1517 Blogcast

1517 Podcasts

The 1517 Blogcast is a daily, microcast of articles from 1517. These articles share insight from a community of writers communicating the proclaimed forgiveness through Christ's death and resurrection, the importance and relevance of historical Christianity and defense of the faith through Christian apologetics.

Episodes

Happy Birthday, John Newton! Hymn Writer and Slave Trader (Or, What to do when our Heroes turn out to be Scoundrels)

Jul 22 2019 • 660 MIN

Today is John Newton’s birthday. This week, I’m sure churches everywhere will sing his, “Amazing Grace,” and possibly hear the tale about the self-proclaimed wretched sinner saved by grace. While t...

Human Rights: The Need

Jul 22 2019 • 491 MIN

Human rights stand revealed as an idea that polarizes, encouraging uncritical support and also extreme reaction from both secularists and religionists. But the stark reality of man’s inhumanity to ...

Jesus Lifted Up, By Us or For Us?

Jul 18 2019 • 748 MIN

“Jesus answered...‘And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.’” (John 12:32). I have heard this verse dozens of times in churches, often in conjunction with a church...

Anxiety, Depression, and the God Who Treats You Better Than You Can Imagine

Jul 15 2019 • 1075 MIN

The smell of the lavender hits your nose as you remove the plant from its tiny plastic shell and rough up the compacted roots that have pullulated despite their confinement. Life is like that, maki...

Remembering the Scillitan Martyrs

Jul 15 2019 • 552 MIN

It was on this day, the 17th of July in 180 AD, that 12 African Christians were added to the list of the earliest church Martyrs. These Scillitan Martyrs (named after Scillium, a province in northw...

Enough is Enough

Jul 15 2019 • 369 MIN

When pain bears down on us, how hard is it to keep going? We ask ourselves, “What did I do to deserve this torture?” “Why can’t my family and friends appreciate how much I hurt?” The pain and hurt ...

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