of Frankenhausen stands as a warning for what can happen when we abandon the Word God has given us and chase after some vision of our own imaginations.
    The Battle of Frankenhausen and the Ruin of Thomas Müntzer

  4. In The Wild: Church for Those People

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    05/14/24
    11 mins
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    By Gage Jordan
    The gospel is for sinners – both the tax collector and Pharisee, both in need of the Great Physician.
    In The Wild: Church for Those People

  5. Forever Elsewhere

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    05/08/24
    16 mins
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    By Kelsi Klembara
    Elsewhere makes promises that can’t be kept, but God’s promises are secure, reliable, and certain.
    Forever Elsewhere

  6. Resurrection Community

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    04/22/24
    16 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    This article is written by guest contributor, Christopher J. Richmann.
    Resurrection Community

  7. Did God Really Say?

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    04/15/24
    19 mins
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    By Ryan Couch
    Like the serpent on the pole, God still puts real-life things up for us to look to for salvation.
    Did God Really Say?

  8. Bold as a Lion: Leo the Great and Resurrection Courage

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    04/11/24
    15 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    Jesus continues to do the same for me and for you as he did for his disciples. He still shows up for us. He still speaks his peace to us.
    Bold as a Lion: Leo the Great and Resurrection Courage

  9. God's Home-Word Stories

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    04/03/24
    12 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Don’t get in the habit (or, if you already do it, get out of the habit) of saying, “I could never talk about these things the way my pastor does.”
    God's Home-Word Stories

  10. Judas' Betrayal, Middle English, and the Last Supper

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    03/27/24
    10 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    This day and its meaning provided the opportunity for an anonymous author to write a poem for Sheer Thursday about Judas' betrayal of Jesus.
    Judas' Betrayal, Middle English, and the Last Supper

  11. Serving the Slave of All

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    03/19/24
    13 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    St. Patrick was great but only because he was a slave to Christ.
    Serving the Slave of All

  12. Commemorating the Feast of St. Patrick

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    03/18/24
    11 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Patrick's breakthrough came when he began to leverage his knowledge of the native language and customs to build a bridge between Irish lore and the Christian mythos.
    Commemorating the Feast of St. Patrick
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