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.

All Articles

Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
08/31/21

A Q&A for the Second Edition of "The Christian Life: Cross or Glory?

The Second Edition of “The Christian Life: Cross or Glory?” by Steven Hein is now available from 1517 Publishing.
Gretchen Ronnevik
Gretchen Ronnevik
08/17/21

What God Created, God Will Grow

What God created, God will grow. We don’t add a few stitches onto his creation.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
08/15/21

The Color Green

Green is the color for “ordinary time” in the liturgical church year. It's the regular time of year that always gets overshadowed by other seasons such as Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
08/14/21

Post-Pentecost Preaching Horizon

The new life Christ opened for us in His justifying resurrection, the new life into which we were baptized is a life of faith.
Haroldo Camacho
Haroldo Camacho
08/05/21

The Seventh Beatitude: Pax or Hapax?

The title “peacemakers” is not ours except as we tell and retell his peacemaking story.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
06/21/21

Keeping the Law in its Place

Our certainty is of Christ, that mighty hero who overcame the Law, sin, death, and all evils.
1517 Publishing
1517 Publishing
06/18/21

Some Thoughts on Christian Hope

Christian hope means always hope in God and hope in Christ simultaneously without distinction.
Katie Koplin
Katie Koplin
05/25/21

"Shoulding" On One Another

The law is good and holy but so often when we are “shoulding” on one another, we actually are just going to end up “burning” each other’s fields.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
05/24/21

The Holy Spirit: The Gift and Gift-Giver

The Holy Spirit is sent, not to talk about himself, but to point us to Jesus.
Blake Flattley
Blake Flattley
05/22/21

Pente-what?

Pentecost reminds us of not only what happened on that day described in Acts 2 but what is happening every day: the Spirit of God working in and through God’s people, according to his word.
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
05/15/21

Epistle: Acts 2:1-21 (Pentecost Sunday: Series B)

Pentecost is the event which jolts the world into taking note that something entirely new is taking place.
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
05/15/21

Now I lay me down to sleep

What is it, though, that makes bedtime so fraught with anxiety?
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