The Cross and the Astronaut
By Sam P. Schuldheisz
05/08/26
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The Cross and the Astronaut

The heavens are neither geocentric, nor even heliocentric, but Christocentric. It is the cross and the crucified and risen Jesus who has the whole world, and each of us, in his nail scarred hands.
Thornton Wilder and The Problem of Death
1517 Guest Contributor
1517 Guest Contributor
05/07/26

Thornton Wilder and The Problem of Death

Humanity, despite our best efforts, cannot answer the question as to why God allows evil to occur.
Mother as Theologian of the Home
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
05/06/26

Mother as Theologian of the Home

This is an excerpt from the Chapter 7 of Being Family by Scott Keith (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 72-74.

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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/30/26

The Tree That Sweetens Every Sorrow

Even when the bitter places sink down deep into our bones, the Restorer never relinquishes his grip on you.
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
04/27/26

Practice Needs Promises: Martin Luther, John Mark Comer, and Christian Spirituality

May we, as preachers, rise and proclaim that Jesus Christ is sufficient for all our spiritual hunger.
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
04/20/26

Freed Us and Loves Us

Christ’s saving work is finished, but his love is not locked away in the past.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/09/26

Is the Lord Among Us or Not?

What Israel’s story makes painfully obvious is that following the Lord is a lifelong lesson in “I believe, but help my unbelief” (Mark 9:24).
Amy Mantravadi
Amy Mantravadi
04/02/26

Maundy Thursday and the New Command

On Maundy Thursday, Christ explicitly gave his disciples the new command from which the day takes its name, for the Latin words novum mandatum are the Vulgate’s translation of “new command.”
Adam Francisco
Adam Francisco
03/11/26

How Much Blood is Enough?

The reasoning was always the same. The gods were angry. The gods were hungry. The gods required payment.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
03/10/26

This Is the Song That Never Ends

God wasn’t finished with Israel just yet. The wilderness wasn’t their home.
Russ Lackey
Russ Lackey
02/13/26

More Than Chocolates: St. Valentine, Baptism, and the Love of Christ

Baptism does not promise us chocolates or flowers, but something far greater: life in Christ.
Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
02/05/26

Fear is Dividing Us

Ultimately, Scripture does not confront fear with commands. It confronts fear with a promise.
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
02/03/26

Let the Babies Come to Me, and Don’t Abort Them

We believe in a Savior who raises the dead: this is why the church is the one place on earth that can speak plainly about abortion without collapsing into despair.
Russ Lackey
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Mark Mattes
Mark Mattes
01/20/26

When Religion Becomes Obsolete, Christ Does Not

American religion did not become optional because the gospel failed. It became optional because religion slowly redefined itself around usefulness.
Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
01/15/26

Psalm 12, Part 1: Set in Salvation

Salvation is not merely to be put in “safety” but to be put into Christ.
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