This is part three in a series of posts by Dr. David Maxwell. The first was “What Should You Do With Anger and Desire?”The second was “Gregory of Nyssa: Direct the Passions.” Cyril of Alexandria is a good example of a Christian appropriation of the Stoic view of the passions. The goal is not to ..
Spark your thoughts for March 17, 2024! Tune in to “Lectionary Kick-start” for a discussion about the texts for the fifth Sunday in Lent
Do the words of Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and always” refer to the constancy of the second person of the Trinity or to His constancy in our lives? In this article from the December 2020 issue of Concordia Seminary Magazine, Dr. Jeffrey Oschwald compares two interpretations and comes to a surprising conclusion
The sainted Robert Hoerber reflects on what is “new” in a calendar year…and a life
Exploring the creationist movement that predates Darwin by fifty years
Not only did God honor us with the role of being responsible over creation, he now honors us by becoming a human creature so that in him, that right dominion would be restored
Sin becomes altogether too common and familiar and so “safe.” The writer to the Hebrews screams the contrary alert: Sin kills
Reflections on Erik Herrmann’s keynote address in Wittenberg
Editor’s note: David Schmitt provides this homiletical help as the second of four in a sermon series on the lectionary’s successive readings from Paul’s letter to the Philippians. By David Schmitt, Textual Connection Paul’s separation from the Philippians causes him to focus on that which holds them together as a community of Christ, involved in humble service ..
“God, be with the youth mission team…” The second in David Peter’s three-part series on prayer
Chapel Sermon by Mart Thompson from Hebrews 2:14-18 on Thursday, February 2, 2017
Jeffrey A. Oschwald As if the themes of this Gospel weren’t challenge enough, two significant exegetical/translational questions must also be addressed. Luke 12:49b is “a passage of well-known difficulty, the translation of which remains doubtful.”1 Just presents the case for the translation “How I wish that it were already kindled,” but the parallels are not ..
Is there an imbalance in our Good Friday and Easter (and the Sundays before and after) preaching?
