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Proper 23 • Hebrews 3:12–19 • October 11, 2015
By Joel Biermann This text hardly ranks among the most popular or familiar of those gathered in the pericopes; but with its stern warnings, emphasis…
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Proper 22 • Hebrews 2:1–13 (14–18) • October 4, 2015
By Charles Arand Twice Honored By God This particular lectionary provides an opportunity to connect the text with the overarching storyline of Scripture. At the…
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Proper 21 • James 5:(1–12) 13–20 • September 27, 2015
By Anthony Cook The book of James is a collection of exhortations written to encourage Christians to live out their Christian identity in their daily…
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Bach at the Sem opens 23rd season Oct. 4
Performances for 2015-16 on Oct. 4, Dec. 13, Feb. 7, and May 15, all at 3:00pm in the Seminary Chapel.
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Proper 20 • James 3:13–4:10 • September 20, 2015
By Jeffrey Kloha James 3 and 4 stand among the harshest condemnations found in the NT. To be called “earthly, unspiritual, demonic” is certainly not…
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Confessing Christ, living His mission focus of LAY BIBLE INSTITUTE
Fall session to be held on the Wednesdays in October.
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Proper 19 • James 3:1–12 • September 13, 2015
By William W. Schumacher The text of this passage from the Epistle of James is interesting both grammatically and lexically. The passage is rich in…
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“Return to the Text: Literary Criticism and Beyond”
Dr. Jim Voelz to give inaugural Kingsbury Chair lecture during this year’s Symposium, on September 22, 2015.
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Proper 18 • James 2:1–10, 14–18 • September 6, 2015
Editor’s note: The following homiletical help is adapted from Concordia Journal, July 2006. By Joel P. Fritsche In chapter two of his epistle James warns…