Today is Pastor Bo Giertz birthday. This is an excerpt from Bo Giertz’ novel, With My Own Eyes, translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2017).

History won’t judge us, Jesus will. We already have his judgment. He gave it to us from the cross, where he acquitted us with his death.

What I like about Giertz’s approach is the devotional nature of these commentaries. He’s a pastor concerned with what these texts have to say to us today.

Bo Giertz attained infamy in Sweden for a humble adherence to unpopular, orthodox practice and doctrine.

"Faith Alone, The Heart of Everything" written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson, is now available for purchase from 1517 Publishing

Faith Alone is a translation of Bo Giertz’s second novel, which was originally titled Tron Allena.

The following is an excerpt from “A Year of Grace: Collected Sermons of Advent through Pentecost” written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2019).

The following is an excerpt from “A Year of Grace Volume 2” written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2019).

The following is an excerpt from “A Year of Grace: Collected Sermons of Advent through Pentecost” written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2019).

Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.

Rather than calling me to pick burrs off my coat, God’s love strips me of my delusions and cuts to the heart of my disease.

An introduction to Bo Giertz's, Romans: A Devotional Commentary