• Who Has Ever Even Heard of the Missouri Synod?

    Who Has Ever Even Heard of the Missouri Synod?

    Paul Raabe reflects on the label “Lutheran” and how, in some contexts, it does not communicate to most Americans. We need to be able to explain ourselves to outsiders in ways intelligible…

  • 2022 Theological Symposium

    2022 Theological Symposium

    The Exegetical Elephant in the Room? The upcoming 32nd Annual Theological Symposium, “Search the Scriptures: Finding Christ and Ourselves in the History of Exegesis,” will compare and contrast the ancient and modern…

  • ICYMI: Preaching Matthew (Part 2)

    ICYMI: Preaching Matthew (Part 2)

    David Schmitt, Jeff Gibbs, and Ron Rall discuss preaching Matthew. Part two of two.

  • ICYMI: Preaching Matthew (Part 1)

    ICYMI: Preaching Matthew (Part 1)

    David Schmitt, Jeff Gibbs, and Ron Rall form a Preachers Roundtable on preaching Matthew. Part one of two.

  • ICYMI: 2022 Multiethnic Symposium Videos

    ICYMI: 2022 Multiethnic Symposium Videos

    On May 3-4, 2022, we held our Multiethnic Symposium on campus, in partnership with Concordia University, St. Paul.  The theme of the symposium was “Rise and Enter the City“: “But rise and…

  • Rev. Rossow’s Reflections on “the Spirit of Truth”

    Rev. Rossow’s Reflections on “the Spirit of Truth”

    In the fifteenth chapter of his gospel St. John quotes Jesus as saying, “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of…

  • A Proposal for Confirmation Sunday

    A Proposal for Confirmation Sunday

    My youngest son will be confirmed this Pentecost Sunday and I had the privilege of being one of his instructors (in addition to the “head of the household” instruction that my wife…

  • CALL FOR PAPERS: Theological Symposium (Sept. 20-21, 2022)

    CALL FOR PAPERS: Theological Symposium (Sept. 20-21, 2022)

    The Theological Symposium committee invites proposals for open sectionals during the 32nd Annual Theological Symposium, September 20-21, 2022, at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. The current title and description of the 2022 theme:…

  • To Shepherd the Sheep

    To Shepherd the Sheep

    The physical, spiritual, and emotional rush of Holy Week is behind us now.  It remains for me the best week of the year, every year, and having the privilege of serving a…