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Advent 3 • Luke 7:18–28 (29–35) • December 13, 2015
By Jeffrey A. Oschwald Luke 7:18?35 presents the preacher with a challenge: although unified by references to John, the three subsections are diverse in topic and style. As Fitzmyer notes, the passage…
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Advent 2 • Luke 3:1–14 (15–20) • December 6, 2015
By Dale A. Meyer Straightforward and familiar, this easy text isn’t easy. John the Baptist, “brood of vipers,” “wrath to come,” “bear fruits . . . and do not say to yourselves,”…
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Advent 1 • Luke 19:28–40 • November 29, 2015
By David Wollenburg Two gospel lessons are offered for this day: Both were recorded by Luke and so both are clearly Series C. They have complimentary emphasis as one, Luke 19:28?40, is…
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Emeritus Professor Dr. Louis A. Brighton enters rest
Funeral to be held Nov. 20 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Savannah, Ga.
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The Awkward State of American Christianity
What’s on your Starbucks red cup?
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No “Lions of Gory Mane”: Persecution or Loss of Predominance in American Christianity
Michael Knippa discusses the status of American Christianity in this article re-published from the Fall 2015 CONCORDIA JOURNAL.
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Proper 29 • Revelation 1:4b–8 • November 22, 2015
By Bruce Schuchard Sermon Suggestion Recent events here in our own country and elsewhere in the world may have more than a few of the faithful reeling in horror over the seemingly evident…
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Proper 28 • Hebrews 10:11–25 • November 15, 2015
By David Schmitt Textual Notes This reading captures a moment in Hebrews when the author moves from proclamation to exhortation. 10:11?18: These verses capture the close of the writer’s proclamation of the work…
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Proper 27 • Hebrews 9:24–28 • November 8, 2015
By Tim Saleska Text and Grammar Notes 9:24: εἰσῆλθεν: the aorist verb emphasizes the central point of this text that, unlike the OT sacrifices, Christ’s sacrifice was “once and for all.” ἅγια:…
