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Veni, veni
And do it soon, please.
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Epiphany 3 • Jonah 3:1–5, 10 • January 22, 2012
by Bruce Schuchard “Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call…
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Epiphany 3 • Jonah 3:1–5, 10 • January 22, 2012
by Bruce Schuchard “Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call…
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Epiphany 2 • 1 Samuel 3: 1–10 (11–20) • January 15, 2012
by William Utech This text comes from a time in the history of the people of Israel when “the word of the Lord was rare” (v.…
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The Bible as literature: how a book transforms time and space
In preparing for a class on “The Bible as Literature,” I discovered again how time and space are transformed by one written word.
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Can religion and politics make us more civil?
E.J. Dionne raised the question at a recent lecture at nearby Washington University. Perhaps the better question to ask is this: Can I love my…
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Baptism of our Lord • Genesis 1:1–5 • January 8, 2012
by Jeffrey Kloha Perhaps no passage bears as much gravitas—and controversy—as Genesis 1:1. In our context, the text will immediately bring to mind the modernist “science…
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Visualizing the Anthropocene
In the last post, I mentioned a few examples of human influence on earth that have prompted many to now speak of the Anthropocene Epoch,…
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Pre-Lenten Pastors Workshop – Jan 20, 2012
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will offer a one-day pre-Lenten workshop for pastors on Friday, January 20, 2012 called “Seeing is Not Believing: The Passion Story…
