• The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

    The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

    Spark your thoughts for June 16, 2024! Tune in to Lectionary Kick-start for a lively discussion about the texts for the fourth Sunday after Pentecost.

  • Hosea’s Dove

    Hosea’s Dove

    Biblical studies has been enriched in recent decades by the insights of cognitive linguistics, a field that explores the connection between cognition (understanding) and language.…

  • The Church’s Response to Retirement – Dr. Robert Kolb and Dr. Dale Meyer

    The Church’s Response to Retirement – Dr. Robert Kolb and Dr. Dale Meyer

    The next three years mark the largest number of retirement-age Americans in history. “The church didn’t prepare me for it,” said Dr. Dale Meyer as…

  • On My Nightstand

    On My Nightstand

    This first novel by Delia Owens was a #1 New York Times bestselling book and has been made into a full-length motion picture. I can…

  • The Third Sunday after Pentecost

    The Third Sunday after Pentecost

    Welcome to Lectionary Kick-start! Jessica Bordeleau hosts a lively conversation with homiletic professors Dr. David Schmitt and Dr. Peter Nafzger about the upcoming lectionary texts.…

  • The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States

    The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States

    In Broken Heart, Johnson traces the origins of St. Louis from its founding as a French fur-trading post to its role in shaping the America…

  • Theology found – and not to be found – in Greek participles

    Theology found – and not to be found – in Greek participles

    Part II: Philippians 2:7–8 The importance of Philippians 2:5–11 can hardly be overestimated. The text is cited in places where it does not seem to…

  • The Second Sunday after Pentecost

    The Second Sunday after Pentecost

    Welcome to Lectionary Kick-start! Jessica Bordeleau hosts a lively conversation with homiletic professors Dr. David Schmitt and Dr. Peter Nafzger about the upcoming lectionary texts.…

  • Concordia Journal Spring 2024

    Concordia Journal Spring 2024

    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…