Day of Exegetical Reflection 2010
View video from the 2010 Day of Exegetical Reflection, featuring D. A. Carson, held at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
The American Mind: Dale Meyer, Will Ferrell, and Baby Jesus
What do Concordia Seminary President Dale Meyer, Will Ferrell/Ricky Bobby, and Baby Jesus have in common? You’re about to find out, because that just happened
Great Overview
As a systematician, I like the big picture. I like to see how all the individual pieces fit into the entire picture. It helps me to grasp—as much as I can—what’s going on. That’s partly why the field of ecology intrigues me as well
Bible is focus of Concordia Seminary’s upcoming symposium
Stephen Fowl “Scripture in the Church: Formative or Formality?” is the title of the 21st annual Theological Symposium, to be held Sept. 21-22 on the campus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Christwire: “The Onion” for Christians?
Christwire.org has become a popular Web site for news and reporting with an ultraconservative Christian slant. And it’s all one big joke. I have to confess I was completely unaware of Christwire until I ran across the New York Times article that outed the identities of Christwire’s founders, Bryan Butvidas and Kirwin Watson
A Lesson from 1927
It’s that time of year. Most of the the birds at our feeders are house sparrows. They descend upon the feeders in flocks and consume nearly all the food within a day or so in the feeders. So how can I get rid of them? After all, they are not as colorful as Cardinals, Goldfinches, and Indigo Buntings
Theological Symposium and Day of Exegetical Reflection – Sept 20-22
“Scripture in the Church: Formative or Formality?” is the title of the 21st annual Theological Symposium, to be held Sept. 21-22 on the campus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
More on Chickens
In his introduction to Wendell Berry’s recent book, Bringing it to the Table, Michael Pollan observes that one of Berry’s favorite quotes comes from British agronomist, Sir Albert Howard. He urges us to think of “the whole problem of health in soil, plant, animal and man as one great subject” (p
Remembering Quentin Wesselschmidt
Quentin F. Wesselschmidt, 1937-2010. Pastor, theologian, baptized child of God. In memoriam
Wetlands in Kansas?
When I think of the great plains, I think of wide open spaces, undulating landscapes like waves of an ocean, corn and wheat. I don’t think of wetlands. Yet on my way back from a workshop in Atwood, KS (where Don and Bonnie White were wonderful hosts), I stopped at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
Check it Out!
The summer issue of the Concordia Journal (published by the faculty of Concordia Seminary) has just come out and its centered on the theme of “Caring for God’s Groaning Earth.” It’s a terrific issue (of course, I am a bit biased). In addition, it provides a balance Biblical approach to the topic. It doesn’t say everything that could be said but does chart out some directions that we need to pursue. Its contents include “The Cathedral of Creation” (by President Dale Meyer), “Caring for God’s Groaning Earth” (by yours truly), Yahweh versus Marduk: Creation Theology in Isaiah 40-55” (by Dr
Announcing a Latin e-mail discussion group on the Lutheran confessions
Confessionum Lutheranarum Studiosi, a new Latin e-mail discussion group on the Lutheran confessions, has recently been founded, and you are invited to join in the colloquium
All Saints’ Day • Revelation 7:(2–8) 9–17 • November 7, 2010
by Kent Burreson Getting to Know the White-Clad Relatives The central question of chapter 7 in John’s vision, “Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” reminds me of the family gatherings of my youth. Even with the name Burreson—a small Norwegian clan, few in number—at the bi-annual reunion in ..
Reformation Day • Revelation 14:6–7 • October 31, 2010
by Gerhard Bode The pericope is commonly appointed for the festival of the Reformation. The assignment has less to do with the fact that Martin Luther was regarded by some of his contemporaries as the first (or even third) angel of the apocalypse and more to do with the Reformation’s emphasis on the good news ..