• Proper 20 · Mark 9:30-37 · September 20, 2009

    By David Schmitt Literary and Liturgical Setting Our reading is the second of three passion predictions in Mark. In the literary context of Mark, these three passion predictions are held together. First,…

  • Proper 19 · Mark 9:14-29 · September 13, 2009

    By Tim Saleska Sermon Notes The question that presses the characters in this text is the same one that often presses modern Christian readers of this text. It is the question that the…

  • Proper 18 · Mark 7: (24-30) 31-37 · September 6, 2009

    By Andrew Bartelt Literary Context 1. The pericope continues Mark 7. The near goal of the narrative is Mark 8, skipped in this Markan section of the lectionary, but thematically where the story…

  • Proper 17 · Mark 7:14-23 · August 30, 2009

    By Travis J. Scholl If last week’s Gospel reading dealt with things external (defiled hands), this week deals with things internal (an unclean heart), part two in Jesus’ teaching on what makes things…

  • Anselm, friendship, and “how we think about God”

    Anselm, friendship, and “how we think about God”

    Anselm of Canterbury, under glass Feed your inner philosopher by checking out this column by Nathan Schneider on the “Happy Days” blog at the NY Times. If you want to go further…

  • Proper 16 · Mark 7:1-13 · August 23, 2009

    By  Travis J. Scholl This week and next week (Proper 17) make up a continuous reading of Mark 7. (Technically, Proper 18 brings the reading of Mark 7 to a close, but…

  • Proper 15 · John 6:51-69 · August 16, 2009

    By Joel Okamoto Notes on the text 1. For the context, see Propers 13 and 14. 2. At this point Jesus provokes a fresh concern among the people. We might say that…

  • Multimedia: Jacob Bodden playing Concordia carillon

    Multimedia: Jacob Bodden playing Concordia carillon

    Those of you who attended Dutch 10 year-old Jacob Bodden’s concert heard him live. But for everyone else, Post-Dispatch/STLtoday.com photographer Stephanie Cordle put together a “Mixed Media” video that includes footage of…

  • Ten year-old Dutch prodigy to play Concordia Seminary’s carillon bells

    Ten year-old Dutch prodigy to play Concordia Seminary’s carillon bells

    Luther Tower, home to Concordia’s landmark carillon TOMORROW (Wednesday, Aug 12) at 7:00PM, Jacob Bodden, a 10 year-old boy from Amersfoort, Holland, will give a free carillon concert at Concordia Seminary .…