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
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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
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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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Romans: A Devotional Commentary From Bo Giertz

An introduction to Bo Giertz's, Romans: A Devotional Commentary
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Why Do We Go to Church?

For most of my Christian experience I was taught and I taught others that church was primarily a place to go to serve, to use your gifts, to bless others.
Donavon Riley
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Baptism, Not Our Religiosity, Is The Thing

Jesus is the end of religion.
Scott Davis
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Reading Paul With A Southern Drawl

How should we read Paul, ya’ll? Why reading the Bible like a Southerner makes sense of confusing passages.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
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We Only Baptize Babies

God only baptizes babies. He only saves babies. He only resurrects babies.
Donavon Riley
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How Luther Taught Me to Read the Bible

I’ve always been more at home in the Old Testament than in the New Testament.
Joel Hess
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He is Risen: You Can Stop Pretending Death Is OK

Because of Jesus, we don’t have to pretty up anything ugly thing in life.
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Someone Over the Rainbow

I hate driving. I am more of a “pew-pew” guy than a “vroom-vroom” guy. I battle my own heart every day in Atlanta traffic.
Kelsi Klembara
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More Room at the Table

“Standing firm in the confession we share should not exclude us from inviting others into it.”
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Chocolate Bunnies, Bouncy Houses, Bread And Wine

Well, it is springtime! Just as you can always expect flowers to begin blooming, the days getting a little longer and everyone’s mood getting a little brighter, there’s something else you can always expect this time of the year.
Steven A. Hein
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Christ’s Seventh Word From the Cross: “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!”

So, on this Good Friday, our sinful self and all our sins rest with Jesus here in His tomb. Our transgressions are fully atoned.
Donavon Riley
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Christ’s Sixth Word From the Cross: “It Is Finished.”

At Golgotha, Jesus saves us from sin by becoming sin for us. Jesus takes all our messes, all our shame, all our guilt, all our fears and insecurities and He allows them to kill Him instead of us.
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