• Luther’s Writing Against Emerging Sabbatarianism

    Dr. Lowell Zuck presents a historical and theological study of Luther’s writings against the seventh-day Sabbatarians, which are significant in marking a transition in his…

  • What Statistics Say — and Don’t

    What Statistics Say — and Don’t

    As the Director of Vicarage and Deaconess Internships, I keep track of how many congregations apply for a vicar and how many students are available…

  • A Prayer for Concordia

    A Prayer for Concordia

    A 16 minute silent movie clip of the 1926 dedication of Concordia Seminary’s Clayton campus, and a prayer for harmony

  • Annual faculty booksigning, Tuesday, May 18, 2010

    In what is fast becoming a graduation week tradition, Concordia Seminary will honor faculty members who have recently written or contributed to published books on…

  • Rogationtide

    Rogationtide

    Earth Day last month made me wonder why we don’t have a similar day within the church. We wouldn’t have to call it “Earth Sunday”…

  • This is Too Cool!

    Maybe it’s a guy thing. Maybe its a childhood memory thing. Maybe its a Robinson Crusoe thing (or was it the Disney version, namely, the…

  • The Shroud of Turin observed

    The Shroud of Turin observed

    Pope Benedict XVI “all but gave an outright endorsement of the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin.” The shroud, which depicts the image of a…

  • Proper 13 • Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12–14; 2:18–26 • August 1, 2010

    By Dr. Francis C. Rossow Comments on the text 1. Whether intended or not, there are remarkable similarities in the emphases of the readings appointed…

  • Proper 12 • Genesis 18:(17–19) 20–33 • July 25, 2010

    By Dr. Jeffrey A. Gibbs Introduction The text presents two particular problems for interpreters. The first is the question of how “AD Christians” read the…