Articles
Articles written by the faculty and staff of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
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Christwire: “The Onion” for Christians?
Christwire.org has become a popular Web site for news and reporting with an ultraconservative Christian slant. And it’s all one big joke. I have to…
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A Lesson from 1927
It’s that time of year. Most of the the birds at our feeders are house sparrows. They descend upon the feeders in flocks and consume…
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More on Chickens
In his introduction to Wendell Berry’s recent book, Bringing it to the Table, Michael Pollan observes that one of Berry’s favorite quotes comes from British…
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Together With All Chickens
Urban chickens and the Kingdom of God
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Wetlands in Kansas?
When I think of the great plains, I think of wide open spaces, undulating landscapes like waves of an ocean, corn and wheat. I don’t…
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Check it Out!
The summer issue of the Concordia Journal (published by the faculty of Concordia Seminary) has just come out and its centered on the theme of…
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The Bible as literature: David, Elvis, and the cult of celebrity
King David, The King, Bono, and the cult of celebrity. Did the story arc of celebrity start with the biblical figure of David?
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The American Mind: About the Cover
The artist He Qi explains the art that appears on the cover of The American Mind Meets the Mind of Christ, and its connection to…
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It’s Hot in Kansas!
I like the wide open spaces of the great plains, with the wavy hills and the big sky with its incredible cloudscapes. Perhaps it is…