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
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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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Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
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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.

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Gerhard Forde
Gerhard Forde
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To Live is Christ

How can he say it? How can he say that Christ is after all the entire meaning of life for him, and that death is no real worry?
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
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Unsung Inklings: Charles Williams

Of all the Inklings, Williams was certainly the most enigmatic. His mind and body were always moving.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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God Demands The Impossible, And That’s Good

God knows that when we face insurmountable odds in our moments of weakness, we are more likely to turn to him in trust and reliance.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
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Unsung Inklings: Robert E. Havard

Even at Lewis’ graveside, Havard was a faithful friend, and a friend full of faith in Christ, confessing his hope in the resurrection.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
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The God Who Remembers: Joseph

We have to “remember” that God remembers us. He has not fallen away. For God to remember us means he is working for our good; a restoration.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
09/08/23

Lost in Christ

Faith sees your neighbor not as a means to an end, not as a way to score points, but as an object of love: Christ's love and yours.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
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The Eternal Comfort of God

Jesus’s story in Luke 16 draws definitive attention to whom God helps — namely, God always comes close in order to help those who cannot help themselves.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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More Than Conquerors: Pastoral Care in Physical & Spiritual Temptations

It is of the utmost importance that pastors teach their congregation that through faith in Jesus Christ, they are fortified against the machinations of the adversary.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
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Christ Holds Us Fast

Christ shows up in the middle of our storms and our nightmares. That’s where he sets up shop.
Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
08/10/23

What C.S. Lewis Thought About Aliens

Lewis takes us to the planets to satisfy our cravings for spiritual adventure, which, as he says, “sends our imaginations off the Earth,” in the first place.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/04/23

Faith That Exceeds Flannel-Graphs: An Excerpt from Finding God in the Darkness

This is an excerpt from “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
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Idolatry in Living Color

We may not all be mass-murdering Nazis. But we all have the same root sin that causes the most egregious criminal activity on the face of the earth. We all have the desire to be our own God.
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