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Epiphany 7 • Leviticus 19:1–2, 9–18 • February 23, 2014
Text Notes Verses 1–2: “Holy you will be because holy am I, Yahweh, your God.” The commands in Leviticus 19 pertain to almost every area of Israelite life. By commanding such a…
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New Reformation500 Website
As part of its efforts to commemorate the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Reformation (2017), Concordia Seminary has launched “Reformation500”–a website dedicated to providing reflection and resources on this “Copernican revolution” of…
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Epiphany 6 • Deuteronomy 30:15–20 • February 16, 2014
Choice Is More than Choosing Christians are confronted with many choices in this world of biomedical technology,and a rash of legal decisions has placed life and death decisions in the hands of…
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Epiphany 5 • Isaiah 58:3–9a • February 9, 2014
Who is Really Deceived by our Apparent Goodness? Isaiah makes the case that it is not through empty externals that we please God, but with the sacrifice of our priorities for the…
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Reflections on Becoming a Multi-Ethnic Church
The Multi-Ethnic Symposium just concluded (January 27-28) reminds us of the changing mission environment in which the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod seeks to be, as confessional Lutherans, a faithful witness to the visible church…
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New Review of Lessing’s Isaiah
The periodical published by the Institute for Biblical Research, known as “Bulletin for Biblical Research” (23/4, 2013), included a positive review of Reed Lessing’s commentary on Isaiah 40-55. Gary Smith of Bethel…
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What’s up among the evangelicals?
Read the rest here: What’s up among the evangelicals?
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A Centennial Pilgrimage to China
Though the occasion has passed by virtually without notice here in the States, 2013 marked a major event in LCMS history.
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Preacher’s Studio: Luke Schnake
The journey from text to pulpit can be a long and winding road, filled with false starts, surprising discoveries, and hard choices along the way. On a semi-regular basis, the homiletics faculty…
