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Proper 22 • Habakkuk 1:1–4, 2:1–4 • October 3, 2010
by Travis J. Scholl The prophet’s cry in the first chapter echoes with the laments of the Psalms and Jeremiah. “O Lord, how long shall…
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Proper 21 • Amos 6:1–7 • September 26, 2010
by William Carr Where Are You Resting? For exegetical details, see Lessing, Amos, Concordia Commentary (CPH, 2009), 388–409. His treatment of language-oriented matters, especially morphology…
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Proper 20 • Amos 8:4–7 • September 19, 2010
by Tim Dost Introduction Preachers who take up this text take up a daunting task, especially if they wish to proclaim the gospel and not…
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Proper 19 • Ezekiel 34:11–24 • September 12, 2010
by Jonathan F. Grothe Editor’s Note: The following homiletical help is adapted from Concordia Journal, March 1984. Please note that the homiletical help covers only verses…
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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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Proper 17 • Proverbs 25:2–10 • August 29, 2010
by Travis J. Scholl “It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings to search things out” (v. 2). The opening…
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Concordia Journal Currents – August 2010
An interview with Robert Fryling, author of “The Leadership Ellipse”
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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…