The Cross and the Astronaut
By Sam P. Schuldheisz
05/08/26
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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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Pete Lange
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I'm Glad You're With Me: Tolkien, Lewis, and the (not so) Great War

Ultimately it’s at the cross of Calvary, through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, the great Lion of Judah, that the stone table is broken, and everything sad does indeed finally come untrue.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
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Gospel: Luke 14:25-35 (Pentecost 13:Series C)

We would expect Jesus to be delighted people have responded to the master’s invitation. Instead, Jesus asks these people to reconsider whether they should be following Him or not.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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David vs. Goliath: We're Teaching the Story All Wrong

As we do in daily life, so we have done in our reading of the Bible: we have placed ourselves at the center, and Christ at the periphery.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
08/26/19

Gospel: Luke 14:1-14 (Pentecost 12: Series C)

The question that this text poses for us today is “What does it mean to believe in the resurrection?”
Daniel van Voorhis
Daniel van Voorhis
08/21/19

Christmas in August and Handel's Messiah

On this Day Handel Begins Composing Messiah, and 5 Things We Can Learn From It
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
08/19/19

Gospel: Luke 13:22-30 (Pentecost 11: Series C)

Luke does not tell us who asked it. But it’s a good question. “Lord, will those who are saved be few?”
Daniel van Voorhis
Daniel van Voorhis
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Is America A Christian Nation?

A person, not a nation, can be a Christian because only a person can be saved by grace through faith in the work of Christ.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
08/13/19

You’re Not Fine Just the Way You Are

Contrary to what pop-psychology, social media memes, and your sweet grandmother told you, you are not fine just the way you are.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
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Catechetical Preaching

[Luther's] Catechism is at home in the evangelical pulpit, guiding and shaping what the preacher says so faith might be created and love given direction.
John W. Hoyum
John W. Hoyum
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Preaching and Sola Scriptura

Preaching is simply the verbal bestowal of what Scripture has already given us in written form
Daniel van Voorhis
Daniel van Voorhis
08/07/19

Hiroo Onoda and the Gospel of Reconciliation

Stories like Onoda’s offer an interesting parallel to our life in the Gospel.
Daniel van Voorhis
Daniel van Voorhis
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The Birth of the NASB, Translation Soup, and The Only English Translation You’ll Ever Need

These new texts and manuscripts, while not altering the message of the text, can give us better insight into particular historical and grammatical issues.
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