• Epiphany 7 • Leviticus 19:1–2, 9–18 • February 23, 2014

    Text Notes Verses 1–2: “Holy you will be because holy am I, Yahweh, your God.” The commands in Leviticus 19 pertain to almost every area…

  • New Reformation500 Website

    New Reformation500 Website

    As part of its efforts to commemorate the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Reformation (2017), Concordia Seminary has launched “Reformation500”–a website dedicated to providing reflection…

  • Epiphany 6 • Deuteronomy 30:15–20 • February 16, 2014

    Choice Is More than Choosing Christians are confronted with many choices in this world of biomedical technology,and a rash of legal decisions has placed life…

  • Epiphany 5 • Isaiah 58:3–9a • February 9, 2014

    Who is Really Deceived by our Apparent Goodness? Isaiah makes the case that it is not through empty externals that we please God, but with…

  • Reflections on Becoming a Multi-Ethnic Church

    Reflections on Becoming a Multi-Ethnic Church

    The Multi-Ethnic Symposium just concluded (January 27-28) reminds us of the changing mission environment in which the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod seeks to be, as confessional Lutherans,…

  • New Review of Lessing’s Isaiah

    New Review of Lessing’s Isaiah

    The periodical published by the Institute for Biblical Research, known as “Bulletin for Biblical Research” (23/4, 2013), included a positive review of Reed Lessing’s commentary…

  • What’s up among the evangelicals?

    What’s up among the evangelicals?

    Read the rest here: What’s up among the evangelicals?

  • A Centennial Pilgrimage to China

    A Centennial Pilgrimage to China

    Though the occasion has passed by virtually without notice here in the States, 2013 marked a major event in LCMS history.

  • Preacher’s Studio: Luke Schnake

    Preacher’s Studio: Luke Schnake

    The journey from text to pulpit can be a long and winding road, filled with false starts, surprising discoveries, and hard choices along the way.…