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Hosea’s Dove
Biblical studies has been enriched in recent decades by the insights of cognitive linguistics, a field that explores the connection between cognition (understanding) and language. Of particular interest to me is the…
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The Church’s Response to Retirement – Dr. Robert Kolb and Dr. Dale Meyer
The next three years mark the largest number of retirement-age Americans in history. “The church didn’t prepare me for it,” said Dr. Dale Meyer as he and Dr. Robert Kolb discuss the…
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On My Nightstand
This first novel by Delia Owens was a #1 New York Times bestselling book and has been made into a full-length motion picture. I can understand its popularity. Where the Crawdads Sing…
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The Third Sunday after Pentecost
Welcome to Lectionary Kick-start! Jessica Bordeleau hosts a lively conversation with homiletic professors Dr. David Schmitt and Dr. Peter Nafzger about the upcoming lectionary texts. The texts for the third Sunday after…
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The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States
In Broken Heart, Johnson traces the origins of St. Louis from its founding as a French fur-trading post to its role in shaping the America we live in today. Johnson believes that…
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Theology found – and not to be found – in Greek participles
Part II: Philippians 2:7–8 The importance of Philippians 2:5–11 can hardly be overestimated. The text is cited in places where it does not seem to belong and is mentioned even at moments…
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The Second Sunday after Pentecost
Welcome to Lectionary Kick-start! Jessica Bordeleau hosts a lively conversation with homiletic professors Dr. David Schmitt and Dr. Peter Nafzger about the upcoming lectionary texts. The texts for the second Sunday after…
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What I Learned at the Coffee Shop – Drew Oswald and Dr. Ely Prieto
For a year, seminary student Drew Oswald spent 10 hours a week sitting in a coffee shop. He said the people he met have enriched his ministry and his life. Dr. Ely…
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Five Views of Christ in the Old Testament
As the first in a series of articles that capture the leisure reading of Concordia Seminary faculty and how even leisure reading offers opportunity for theological reflection, this article seems a bit…
