Concordia Journal, Summer 2019
Featuring 2018 Theological Symposium essays by Jeff Kloha, Kent Burreson, and Joel Okamoto…as well as a new homiletics series, Anatomy of a Sermon
Come, Lord Jesus: A New Sermon Series
Mart Thompson talks about his new Advent-Christmas sermon series
Bach on Faith
David Maxwell at the organ for J. S. Bach’s Credo Fugue
Book Blurbs: Leo Sánchez, Sculptor Spirit
Leo Sánchez discusses his recent book to help Christians discern how the Spirit is at work in their lives
Book Blurbs: David Peter, Maximizing the Midsize Church
David Peter discusses his recent book on congregational leadership
More Bach from the Organ Bench
David Maxwell reflects on – and plays – the Bach hymn “Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now.”
Concordia Journal Currents
Book Blurbs: Burreson & Hoeltke, Death, Heaven, Resurrection, and the New Creation
Book Blurbs: Burreson & Hoeltke, Death, Heaven, Resurrection, and the New Creation
Kent Burreson and Beth Hoeltke discuss their recent book on death and the new creation
Concordia Journal, Spring 2019
A “greatest hits” of the work of longtime Concordia Seminary Professor Robert Rosin
J. S. Bach on the Holy Spirit
How Bach transforms, as only Bach can, an ancient hymn to the Holy Spirit
“What Can We Learn from Them?”
Dale Meyer and Larry Rast on the global future of seminaries and theological education
Concordia Journal, Winter 2019
Featuring a keynote from Robert Rosin, Trevor Sutton on social media, and responses by Michael Zeigler and Peter Nafzger to the idea of “normal nihilism.”
Book Blurbs: Robert Kolb, Martin Luther as He Lived and Breathed
Bob Kolb discusses his new (and unique) biography of Luther
Preaching Luke
Jeff Oschwald offers insights for how to preach the Gospel of Luke in year C of the three-year lectionary
Inclined to Boast: Social Media and Self-Justification
Trevor Sutton explores the implications of digital media on human identity and pastoral care
Book Blurbs: Richard Warneck on Pastoral Ministry
His new book engages the theology and practice of the pastoral ministry
Book Blurbs: Dale Meyer on the art of the sermon
President Meyer discusses preaching and his new book of sermons