October 2012
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Preaching the Voices (from the Edge)
Apparently, David Schmitt has been thinking about life on the edge.
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Proper 24 • Ecclesiastes 5:10–20 (Mt 5:9–19) • October 21, 2012
By Jeffrey Gibbs Textual Notes (using English Bible versification) One of the challenging issues in translation occurs in verse 10, the first verse of the…
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Proper 23 • Amos 5:6–7, 10–15 • October 14, 2012
By Reed Lessing Historical Context Early in his rule Jeroboam ben Joash (793–753 BC) changed the political map of Israel. Through military conquests the territories…
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In Memoriam: Elmer W. Matthias
Dean Hempelmann remembers Elmer Matthias, professor of practical theology, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1978-1987.