1517 Blogcast

Death may speak, and its voice may sound authoritative and decisive. Nonetheless, it is a mere whimper from the grave.

We all know what I think (maybe) Rachel knows: Celebrating ourselves isn’t enough. It won’t ever be enough.

This is an excerpt from the introduction of Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted written by Gretchen Ronnevik (1517 Publishing, 2021), 122-125. Now available for preorder.

Absolution is the word God speaks to cause his sin-dead creation to live.

God leads us to the refuge that’s more secure and safe than any man-made thing, more than anything we own, more than anything that owns us.

Those called out for their sins, who find themselves knee deep in their transgressions, always need grace. 

When we come to God with our faithful obedience to make a case for our just cause, we expect to hear his deliverance in the form of a "yes."

People are searching for connection, direction, and hope in a troubled world, and we can use their star-shaped questions to point them to the shape of the cross.

The result of this day’s proceedings, in Luther’s mind, was likely to be a painful death at the stake.

Despite our continual choice to accept the devil's offer, the Lord still provides for us so that we, "shall neither hunger nor thirst."