In the blog Forming Lutherans, Concordia Seminary Professor Kent Burreson continues his work on holistic catechesis and faith formation, focusing in this post on the “Ritual Path,” i.e. the various rites and ritual stages that accompany the catechumenate in formation. Forming Lutherans is a joint project between Dr. Burreson and Dr. Rhoda Schuler, deaconess and professor at Concordia University, St. Paul.
This is one of the petitions of the so-called High-priestly Prayer of Jesus in John 17. The prayer was spoken (made) before Jesus’s ascension and even before his passion. In church, however, it is heard on the Sunday after the Ascension and before Pentecost. What matters (and seems to be...
Dr. Joel Okamoto and Dr. Charles Arand, professors of systematic theology, discuss the difference between knowing a lot of theology and having good theology. Their conclusion might surprise you.
Two big earthquakes recently hit, one in Taiwan (7.4) and one on the east coast centered in New Jersey (4.8). This provides the opportunity to think about earthquakes from a biblical perspective. What does an earthquake mean? It means that human creatures are not in total control of planet...
