• Proper 21 • Revelation 12:7–12 • September 29, 2013

    By David Schmitt On the celebration of St. Michael and All Angels, it would be easy to expand a sermon on this text in Revelation into a larger discussion of angels and…

  • A View of the Gospel From Saturn

    A View of the Gospel From Saturn

    A few weeks ago, the Cassini spacecraft flew by Saturn. As it did so, it turned its cameras back toward earth and and snapped pictures of it just as the Voyager 1…

  • Proper 20 • 1 Timothy 2:1–15 • September 22, 2013

    By Reed Lessing Comments on the Text: The sermon’s focus is on 1 Timothy 2:1–6, thus the comments only pertain to these verses. Verse 1: The apostle’s repeated use of πάντων, “all,”…

  • Light From Above

    Light From Above

    In anticipation of our 175th year at Concordia Seminary, the following prayer from the Gelasian Sacramentary (c. 500) is fitting for us all:

  • An Interview with Max Lucado

    An Interview with Max Lucado

    Max Lucado discusses, among other things, his new book “You’ll Get Through This” with Concordia Seminary Professor David Schmitt.

  • Proper 19 • 1 Timothy 1:(5–11) 12–17 • September 15, 2013

    By William W. Schumacher The two alternatives for this pericope suggest rather different directions for a sermon, with the briefer reading perhaps lending itself to a clearer focus on the gospel and…

  • Proper 18 • Philemon 1–21 • September 8, 2013

    By Michael J. Redeker To be sure, Paul’s letter to Philemon is about reconciliation between two people. However, if that were all that this letter was about, then Paul’s advice would be…

  • Call for Nominations, Faculty Member in Practical Theology

    Call for Nominations, Faculty Member in Practical Theology

    Concordia Seminary is seeking a called, full-time faculty member who will teach in the area of Practical Theology.   The successful candidate must… Be rostered as a Minister of Religion-Ordained in the…

  • Proper 17 • Hebrews 13:1–17 • September 1, 2013

    By Dale A. Meyer Caveat Cultor A summary you can expand into the sermon: caveat emptor is an old Latin warning, “Let the buyer beware.” This text suggests, caveat cultor—“Let the worshipper…