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Cranach: Luther’s Painter
No particular anniversary of Lucas Cranach is near on the horizon, but since Steven Ozment will soon be at the Seminary to lecture on “How…
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Bugenhagen’s Day
Yesterday was the anniversary of Johannes Bugenhagen’s sleep in the Lord … but yesterday was about waking, not sleeping (Christus resurrexit: vere resurrexit: Alleluia!). Still,…
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What is Truth? Good Friday Reflections on John 18:33-38
Truth — would you recognize it if you saw it?
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Tips for Easter Preaching – Year Round
Five ways to preach the resurrection, and not just at Easter.
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Steven Ozment to lecture on Luther and Cranach
The third Reformation500 annual speaker series at Concordia Seminary will feature Steven Ozment, McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History at Harvard University. This year the…
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Blood Moon Lunacy
As if you didn’t have enough to worry about with your taxes due on April 15….
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Oxford Handbook of Martin Luther’s Theology Appears
Oxford University Press has published (April 2014) The Oxford Handbook of Martin Luther’s Theology, in its series of “Handbooks” to aid study of a wide…
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Easter Sunday • Acts 10:34–43 • April 20, 2014
By Joel P. Okamoto In this pericope, Peter portrays Christ’s resurrection as God’s vindication of his identity and his work. In the resurrection, God gives assurance…
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Innocent Suffering: A Lenten Thought
In the piety of Lenten self-reflection, the confession of our sin holds a prominent place. Especially for Lutherans who recognize that, as simul iustus et peccator, our…