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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Ryan Couch
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New Year, Same You

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The narrative of the Nativity is what Christmas is all about.
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A Christmas Confession

It is impossible to live our lives in a way that would convince God of our value because he already knows our value. He is the one who gave it to us.
Caleb Keith
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The Word of the Lord Endures Forever: A Response to Young Men's Turn to Orthodoxy

Longstanding tradition must be bolstered by something outside of ourselves that also lies outside of the traditions of men.
Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
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What it Means to be Thankful

The Lord’s provision doesn’t rest on the strength of our gratitude.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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Why You’ll Never Master The Bible’s “Rules”

Instead of a “how-to” manual, the Bible is a “what-you-didn’t-do” story.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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We Need Less Goliath & More Bathsheba

Show me a sinner, and I’ll write you a story of a God who saves them.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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Hammer Time and Rolling Rocks: The Intersection of Popular Jewish Literature with the New Testament

If we picture the New Testament as a divinely painted masterpiece that hangs in the middle of a museum, then all around it are other works of the period, in different corridors of the museum, in many styles, painted by diverse artists, with variations of color and technique.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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When The Devil Keeps Someone in Slavery to Sin

Jesus Christ is relentless. He does not give up. And with him comes the certainty of redemption.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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The Courage to Rise After Each Fall

Let your soul grieve, yes, but don’t let it be eaten alive by worry.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
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A Zoological Theology

God’s creatures on four legs are some of the greatest storytellers of the Scriptures.
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