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
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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The Parable of the Sower

We can’t predict the harvest. We can only sow.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
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The Fragrance of Faithful Ministry

Nothing moves or drives Paul more than preaching about “Christ and him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2).
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
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Why the Church Is Theologically Conservative

We don't make Church "happen." Only Christ can do so. It's his happening.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
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And I Will Give You Rest

The hardest thing you and I will ever be called to do is to believe that it is done already, that it really and truly is finished.
David Clay
David Clay
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Bad Numbers Can't Change the Good News

Even if the numbers are bad, the news about Jesus crucified for sinners and raised to new life hasn’t become any less good.
Matt Popovits
Matt Popovits
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Revival Comes to Town

There is a revival, no less real and even more definitive, taking place in every church, every weekend, where God’s people gather around his gifts.
Rick Ritchie
Rick Ritchie
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Who Will Storm Doubting Castle?

Reading includes, on some level, striving. Hearing, on the other hand, remains passive.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
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How God Loves Us: The Sound of Salvation, Zephaniah 3:17

Zephaniah has given us something more visceral to help us understand the love of God: the sound of salvation.
Gerhard Forde
Gerhard Forde
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The Last Word

This sermon was originally given at Luther Seminary chapel on May 20, 1986.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
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Gospel: Matthew 5:13-20 (Epiphany 5: Series A)

God has the power to take that which is small, that which is overlooked, that which is despised, and use it to create something wonderful.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
02/05/23

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16) (Epiphany 5: Series A)

Let us not recoil at the sight and sound of the crucifixion. It is the battlefield of victory. It is the throne of the King. It is the symbol of salvation.
Bob Sundquist
Bob Sundquist
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Old Testament: Isaiah 58:3-9a (Epiphany 5: Series A)

Isaiah says in summary “liturgical ritual without works is dead” because we render the meaningful worship of God meaningless and even sinful when we do not love our neighbor.
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