Thornton Wilder and The Problem of Death
By 1517 Guest Contributor
05/07/26
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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.
A Review of
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
05/04/26

A Review of "The Desecration of Man" by Carl Trueman

Trueman engages the question of “What is man?” and demonstrates how contemporary definitions of mankind result in the dehumanizing of our neighbor.

All Articles

Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/28/19

David vs. Goliath: We're Teaching the Story All Wrong

As we do in daily life, so we have done in our reading of the Bible: we have placed ourselves at the center, and Christ at the periphery.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/27/19

What Does God Give Us Today?

God is the only one who decides what we receive, when, and how it’s given to us.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/24/19

Quentin Tarantino and Once Upon a Time in Israel

Jesus and the New Testament—good. Yahweh and the Old Testament—not really so good. So goes the popular, but largely whispered, dichotomy.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
08/22/19

A Look at 1 and 2 Peter: Introduction to 1 Peter

The focus of 1 Peter on baptism is one that has puzzled many people.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/20/19

Something More Powerful than Pain and Death

Jesus doesn’t talk about God’s love for us; he embodies it.
Dominick Santore
Dominick Santore
08/19/19

God Alone Saves, Right?

This is the God of the Holy Scriptures. He is the one who repeatedly saves, always preserving his people by providing rescue in situation after situation...
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/13/19

What Matters Most

We confuse our success and failures with God’s judgment of us.
Valerie Thur
Valerie Thur
08/12/19

Killed the Word

Mere confrontation in the form of, “What you’re doing is wrong—you need to change yourself,” can never solve the root of our problem.
Jay Sawrie
Jay Sawrie
08/12/19

My Boring Testimony

I don't remember a time not knowing I was a sinner. Seriously, I've always understood that Christ died for me.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
08/12/19

Catechetical Preaching

[Luther's] Catechism is at home in the evangelical pulpit, guiding and shaping what the preacher says so faith might be created and love given direction.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
08/12/19

Gospel: Luke 12:49-56 (Pentecost 10: Series C)

Jesus is still in the business of dividing. He has come to divide us from our sinful thoughts and habits. He has come to divide us from false views of the world and distortions of His Word.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
08/08/19

Preaching and Sola Scriptura

Preaching is simply the verbal bestowal of what Scripture has already given us in written form
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