Remembering Lamin Sanneh
A theologian of global renown, whom I was honored to call a friend
Preachers Studio: Erik Herrmann
Erik Herrmann discusses with David Schmitt the craft of preaching saint’s days and commemorations
He Came Down To Earth From Heaven
Welcome all wonders in one sight ! Eternity shut in a span! Summer in winter! Day in night! Heaven in earth! And God in man! Great little one, whose all-embracing birth Lifts earth to Heaven, stoops Heaven to earth! (Richard Crashaw, Quem Vidistis Pastores) Adventus Domini: The coming of the Lord—it is the great theme ..
Call for Papers: Theological Symposium (Sept. 17–18, 2019)
Announcing the 2019 theme: “Devoted: (Re)forming the Devotional Life”
Word and Work: Parents with Prodigals
Paula Isakson discusses Faith Family Reunion, a ministry to parents whose children have left the faith
Word and Work: The Song of Christmas
Singer-songwriter Peter Mayer reflects on nearly twenty years of singing the songs of Christmas
Recapping SBL 2018
Jim Voelz on this year’s Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting
Word and Work: Jesus at the Movies
David Lewis on Christ-figures in film
Preachers Studio: Scott Seidler
Scott Seidler discusses with David Schmitt the craft of preaching difficult texts, in this case Mark 10:2-16
Word and Work: Art, Faith, and the Cross
Rev. Bob and Sarah Bernhardt talk about the connections between art, faith, and outreach to the community
Jeff Gibbs, “The Myth of Righteous Anger”
What the Bible says (and doesn’t say) about human anger
Word and Work: Creating a Culture of Grace
With writer Christina Hergenrader and Professor Emeritus Richard Warneck
Book Blurbs: Richard Warneck on Pastoral Ministry
His new book engages the theology and practice of the pastoral ministry
Word and Work: Following Jesus in Confusing Times
Featuring an interview with Trevor Sutton, author most recently of the book “Clearly Christian.”
Tim Saleska, “The Gospel-Centered Christian”
How the “Gospel-centered” Christian can avoid the Scylla and Charybdis of both fundamentalism and Gospel reductionism
Word and Work: Ministry After Ferguson
Discussing the work of the Lutheran Hope Center with Micah Glenn