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Proper 20 • Matthew 20:1–16 • September 18, 2011
By David I. Lewis Introduction: Today’s Gospel reading contains a parable that is unique to Matthew’s Gospel, the so-called parable of the workers in the vineyard. A title that better reflects the pragmatics…
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Proper 19 • Matthew 18:21–35 • September 11, 2011
By Dale A. Meyer “In this Christian church, he…” Though not our usual style, this text invites an expository approach. The familiar subsections of this reading could lead you to preach a sermon…
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Commentary on the Bible, edited by James D. G. Dunn and John W. Rogerson.
COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLE. Edited by James D. G. Dunn and John W. Rogerson. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. 1639 pages. Hardcover. $75.00. Reviewed by Thomas H. Trapp, St. Paul, Minnesota Why agree to review…
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Love Wins: Luther’s Letter
A fresh translation of Luther’s letter to Hans von Rechenberg, cited in “Love Wins”
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Proper 18 • Matthew 18:1–20 • September 4, 2011
By James L. Brauer Caring for the Kingdom’s Greatest Is this reading to be handled as a single insight into the kingdom or is one section of it going to be the subject…
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Guerillas of Grace: Prayers for the Battle, by Ted Loder
GUERILLAS OF GRACE: Prayers for the Battle. By Ted Loder. Minneapolis: Augsburg Books, 2005. 142 pages. Paper. $14.99. Reviewed by Henry Rowold Admittedly, the Concordia Journal doesn’t often offer books five years…
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Proper 17 • Matthew 16:21–28 • August 28, 2011
By Thomas Manteufel Don’t Cross Out the Cross! Both the Old Testament and the Gospel lessons for this day show some startling, unsettling pictures of well-known people of God: (1) the prophet Jeremiah…
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Summer LAY BIBLE INSTITUTE – Saturday, Aug 20
“Are We Still Fighting the Crusades?” In a one-day seminar, historian Paul Robinson will unpack the word “crusade,” its history, and its current impact in a violently charged world.
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Expositiory Dictionary of Bible Words, edited by Stephen D. Renn
EXPOSITORY DICTIONARY OF BIBLE WORDS. Edited by Stephen D. Renn. Peabody, MO: Hendrickson Publishers, 2005. Xii–1171 pages plus CD. Cloth. $29.95. Reviewed by Henry Rowold Renn (Sydney Missionary and Bible College) put…
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