Join Dr. David Schmitt and Dr. Peter Nafzger, professors of homiletics at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, as they discuss preaching and teaching the lectionary text for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. Producer…
Dr. Ronald Rall and Mary Anne Rall, missionaries to the people of Papua New Guinea, each share a story from the mission field about how God saved their lives in very tangible…
Join us for a conversation about the text for September 6, 2026! The readings for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost are Ezekiel 33:7–9, Psalm 32:1–7, Romans 13:1–10, and Matthew 18:1–20.
Join us for a conversation about the text for August 30, 2026! The readings for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost are Jeremiah 15:15–21, Psalm 26, Romans 12:9–21, and Matthew 16:21–28.
Developing an attitude of outreach in your congregation is fostered by church leaders and carried out as a community. Join Dr. Douglas Rutt, professor emeritus of practical theology; Dr. David Loy, dean…
Join us for a conversation about the text for August 23, 2026! The readings for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost are Isaiah 51:1–6, Psalm 138, Romans 11:33–12:8, and Matthew 16:13–20.
Join us for a conversation about the text for August 16, 2026! The readings for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost are Isaiah 56:1, 6–8, Psalm 67, and Romans 11:1–2a, 13–15, 28–32, and…
“I use songwriting as a tool for engaging with the text of scripture and bringing my questions to God. It‘s meant to be a moment of reflection,” says singer-songwriter Rev. Hayden Lukas.…
Join us for a conversation about the text for August 9, 2026! The readings for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost are Job 38:4–18, Psalm 18:1–6 (7–16), Romans 10:5–17, and Matthew 14:22–33.