What’s Wrong With Happy Endings?
An Easter sermon by Francis “Rev” Rossow
New Creation
The sainted Robert Hoerber reflects on what is “new” in a calendar year…and a life
The New Year and All Things
The sainted Martin Franzmann reflects on a few words from the Apostle Paul
A Christmas Theology of Ho! Ho!
The sainted Armin “Red” Moellering’s musings on a Santa Claus ornament
“What Can We Learn from Them?”
Dale Meyer and Larry Rast on the global future of seminaries and theological education
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
Preaching Mark
Distinctive themes and patterns for preaching Mark in year B of the lectionary
Articles
Reconsidering the Greek Preposition “eis” in the Baptismal Theology of Matthew 28 and Romans 6
Reconsidering the Greek Preposition “eis” in the Baptismal Theology of Matthew 28 and Romans 6
The importance of one little overlooked word…and how we translate it
Luther’s Hymn Melodies
Concordia Seminary Professor Emeritus James Brauer provides a comprehensive study of how Luther used tunes in Reformation hymnody
No “Lions of Gory Mane”: Persecution or Loss of Predominance in American Christianity
Michael Knippa discusses the status of American Christianity in this article re-published from the Fall 2015 CONCORDIA JOURNAL
The Myth of “Righteous Anger”: What the Bible Says About Human Anger
This essay, by Jeff Gibbs, aims to describe what the Bible actually says about human anger, offering some personal and pastoral reflections on how to deal with it
Luther’s Truths, Then and Now
Robert Kolb delivered the following address at the International Conference on Confessional Leadership in the 21st Century, held in Wittenberg, Germany, May 3-8, 2015
The “Three Kingdoms” of Simon Musaeus: A Wittenberg Student Processes Luther’s Thought
Robert Kolb discusses one of Luther’s significant, but little known, students: Simon Musaeus