The Cross and the Astronaut
By Sam P. Schuldheisz
05/08/26
18mins

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
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.

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Michael Berg
Michael Berg
04/08/21

Virtue for the Sake of Virtue or Your Neighbor?

This is an excerpt from Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing written by Michael Berg (1517 Publishing, 2021). Available for purchase this Tuesday!
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
04/08/21

Christ's Words of Comfort: Matthew 5:4

We will always need comfort until the reign of God, his kingdom, comes in full with Christ’s return, and our suffering and the sin that causes it is no more.
Ron Hodel
Ron Hodel
04/05/21

Christ's Words of Comfort: John 3:16

God loves you no matter what. Loves you no matter how many times you have screwed up. Loves you to death, he does.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/03/21

God’s Sabbath Sleep: How Christ Filled in the Gap in the Creation Story

Tomorrow Jesus will laugh his way out of the tomb, spit in the face of death, and kick the devil in the throat as he dances to the clapping glee of angelic masses. But today he just rests.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
03/31/21

Salvation in the Silence of God

Good Friday encompasses the silence of God, even as it focuses on our salvation in the cross of Christ.
Katie Koplin
Katie Koplin
03/30/21

Reading Proverbs and Receiving Criticism

I can look at all of my failings and foolishness because I know who Christ is for me. I rest in his wisdom and life not my own.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
03/29/21

My Bookshelf Is Bigger Than Yours

All of my theological endeavoring will not squeeze one more ounce of grace from God.
Michael Berg
Michael Berg
03/24/21

Working to the Glory of God: An Excerpt from Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing

This is an excerpt from Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing written by Michael Berg (1517 Publishing, 2021). Now available for preorder.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/23/21

True Christian Liberty

The true liberty that Christ gives to us through the gospel is not political. It is spiritual freedom. It is freedom from fear of God's judgment and wrath.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
03/22/21

Who Can Erase Diamond-Point Sins?

If sin is only a matter of “doing,” then “undoing” and/or “redoing” would serve as the equivalent savior necessary to find redemption.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
03/21/21

The Annunciation and Proclamation: A Reflection on the Virgin and Virginity

Undue Protestant antipathies toward Mary have muted not only her place in redemption history and its necessary connection to Christology, but also the virtue of virginity.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
03/20/21

Lord of All

Ultimately, there is only one Lord of the Universe, and he does not share power. If Jesus is Lord, Caesar is not.
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