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.
A Review of
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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John Bombaro
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Unavoidable Jesus: Good News on Christmas Eve

Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
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Wade Johnston
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I am the Lord's Servant

Rejoice with Mary as she would rejoice with you. Be blessed, like her, with humility from God, so that you may serve joyfully and willingly wherever and in whatever role God has placed you.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
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We Know All the Signs

By his first Advent in the flesh, through his second Advent with bread and wine and water and Word, we await his third Advent at the end.
Karen Stenberg
Karen Stenberg
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My Badge of Self Sufficiency

God is not calling us to “grow up.” He is calling us to dependence.
Craig Donofrio
Craig Donofrio
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Advent Anticipation Through the Ages

When and how did the church start this season of anticipation?
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
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The Theology of Midnights

All our sin and shame is answered for in the death and resurrection of our Lord.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
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Refreshment for the Depressed Soul

Help comes for those who cannot help themselves. When we bottom-out and come to the end of ourselves, that is where hope springs.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
11/19/22

Epistle: Romans 13: (8-10)11-14 (Advent 1: Series A)

For Christians, Advent is the time when the Church patiently prepares for the coming of the Great King, Jesus the Christ.
Bob Sundquist
Bob Sundquist
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Old Testament: Isaiah 2:1-5 (Advent 1: Series A)

The Church stands firm on the word of promise that Christ will one day return to change what we know by faith into sight.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
11/12/22

Epistles: Colossians 1:13-20 (The Last Sunday in the Church Year: Series C)

The epistle text from Colossians 1 declares how the great drama of redemption and human history ends.
Joshua Miller
Joshua Miller
11/11/22

Vitality in Pastoral Formation

Preachers and church workers must also hear the gospel preached to them.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
11/10/22

Jesus, Thank You

The mind-blowing part of this entire story, though, isn’t that only one leper came back to “give thanks,” but that the Lord Jesus healed all ten knowing full well that only one would come back.
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