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.

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Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
08/11/22

Trusting God in Trial

To “trust in God in trial” means we fight our battles by kneeling and praying to “the Holy One of Israel,” who works out our deliverance by himself.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
08/10/22

A Scriptural Reflection of Luther’s Small Catechism

Take heart: God is near and he is here for you.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/09/22

Going Back to Square One

We bring nothing with us that contributes to the preaching or the hearing of God’s promise to us.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
08/07/22

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

This is true discipleship. We live with Jesus, we hold on to Jesus, we suffer with Jesus, because Jesus brings a divisive peace that saves.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
08/02/22

The Gospel of the Crucified Idiot

At the heart of The Idiot is Dostoevsky's confession of faith and the confession of all Christians.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
07/31/22

Gospel: Luke 12:22-34 (35-40) (Pentecost 9: Series C)

We are loved by our heavenly Father. When the Creator and Giver of all good things is caring for you, suddenly, you are free to care for others.
Dan Weber
Dan Weber
07/24/22

Gospel: Luke 12:13-21 (Pentecost 8: Series C)

What Jesus promises is better than justice. Jesus promises grace.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
07/21/22

A Hospitable God

Sometimes I think we should be more tempted to laugh at the gospel than we are, not in derision but in sheer surprise and awe.
Dan Weber
Dan Weber
07/17/22

Gospel: Luke 11:1-13 (Pentecost 7: Series C)

This is not just a pericope about hereditary sin and actual sins, nor is it providing a pattern for prayer. It is fundamentally about God our gracious Father and His promise to hear us, answer us, and provide for us.
Philip Bartelt
Philip Bartelt
07/12/22

Marx, Prayer, and Humanity

In the place of God, Marx sets the material, autonomous, self-creating man.
Dan Weber
Dan Weber
07/10/22

Gospel: Luke 10:38-42 (Pentecost 6: Series C)

But it is not always helpful to create tidy categories of good and bad and to say, “Stop being ‘a Martha’ and do a better job of being ‘a Mary.’” That is a dangerous sermon to preach. In doing so, we can fall into the very thing we see Martha doing.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
07/06/22

Rainstorms and Reformations

Through Martin Luther, God would unleash a far greater storm than the one which overwhelmed Luther on July 2, 1505.
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