Theological #ThrowbackThursday in Honor of Thomas C. Oden
A #TBT in memory of renowned theologian Tom Oden, who spoke at Concordia Seminary in 1993, and died on December 8, 2016
Theological #ThrowbackThursday: Ralph Bohlmann
#TBT: A young Professor Ralph Bohlmann on “The Language and Concepts of Theology.”
Theological #ThrowbackThursday: Oswald Hoffmann
#TBT: In 1963, “Ossie” Hoffmann, fresh off a visit with Lutheran Christians in Ethiopia, spoke with his signature humor and erudition about missiology and church history
Theological #ThrowbackThursday: Hermann Sasse
#TBT: In 1965, Hermann Sasse lectured at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, on Luther and the ecumenical creeds
Theological #ThrowbackThursday: Martin Scharlemann on the parables
A new #TBT blog series bringing back to life old media files from the Concordia Seminary archives. First up: hear Martin Scharlemann on “Jesus, Teller of Parables.”
Easter 6 • John 5:1–9 • May 1, 2016
By Ben Haupt At the beginning of his Gospel, the Apostle John inscribes one of his main themes: “From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (Jn 1:16–17). This pericope introduces the reader to the large confrontation between Jesus and ..
How to be (counter-) culturally Christian?
A road trip to Wichita, Rod Dreher’s “Benedict option,” and a few words from Tertullian
Reading Luther in China
Won Yong Ji, Hank Rowold, and “Letting Luther speak Chinese.”
Proper 12 • Ephesians 3:14–21 • July 26, 2015
By Benjamin Haupt How big are we talking? That might be a question that you have discussed if you have ever built a house or a church or any other kind of building. That is the question Paul seems to be addressing in Ephesians 3:14–21. In Ephesians 1 and 2, Paul reminds the Ephesian Christians that they are chosen ..
Advent 4 • Romans 16:25–27 • December 21, 2014
By Ben Haupt On the final Sunday of Advent, just a few days before the glorious celebration of Christmas, these three verses at the end of the Epistle to the Romans are full of homiletical possibility. In just a few days, the people of God will join in countless hymns which all use the word “glory” (“Angels from the ..
Re-Imagining the Walking Dead: Preaching an Apocalyptic Easter
Preaching the resurrection among the undead