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
Lectionary@Lunch Live – Mark 7:24-37
In a special excerpt from his online D.Min. course on Mark, Prof. Jim Voelz discusses the Gospel pericope for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 18), in the context of the Year B lectionary
Lectionary@Lunch – Mark 7:1-23
In a special excerpt from his online D.Min. course on Mark, Prof. Jim Voelz discusses the Gospel pericopes for both the 13th and 14th Sundays after Pentecost (Proper 16 [Mk 7:1-13] and 17 [Mk 7:14-23]), in the context of the Year B lectionary
Lectionary@Lunch Live – Mark 6:45-56
In a special excerpt from his online D.Min. course on Mark, Prof. Jim Voelz discusses the Gospel pericope for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 12), in the context of the Year B lectionary
Lectionary@Lunch Live – Mark 6:30-44
In a special excerpt from his online D.Min. course on Mark, Prof. Jim Voelz discusses the Gospel pericope for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 11), in the context of the Year B lectionary
Lectionary@Lunch Live – Amos 7:7-15
Prof. Bill Carr discusses the Old Testament pericope for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10), in the context of the Year B lectionary
Lectionary@Lunch Live – Ezekiel 2:1-5
Prof. Bill Carr discusses the Old Testament pericope for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 9), in the context of the Year B lectionary
Seminary’s Publications Honored with Awards
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis earned three awards from the Associated Church Press (ACP) at its May 1 awards dinner in Toronto, Canada. The ACP presented the awards in recognition of the exceptional content produced for Concordia Journal and Concordia Seminary magazine in 2014. Concordia Journal, the Seminary’s quarterly theological journal, received the prestigious Award of Excellence in the category of Best in Class ..
Lectionary@Lunch Live – Lamentations 3:22-33
Prof. Bill Carr discusses the Old Testament pericope for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8), in the Year B lectionary
Lectionary@Lunch Live – Job 38:1-11
Prof. Bill Carr discusses the Old Testament pericope for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7), in the Year B lectionary
Lectionary@Lunch Live – Ezekiel 17:22-24
Prof. Bill Carr discusses the Old Testament pericope for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 6), in the Year B lectionary
Lectionary@Lunch Live – Genesis 3:8-15
Prof. Bill Carr discusses the Old Testament pericope for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 5), in the Year B lectionary
Lectionary@Lunch Live – Isaiah 6:1-8
Prof. Bill Carr discusses the Old Testament pericope for Trinity Sunday, in the Year B lectionary
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
Lectionary@Lunch Live – Ezekiel 37:1-14
Jumping ahead of the Easter season (when the first reading is taken from Acts), Prof. Bill Carr discusses the Old Testament pericope for the Day of Pentecost, in the Year B lectionary