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Proper 21 • Matthew 21:23–27 (28–32) • September 25, 2011
By Gerhard Bode Why the Question about Jesus’s Authority? The events in this account from Matthew 21 take place on the Monday before Jesus’s crucifixion.…
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Proper 20 • Matthew 20:1–16 • September 18, 2011
By David I. Lewis Introduction: Today’s Gospel reading contains a parable that is unique to Matthew’s Gospel, the so-called parable of the workers in the vineyard.…
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Proper 19 • Matthew 18:21–35 • September 11, 2011
By Dale A. Meyer “In this Christian church, he…” Though not our usual style, this text invites an expository approach. The familiar subsections of this reading…
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Commentary on the Bible, edited by James D. G. Dunn and John W. Rogerson.
COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLE. Edited by James D. G. Dunn and John W. Rogerson. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. 1639 pages. Hardcover. $75.00. Reviewed by Thomas H.…
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Love Wins: Luther’s Letter
A fresh translation of Luther’s letter to Hans von Rechenberg, cited in “Love Wins”
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Proper 18 • Matthew 18:1–20 • September 4, 2011
By James L. Brauer Caring for the Kingdom’s Greatest Is this reading to be handled as a single insight into the kingdom or is one section…
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Guerillas of Grace: Prayers for the Battle, by Ted Loder
GUERILLAS OF GRACE: Prayers for the Battle. By Ted Loder. Minneapolis: Augsburg Books, 2005. 142 pages. Paper. $14.99. Reviewed by Henry Rowold Admittedly, the Concordia…
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Proper 17 • Matthew 16:21–28 • August 28, 2011
By Thomas Manteufel Don’t Cross Out the Cross! Both the Old Testament and the Gospel lessons for this day show some startling, unsettling pictures of well-known…
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Summer LAY BIBLE INSTITUTE – Saturday, Aug 20
“Are We Still Fighting the Crusades?” In a one-day seminar, historian Paul Robinson will unpack the word “crusade,” its history, and its current impact in…