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Proper 7 • Isaiah 65:1–9 • June 20, 2010
By Travis J. Scholl Let’s be honest. Given the wondrous epistle reading from Galatians 3 (“But now that faith has come … There is no longer Jew or Greek … But when…
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Proper 6 • 2 Samuel 11:26–12:10, 13–14 • June 13, 2010
By Dr. Victor Raj The Setting During the season of Pentecost, the texts appointed for the third week underscore God the Holy Spirit’s specific activity of convicting us of our sin, calling…
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Proper 5 • 1 Kings 17:17–24 • June 6, 2010
By Dr. Timothy Saleska A question I want to ask you: Does it matter to you if this story is true or not? I don’t mean the question as a test of…
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Holy Trinity • Proverbs 8:1–4, 22–31 • May 30, 2010
By Dr. Charles Arand This Sunday provides an opportunity to highlight one of the most significant events within the history of the church. By the fourth century, the church had found itself…
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Pentecost Sunday • Genesis 11:1–9 • May 23, 2010
By Dr. Arthur F. Graudin Textual Notes Genesis 1:1 through Genesis 11:1–9 has been referred to as “primeval history.” According to the Hebrew, Genesis 11:1–9 forms a textual unit. The text refers…
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Easter 7 • Acts 1:12–26 • May 16, 2010
With One Accord Rev. Paul Philp As the Eleven returned from the Ascension of Jesus, Luke tells us that they were of “one accord” (v. 14). The union was found within the…
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Easter 6 • Acts 16:6–15 • May 9, 2010
Submitted below is a full manuscript of a sermon delivered in the chapel service at Concordia Seminary on April 30, 2010, three days after the spring assignment service (“Call Day”). The reader…
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World War I, the Supreme Court, and a cross in the Mojave desert: what does this mean?
So, I’ll pick up a hot potato: In what seems like it is becoming a typical 5-to-4 decision last week , the Supreme Court decided in Salazar v. Buono that the World…
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Arizona Neighbor On My Mind
Arizona neighbor, how I love and advocate for thee. But wait. Who exactly is my Arizona neighbor? Immediately after signing Arizona’s latest (and for some, controversial) immigration law (BS1070), governor Jan Brewer explicitly…
