Emeritus Professor Ronald R. Feuerhahn enters rest
Funeral service to be held March 17 at Concordia Seminary chapel. The service will be live streamed at www.csl.edu/live
Days of Theological Reflection to focus on digital age – May 5-6, 2015
Tom Boomershine and Matt Peeples, among others, will discuss the impact of technology on exegesis and preaching
Lectionary@Lunch Live – Jeremiah 31:31-34
Prof. Bill Carr discusses the Old Testament pericope for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, in the Year B lectionary
Fred Craddock, In Memoriam
Remembering the life of a preacher, Fred Craddock (1928-2015)
Lent 5 • Hebrews 5:1–10 • March 22, 2015
Editor’s note: The following homiletical help is adapted from Concordia Journal, September 1979. by Andrew H. Bartelt Sermon Notes 1. The author of the Letter to the Hebrews continues his discussion of the “high priesthood” of Christ (and his commentary on Psalm 110) in 4:14. The importance of the office of high priest was obvious to a ..
Manuscripts and Misquoting
Each Sunday we confess that the Holy Spirit “spoke by the prophets.” We learned from our youth that “we do not despise preaching and his word, but hold it sacred, and gladly hear and learn it.”
Lent 4 • Ephesians 2:1–10 • March 15, 2015
by Wally Becker We are saved by God’s grace, through faith in Christ Jesus, for the purpose of living as God’s people to this world which he loves (Jn 3:16). This passage gives us a picture of “the two kinds of righteousness.” The first portion of the text focuses on the grace of God: dead in sin, ..
Stewardship Workshops Now Available
Concordia Seminary’s Center for Stewardship now has two workshops available for congregational and/or circuit use
Care of Creation Workshops
Thanks to a generous grant to cover travel costs, Charles Arand is now available for workshops on the theology and care of creation, with an opportunity for the host organization to apply for a follow up grant
Making the Case for Character
Thanks to a generous grant that covers all travel costs, Joel Biermann is now available to lead seminars based on his book “A Case for Character.”
World Vision policy adviser to speak on religious persecution
Stephanie Hammond will speak at a student forum on March 11, 2015, at 10:45 am CST, in Concordia Seminary’s Werner Auditorium
Lent 3 • 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 • March 8, 2015
by Wayne Knolhoff The Word of the Cross We are no strangers to scandal, and we know a scandal when we see it. Whether it involves a politician, a Hollywood star, a sports figure, or even a church leader scandals are, unfortunately, rather common occurrences. Scandals involve shameful, distasteful, offensive behavior. A scandal is an action or event ..
Lectionary@Lunch Live in the Spring
Prof. Bill Carr will host the weekly live-stream video chat on the Old Testament lectionary for the Spring quarter, beginning Tuesday, March 10
Lent 2 • Romans 5:1–11 • March 1, 2015
By Robert Kolb Sometimes it seems as if our lives have wandered into one of the survival shows on television and we are about to be eliminated, or at least have questions about lasting longer than a few more weeks or months. Too many false calculations, too many wrong-headed decisions. Paul tells us in this lesson that this ..
Lectionary@Lunch Live – 2 Kings 2:1-12
Prof. Tom Egger discusses the Old Testament pericope for Transfiguration Day, in the Year B lectionary
Lent 1 • James 1:12–18 • February 22, 2015
By William W. Carr “Blessed is the man (Μακαριος ανηρ; see, e.g., Ps 1:1, אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־הָאִ֗ישׁ) who remains steadfast under trial” (Jas 1:12, ESV). Preparing this homiletical help in September makes it difficult not to think about Christians in Iraq and in several areas of Africa, who are pursued, persecuted, kidnapped, and murdered because they are Christians. The stomach churns, the ..