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
04/05/18

The Divine Portrait of Love

Whenever preachers get up to speak about the topic of love, they very often go to passages like 1 Corinthians 13, and they are very apt to do so — for there, under the Spirit’s design and influence, the apostle Paul gives, perhaps, the most complete view of love we’ve ever been given.
Daniel van Voorhis
Daniel van Voorhis
03/30/18

Christ’s Fourth Word From the Cross: “My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?”

Jesus was praying a Psalm. Psalm 22 to be precise, and both the Gospels of Matthew and Mark relay the story to us of Jesus praying that Psalm on the cross at the hour of His death.
Jessica Thompson
Jessica Thompson
03/29/18

God at the Feet of Sinners

The disciples and Christ have just finished their last meal together. The disciples, of course, didn't know this, but Jesus did.
Larry D. Hughes
Larry D. Hughes
03/23/18

The Resurrection of Christ and the Purpose of Vocation

If there is no resurrection, then we have no true hope, and the arts above all vocations would be the folly of follies.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/22/18

The Church Doesn't Need "Children's Church"

In an age when families are already fractured beyond comprehension, are we seriously going to separate parents from children in the one service in which God himself is present to unite us to himself and one another?
Ted Rosenbladt
Ted Rosenbladt
03/15/18

Give Me Eternal Life—My Way!

Christ’s flesh and blood is light that the darkness cannot comprehend.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/10/18

The Size of Pancakes and the Meaning of Life

In God’s eyes, we cannot be too fat or ugly, mean or selfish, shamed or abused, corrupted or inadequate for him not to love us.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
03/07/18

God Commands the Impossible, and That’s Good

Some have built an entire theology on the false assumption that when God commands us to obey or believe, we have the ability to obey or believe.
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
03/05/18

The Hardest Part of Being a Christian

We are no longer controlled by sin as He moves our lips to speak love and forgiveness. We are passive as He acts out His words and His salvation for us.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
03/03/18

Did You See That Gorilla in Church?

Give us eyes to see the face of Jesus in that little child wriggling in front of us, tugging at his mom’s sleeve, wanting a drink of water.
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
02/22/18

Beware It's a Trap

Let us preach Christ and Him crucified to the masses.
Cindy Koch
Cindy Koch
02/21/18

Create In Me a Clean Heart

Christ exchanged His excellent love, His wonderful heart, for my shameful adultery with you.
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