• Epiphany 4 • 1 Corinthians 8:1–13 • February 1, 2015

    By Bruce Schuchard The goal of the human person who wishes to achieve everything that there is to achieve in life is _____. How would each one of us fill in the blank? According…

  • Preaching Mark (Part 1)

    Back by popular demand, this Preacher’s Roundtable led by David Schmitt discusses preaching Mark in year B of the three-year lectionary. Part 1 (of 2) looks at preaching Mark from Advent through…

  • Epiphany 3 • 1 Corinthians 7:29–31 (32–35) • January 25, 2015

    By David Schmitt At the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, there is an installation called Cup by Thomas Skomski. It’s basically a shelf extending out of the wall with a cup at the very end.…

  • Tullian Tchividjian to speak at Concordia Seminary

    Tullian Tchividjian to speak at Concordia Seminary

    The fourth Reformation500 annual speaker series at Concordia Seminary will feature well-known author, Tullian Tchividjian, senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The event will be held in Werner…

  • Epiphany 2 • 1 Corinthians 6:12–20 • January 18, 2015

    By Tim Saleska Relevant Background Acts 18:1–17 describes Paul’s eighteenth-month stay in Corinth. When both Silas and Timothy came to help him, he was able to spend all of his time ministering to…

  • “News”week on the Bible

    “News”week on the Bible

    Is it a Sin?

  • Baptism of Our Lord • Romans 6:1–11 • January 11, 2015

    By Jeffrey A. Oschwald This pericope has all the dangers of a familiar text: we recall parts of it perfectly but may not remember how those parts all fit together. The themes of…

  • Epiphany • Ephesians 3:1–12 • January 4, 2015

    By Joel P. Okamoto Notes on the Pericope The Old Testament people knew that God had promised life and salvation to all nations (e.g., see Genesis 12:3 and Isaiah 60:1–6, the appointed OT lesson),…

  • O Oriens : O Dayspring

    O Oriens : O Dayspring

    December 21     READER O Dayspring, Splendor of Light Everlasting and Sun of Righteousness: Come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.   PREACHER Is…