Articles
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Preach, Sleep, and Play: A Little Encouragement for Busy Pastors
Here’s the understatement of the New Year: Pastors are busy people! Coming out of the hectic Christmas season, pastors look a bit worn out as…
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When Pastor Becomes Professor
Now I understand Lionel Richie. “Easy like Sunday morning.” While serving in the parish, Sunday mornings were busy, and they gave birth to more activity…
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“By Kindly Powers”: A Poem for the New Year by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Editor’s Note: At the start of this New Year we are pleased to publish this fresh translation of Bonhoeffer’s poem “Von guten Mächten” by Pastor…
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Faith and Film and a Fan of Sci-Fi
I do not regard myself as a movie-buff, by any means. I watch movies but most of the time I only have the energy for…
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ICYMI: Advent–A New Beginning for Those Seeking God and Community
In this blog post of Forming Lutherans, Dr. Rhoda Schuler, posts a video interview with Rev. Dr. Dien Taylor who explains how one may mark the…
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FIVE THINGS NEW TESTAMENT TRANSLATIONS DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW
“Why do we teach Greek and Hebrew at the seminary? Don’t we already have good translations of the Bible?” … We don’t teach Greek and…
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CALL FOR PAPERS: MULTIETHNIC SYMPOSIUM MAY 3-4, 2022
The Multiethnic Symposium committee invites proposals for open sectionals during the annual Multiethnic Symposium, May 3-4, 2022, at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. The theme of…
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Letter To Self … 40 years later
Editor’s Note: For this year’s Profs ‘n Stein, the students suggested that professors write a letter to their 25-year-old selves to read to the group.…
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ICYMI: The Rites of Faith Formation
Kent Burreson’s latest thoughts on faith formation, the adult catechumenate, and congregational education.