• John 17 – Praying in Jesus

    John 17 – Praying in Jesus

    Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that your Son may glorify you. – John 17:1 This seventeenth chapter of John, often called “Jesus’s High Priestly Prayer”, is not so much…

  • Multiethnic Ministry: I am not “used to” this!

    Multiethnic Ministry: I am not “used to” this!

    I recently learned an interesting fact. I was reading an article about the history of hymnody in our church. According to the article, there were no actual melodies in our very first…

  • Singing The Faith

    Singing The Faith

    I had heard stories like this before, but I had never experienced it for myself until a few months ago.  Our family—some twenty people in all—was gathered at the home of my…

  • Concordia Journal Spring 2026

    Concordia Journal Spring 2026

    Browse the interactive version above or download this issue as a pdf. The full catalog of back issues of the Concordia Journal (1975-present), along with the indexed volumes of its predecessor Concordia Theological Monthly…

  • Ezekiel 37

    Ezekiel 37

    Many years ago, I was sitting in a Bible class that Michael Zeigler was teaching. Michael is now the Lutheran Hour Speaker, as many of you know, but back then he was…

  • Lenten Trembling

    Lenten Trembling

    Though the entire life of a Christian is one of repentance (the first of Luther’s Ninety-five Theses), Lent brings heightened focus upon repentance. That focus is given clarity by the twelfth article…

  • As Sorrowful Yet Always Rejoicing

    As Sorrowful Yet Always Rejoicing

    A Meditation on Suffering and Joy in Paul and Luther Part 2 – The Strange Partnership of Sorrow and Joy in Our Lives and Ministries In part 1 of this article we…

  • As Sorrowful Yet Always Rejoicing

    As Sorrowful Yet Always Rejoicing

    A Meditation on Suffering and Joy in Paul and Luther Part 1  – The Strange Partnership of Sorrow and Joy in the Life of Paul 3 We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so…

  • Nicaea 1700

    Nicaea 1700

    The 35th Annual Theological Symposium met September 16-17, 2025 with the theme “Nicaea 1700.” Video recordings of both plenaries and sectionals are now available on CSL Scholar.