Articles
Articles written by the faculty and staff of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
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Dying Well in Christ
Concordia Seminary hosted the Dying Well in Christ conference this summer. Various voices from across The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and beyond gathered to discuss and…
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Christian Caregiving for People Suffering with Depression and Anxiety
Depression and anxiety are among the burdens set upon humans as a result of the fall. Just as Christ has borne our griefs and carried…
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Be the Bee
My wife, Anne, is a beekeeper. She started several years ago at our parish in northern Michigan. When a friend said that she knew a…
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And He Spoke Many Things to Them in Parables
The parables of Jesus are beloved and for good reason. They memorably capture both how God is at work for our salvation in Christ and…
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Biblical and Catholic Liturgy
At many Protestant churches on a Sunday morning, you see a platform with a band, a lengthy period of song with vocalists and instrumentalists in…
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A Marxist Mission of the Church
In the United States nowadays we are used to seeing liberal Protestant churches that carry out what looks like Marxist approaches to the church’s mission.…
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Judah in the Time of David
In 1993 a victory stela was discovered in the excavation of Tel Dan. The stela has been dated to the mid-ninth century BC and holds…
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Bold Hope in Christ
Dr. Kevin Golden served as the essayist at the triennial convention of the Missouri District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod that took place June 22-24,…
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Lay Bible Institute
The parables of Jesus, Luther on marriage, and living a quiet life of hope – what do such diverse topics have in common? Each draws…