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Proper 14 • Job 38:4–18 • August 10, 2014
By David R. Maxwell This text emphasizes the transcendence of God. The question for the preacher is, “Why do we need to know that God is transcendent? How does God’s transcendence function in our…
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Theological Symposium – Sept 23-24, 2014
This year’s theme is “Faithful Witness to God’s Story in the World Around Us.” Featured speakers include Charles Arand, Erik Herrmann, Leo Sánchez, Jeff Oschwald, and Will Schumacher.
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Proper 13 • Isaiah 55:1–5 • August 3, 2014
By David Schmitt In 1538, the Dance of Death made its way into the Bible. In their printing of the Old Testament, the Treschel Brothers included Life after the Fall, a woodcut by Hans…
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Special Symposium Lecture in Hispanic Studies
Tuesday night of this year’s Theological Symposium (Sept 23) will feature a Center for Hispanic Studies lecture by Dr. Daisy Machado.
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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…
