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
1517 Guest Contributor
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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Charles E. Fry
Charles E. Fry
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Why We are All Theologians of Glory

If man can save himself, what need is there for the cross or the Gospel?
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
05/02/19

Not Today

One of the great themes of the Game of Thrones is the personification of Death, most concretely in the form of the Night King, supreme commander of the blue-eyed nightwalkers.
Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
05/01/19

Moving Beyond Your Personality Type

The truth is that no amount of self-awareness will ever be enough; in fact, the more we seek after ourselves, the more inwardly bent we become.
Paul Dunk
Paul Dunk
05/01/19

The Divine Drama

If I don't preach Christ, then there's really no reason anyone should roll out of bed on Sunday to hear anything I have to say.
Brandon Hanson
Brandon Hanson
04/25/19

I Believe In Yesterday

For many, “Yesterday" by The Beatles is a poignant and powerful song. It is one of, if not the most, covered songs by the Beatles.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
04/25/19

We Are More Than the Skeletons in Our Closet

Infamy allows us the opportunity to hone one of our favorite skills: to shrink a 343-page life story down to a single paragraph that narrates what happened on one day, at a certain hour, and in a certain location. We can whittle an entire biography down to a single Tweet.
Bror Erickson
Bror Erickson
04/18/19

Jon Snow And Romans Seven

Season eight of the Game of Thrones has begun. It's the long-awaited finale, the end of the story we have all long been eagerly waiting for even as we fear the impending winter.
Mariah Coward
Mariah Coward
04/17/19

Easter Revival Burnout

Around Easter my mind often drifts back to all of the annual ‘Revival Services’ I attended when I was growing up. Every year they began the revival with the Easter service.
Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson
04/02/19

God Shows Up When The Chips Are Down

If everyone would just live by the rules, the world would be a better place, wouldn’t it?
Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson
03/26/19

Why Bad News Is Good News

Martin Luther knew something about economics. Well, God’s economics anyway.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/22/19

When The Old Adam Goes Church Shopping

If I’m going to join your church, there’s some things I’ll need to know first. I need to know whether you practice a Christianity that’s primarily a to-do list.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/15/19

Christ Who Becomes Our Sin

I am the Resurrection,’ says Jesus, not an abstract miracle or idea
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