Problematic Words in Prayer: Overextending “Lift Up”
“Lord, we lift up Sally…” The final post in David Peter’s series on prayer
Problematic Words in Prayer: Misappropriating “Be With”
“God, be with the youth mission team…” The second in David Peter’s three-part series on prayer
Today … Paradise.
Even though our winter was mild this year, spring always seems delayed. The cold … a brief warming … cold again. It makes one ache for spring. But spring is finally here and I’m glad. The ground has warmed and the grass has greened. My family and I spent some time last week turning the soil ..
Problematic Words in Prayer: “All My Words are ‘Just’”
The first in a three-part series on prayer
Remembering Jack Faszholz
Major League pitcher, Lutheran pastor and educator
Reading Notes: Faith Alone
Why Luther inserted the word “alone” when he translated Romans 3:28
Taking Creation, Scriptures, and the Saved Seriously: Pulling Things Together
Glenn Nielsen sums up his previous three essays on the art and act of preaching
Preaching: Taking the Saved Seriously
Why do we preach to the baptized as if they weren’t Christian?
“Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World” – Additional Resources
You’ve seen the movie, now read Luther himself!
Toward a Theology of Hospitality
How do we move from being a church that does multiethnic ministry to a genuinely multiethnic church?
The Refugees Among Us
Is social media keeping us from seeing the neighbor standing right next to us?
My Greatest Hope for the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
Is it time for a new ecumenical creed?
Preaching: Taking the Scriptures Seriously
If Law and Gospel is to truly be at the heart of preaching, then it calls for more than a boilerplate Law-then-Gospel structure
2015 Theological Symposium Videos
Better late than never…videos of presentations around the theme, “In Remembrance of Me: Memory and the Life of Faith.” (Videos from 2016 Theological Symposium coming soon.)
Christmas Peace
As we near Christmas, I am struck by how old the world is, how little it has changed, in spite of our celebration that a new world was beginning in a manger in Bethlehem. The reports from the news of tragedy and turmoil throughout the world continue to shout down my “Christmas cheer.” Especially the images from ..
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