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.
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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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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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To Us a Child is Born: Prince of Peace

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To Us a Child is Born: Everlasting Father

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The Message of Advent Never Changes

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To Us a Child is Born: A Mighty God

He assumed the weakest form to do his greatest work.
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To a world enslaved to time (because it has no future), the Church's disregard for clocks and calendars is ridiculous.
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Jesus desires for us to watch. The question, however, is, “How do we watch for the return of Jesus?”
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What Is the Difference Between Faith and Hope?

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Sanctification: The Powerful Pardon

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Heaven is Miller Time

Heaven is Miller Time. Heaven is the party in the streaming sunlight of the world’s final afternoon.
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The Last Sundays of the Church Year

What does the return of the Lord Jesus in judgment mean for me now in the face of all the real-life verdicts that I have to face?
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Epistle: I Corinthians 15:20-28 (Pentecost 25: Series A)

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