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
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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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My Grandmother recently lost a long battle with cancer. Her name was Joy, and a name has never been more fitting.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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False Guilt and the "What-If" Game We Parents Play

We need a God who can heal us of true guilt and false guilt. We need a Christ who not only removes the shame we feel for what we’ve done, but who washes away the shame that others have smeared upon us.
RJ Grunewald
RJ Grunewald
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The Scandal of the Cross

A Roman execution device isn't exactly a picturesque scene of divine love on display.
Brian W. Thomas
Brian W. Thomas
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Woe is Me: A Different Kind of Spiritual Experience

That’s where a true encounter with God leaves you. Unable to point the finger at anyone else, all you can do is fall on your face, confess your sin, be absolved, and join the angels in singing, “Holy, holy, holy.”
Steven A. Hein
Steven A. Hein
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Outrageous Grace

Exemplified here are two misunderstandings about the forgiveness and graciousness of God among some Christians.
John T. Pless
John T. Pless
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Preaching Pentecost

The miracle of Pentecost is not obvious; it is the miracle of faith created through the preaching of the word of the cross.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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Despite Our Messes, It's All Gift

Our Father works through us to meet the needs of others and to meet our need for Savior Jesus.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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Baptism, Not Our Religiosity, Is The Thing

Jesus is the end of religion.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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Six Bits of Advice for Men Staring at Divorce

We have to endure darkness before we’re ready for the light again. God is doing what he does best: he’s conforming us to his Son, to Jesus, who was buried in the darkness and rose again into the light on Easter.
Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
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Just Like Rome...

What did Christians do, both when they encountered a Rome in its glory, as when Christ was born, and in it decline, as when Constantine tried to pull stuff back together?
Joel Hess
Joel Hess
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He is Risen: You Can Stop Pretending Death Is OK

Because of Jesus, we don’t have to pretty up anything ugly thing in life.
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