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New video reading guide for “A Case for Character”
A video companion to virtue ethics and Joel Biermann’s book “A Case for Character.”
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Proper 12 • Deuteronomy 7:6-9 • July 27, 2014
Editor’s Note: The following homiletical help is adapted from Concordia Journal, January 1984. By Thomas Manteufel According to the context of this pericope, Israel was to have no fellowship or covenant with the…
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Day of Exegetical Reflection 2014: “Listening to God’s Word in the 21st Century”
Last November (2013) a conference was held at Oberursel in Germany that involved the faculty of the Lutherische Theologische Hochschule of the independent Lutheran church in Germany (with which the LCMS is…
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Pastoral Formation Survey
The faculty of Concordia Seminary is in the midst of an assessment and revision process for the residential Master of Divinity, Alternate Route, and Deaconess Studies curricula, and we’d like to hear…
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Proper 11 • Isaiah 44:6–8 • July 20, 2014
By Tony Cook Isaiah 44:6–8 is nestled within a larger discourse of the chapter that glorifies the God of creation over the idols made by man, while reminding the reader that the Creator God is…
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Proper 10 • Isaiah 55:10–13 • July 13, 2014
By James W. Voelz Preliminary Thoughts It is easy to treat this text non- or a-historically, preaching a generalized sermon about the word of God and its power, especially in verses 10–11. Such a…
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Proper 9 • Zechariah 9:9–12 • July 6, 2014
By David Peter Context Considerations It might come as a surprise that this Old Testament text is appointed for the fourth Sunday after Pentecost when we are used to it being read on Palm…
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Call for Papers
The Theological Symposium committee invites proposals for open sectionals during the Theological Symposium, September 23-24, 2014, “Faithful Witness to God’s Story in the World Around Us: Bringing a Unique Perspective to Our…
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Proper 8 • Jeremiah 28:5–9 • June 29, 2014
By William W. Schumacher On May 13, 1940, Winston Churchill addressed the British parliament as he was about to become prime minister. Hitler’s troops had already invaded Poland, and they had just begun their Blitzkrieg…
