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A Review of The Big Relief: The Urgency of Grace for a Worn-Out World

1 month ago | 1517.org | David Zahl |Christopher J. Richmann

Dave weaves together music, movies, and documentaries to illustrate all the ways we seek relief—and then, full and free, he connects our need to Christ’s gift. Anyone who has raised teenage boys knows they don’t truly get full. Not really. They just pause their relentless eating—for maybe an hour—before resuming with renewed vigor. The only word that seems even remotely adequate to describe this adolescent phenomenon is voracious. That same word aptly describes my approach to books.
364: Banned Books Q&A Episode

Sep 7, 2024 | 1517.org | Donavon Riley |Christopher Gillespie

SHOW NOTES: Luther Genesis Lectures https://www.gutenberg.org/files/48193/48193-h/48193-h.htm Luther's Counsel for Miscarriage https://www.1517.org/articles/luthers-counsel-for-miscarriage Luther's Comfort For Women Who Have Had A Miscarriage https://www.scribd.com/document/16229457/Luther-s-Comfort-for-Women-Who-Have-Had-a-Miscarriage More from 1517: Support 1517: https://www.1517.org/donate 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on Youtube:...
Rethinking the Robber

Jun 27, 2024 | 1517.org | Daniel Price

There is a surface-level application to the parable of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) that is pretty obvious. If you come across someone robbed and beat half to death, you should help them. I can think of very few people (Christian or not) who would argue against such an ethic. It’s basic golden rule stuff. And while it’s easy to affirm, it’s anything but easy to practice. Especially when you get more details. And Jesus is giving details.
Unshakable Hope

Jun 23, 2024 | 1517.org | Bradley Gray

For the bulk of Hebrews 12, the writer encourages his readers to persevere in faith and “run with endurance” by “looking to Jesus” (Heb. 12:1–2), even through seasons of trial and discipline (Heb. 12:7). Endurance under such circumstances would indeed be difficult, but there was grace and strength to be had in abundance in the consideration of the crucified Christ (Heb. 12:3).
Receiving a Blessing We Don't Deserve

Jun 5, 2024 | 1517.org | Bradley Gray

The narrative of Genesis 27 is one of the most familiar sequences in Scripture, as it regularly appears in kids’ Bible lessons. It is also a scene that feels as though it was ripped right out of a television sitcom.
Our Summer Reading List 2024

Jun 4, 2024 | 1517.org | Susanna Søberg |Erik Larson |Abigail Rine Favale |Michael Frolic

Scott Keith, 1517 Executive DirectorThe Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic on Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt (2023)Haidt discusses the ways in which our current obsession with social media may in fact be causing an “anxiety crisis” among America’s youth and young adult population. A must-read for parents navigating the ever-deepening complexities of our digital age.
God Doesn't Have a Plan for You

May 31, 2024 | 1517.org | Michael Berg

God doesn’t have a plan for you. He has a plan for your neighbor. And your highest honor is to be a part of it. Anything else would be too small of a thing for you, his people. “For those he saved are his delight, precious in his holy sight. For your life he bled and died; justice has been satisfied” (CW 813:2-3) and so it is too small of a thing for you to be only about yourself. He has too much invested in you. Before the creation of the universe he knew you. Before you were born he loved you.
A Meal That Never Ends

May 26, 2024 | 1517.org | Bradley Gray

In Luke 14, we are given one of the most intriguing and unique interactions in Jesus’s earthly career. We find our Lord reclining at a table surrounded by a coterie of religious elites and other high-ranking officials. While the prospect of Jesus sitting down to have dinner with a bunch of VIP Pharisees sounds more than a little abnormal, this is the third such occasion recorded in Luke.
Forgiveness That Can't Be Contained

May 20, 2024 | 1517.org | Bradley Gray

One of the most heart-wrenching scenes in the entire Bible occurs in Genesis 45 when Joseph finally reveals his true identity to his brothers. As Moses records for us, “Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, ‘Make everyone go out from me.’ So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers” (Gen. 45:1).
Gospel: John 3:1-17 (Trinity Sunday: Series B)

May 19, 2024 | 1517.org | David P. Schmitt

Carl Sandburg once defined poetry as “the opening and closing of a door.” I like that definition because it focuses less on what poetry is and more on what poetry does. Poetry gives you a glimpse of something. A door opens and closes. In between the opening and the closing, you catch a glimpse of something. You do not have everything, but you have a glimpse. And the more you think about that small glimpse, the more it grows into a larger vision which transforms your world.