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Article Archive for May 2010

Life Abundant
May 27, 2010 – 3:46 pm | No Comment
Life Abundant

One of my favorite quotes comes from Wendell Berry (not surprisingly). In commenting on the nature of the abundant life, he makes the statement that material sufficiency has been met (food, clothing, shelter etc.), “life itself, which is membership in the living world, is already an abundance” ( The Way of Ignorance ). Think about it. It goes to how we think about what constitutes the good life.

Concordia Journal Currents – May 2010
May 27, 2010 – 12:50 pm | One Comment

Book Blurb: “Who Do I Say That You Are?”

ad maiorem dei gloriam
May 26, 2010 – 9:13 am | 5 Comments
ad maiorem dei gloriam

Athletes giving all praise to . . . who?

Spring 2010 CONCORDIA JOURNAL sneak peek
May 21, 2010 – 11:52 am | No Comment
Spring 2010 CONCORDIA JOURNAL sneak peek

UPDATE: the Spring 2010 issue of the Concordia Journal hit the mail on Thursday, May 20. Here’s a couple excerpts to whet your appetites.

Luther’s Writing Against Emerging Sabbatarianism
May 20, 2010 – 5:48 pm | 3 Comments

Dr. Lowell Zuck presents a historical and theological study of Luther’s writings against the seventh-day Sabbatarians, which are significant in marking a transition in his emerging attitudes toward Judaism.

What Statistics Say — and Don’t
May 19, 2010 – 10:06 am | 4 Comments
What Statistics Say — and Don’t

As the Director of Vicarage and Deaconess Internships, I keep track of how many congregations apply for a vicar and how many students are available for vicarage assignment.  A three ring binder sits on a …

A Prayer for Concordia
May 14, 2010 – 11:56 am | 2 Comments
A Prayer for Concordia

A 16 minute silent movie clip of the 1926 dedication of Concordia Seminary’s Clayton campus, and a prayer for harmony

Annual faculty booksigning, Tuesday, May 18, 2010
May 12, 2010 – 4:08 pm | No Comment

In what is fast becoming a graduation week tradition, Concordia Seminary will honor faculty members who have recently written or contributed to published books on Tuesday, May 18, from 4:00-6:00 p.m., at a wine and …

Rogationtide
May 11, 2010 – 12:47 pm | One Comment
Rogationtide

Earth Day last month made me wonder why we don’t have a similar day within the church. We wouldn’t have to call it “Earth Sunday” or anything. We could call it “Creation Sunday” or have a “Season of Creation.” Currently, the first half of our church year rightly focuses on the life of Jesus

This is Too Cool!
May 10, 2010 – 3:22 am | No Comment

Maybe it’s a guy thing. Maybe its a childhood memory thing. Maybe its a Robinson Crusoe thing (or was it the Disney version, namely, the Swiss Family Robinson movie). I don’t know.