1517 Blogcast

We can appreciate what we have received from God, we can receive it all as free gift, but only when we stop investing in fool's gold

In the Reformation, as in the tabernacle, God gave skill, artistry, and craftsmanship to put his Word in images so that through art, his Word would be revealed. 

We need to hear the gospel because it is good news that is not from you, or about you, or because of you.

This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022). Now available for purchase from 1517 Publishing

It seems to me that our greatest task is not that of seeking skills and methods whereby we can inject power into the gospel, but simply to beware lest we obscure the power that the gospel is.

Christ is not an idea. He isn’t a concept. He isn’t a religious notion or sentiment. He isn’t a product. He is the Savior, flesh and blood,

Jesus is the anti-Cain: a giver, not a taker.

The German Bible made Sola Scriptura a reality for all believers.

Luther's September Testament not only shaped the reformers’ theology but also was as big an influence on the German language as Shakespeare was for English.

This is an excerpt from  “The Pastoral Prophet: Meditations on the Book of Jeremiah” written by Steve Kruschel (1517 Publishing, 2019).