• A Lesson from 1927

    A Lesson from 1927

    It’s that time of year. Most of the the birds at our feeders are house sparrows. They descend upon the feeders in flocks and consume…

  • Theological Symposium and Day of Exegetical Reflection – Sept 20-22

    Theological Symposium and Day of Exegetical Reflection – Sept 20-22

    “Scripture in the Church: Formative or Formality?” is the title of the 21st annual Theological Symposium, to be held Sept. 21-22 on the campus of…

  • More on Chickens

    More on Chickens

    In his introduction to Wendell Berry’s recent book, Bringing it to the Table, Michael Pollan observes that one of Berry’s favorite quotes comes from British…

  • Together With All Chickens

    Together With All Chickens

    Urban chickens and the Kingdom of God

  • Remembering Quentin Wesselschmidt

    Remembering Quentin Wesselschmidt

    Quentin F. Wesselschmidt, 1937-2010. Pastor, theologian, baptized child of God. In memoriam.

  • Wetlands in Kansas?

    Wetlands in Kansas?

    When I think of the great plains, I think of wide open spaces, undulating landscapes like waves of an ocean, corn and wheat. I don’t…

  • Check it Out!

    Check it Out!

    The summer issue of the Concordia Journal (published by the faculty of Concordia Seminary) has just come out and its centered on the theme of…

  • Announcing a Latin e-mail discussion group on the Lutheran confessions

    Confessionum Lutheranarum Studiosi, a new Latin e-mail discussion group on the Lutheran confessions, has recently been founded, and you are invited to join in the…

  • All Saints’ Day • Revelation 7:(2–8) 9–17 • November 7, 2010

    by Kent Burreson Getting to Know the White-Clad Relatives The central question of chapter 7 in John’s vision, “Who are these, clothed in white robes,…