• Tolkien’s Way – Dr. Charles Arand and Dr. Kent Burreson

    Tolkien’s Way – Dr. Charles Arand and Dr. Kent Burreson

    J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for his fantasy novels “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. While not allegories, the narratives are thick…

  • The Third Sunday of Easter

    The Third Sunday of Easter

    Spark your thoughts for May 4, 2025! Tune in to “Lectionary Kick-start” for a discussion about the texts for the Third Sunday of Easter.

  • The Second Sunday of Easter

    The Second Sunday of Easter

    Spark your thoughts for April 27, 2025! Tune in to “Lectionary Kick-start” for a discussion about the texts for the Second Sunday of Easter.

  • Nicaea1700: Call for Papers

    Nicaea1700: Call for Papers

    The Theological Symposium committee invites proposals for open sectionals for the 35th Annual Theological Symposium, September 16-17, 2025, at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. The Council…

  • The Dying Child

    The Dying Child

    Kristine Henriksen Garroway offers a fascinating examination of how children were viewed in the biblical world. The Dying Child: The Death and Personhood of Children…

  • Easter Sunday

    Easter Sunday

    Spark your thoughts for April 20, 2025! Tune in to “Lectionary Kick-start” for a discussion about the texts for Easter Sunday.

  • Palm Sunday

    Palm Sunday

    Spark your thoughts for April 16, 2025! Tune in to “Lectionary Kick-start” for a discussion about the texts for Palm Sunday.

  • Ecclesiastes and Job: Together at Last – Dr. Tim Saleska

    Ecclesiastes and Job: Together at Last – Dr. Tim Saleska

    Dr. Tim Saleska, professor of exegetical theology, presents the idea that Job and Ecclesiastes are better understood in light of each other. “They inform each…

  • The Fifth Sunday in Lent

    The Fifth Sunday in Lent

    Welcome to Lectionary Kick-start! Each week Jessica Bordeleau hosts Dr. Peter Nafzger and Dr. David Schmitt in a discussion about the lectionary texts for upcoming…