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Transfiguration of Our Lord • Exodus 24:8–18 • March 2, 2014
This Old Testament reading for Transfiguration stands as the complement and climax of the covenant ceremony that begins in Exodus 19. In broadest strokes, the…
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New Calvinism and the News
Putting the “New Calvinism,” and its interest in Luther and Lutherans, in context.
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Preacher’s Studio: Henry Rowold
The journey from text to pulpit can be a long and winding road, filled with false starts, surprising discoveries, and hard choices along the way.…
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Epiphany 7 • Leviticus 19:1–2, 9–18 • February 23, 2014
Text Notes Verses 1–2: “Holy you will be because holy am I, Yahweh, your God.” The commands in Leviticus 19 pertain to almost every area…
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New Reformation500 Website
As part of its efforts to commemorate the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Reformation (2017), Concordia Seminary has launched “Reformation500”–a website dedicated to providing reflection…
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Epiphany 6 • Deuteronomy 30:15–20 • February 16, 2014
Choice Is More than Choosing Christians are confronted with many choices in this world of biomedical technology,and a rash of legal decisions has placed life…
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Epiphany 5 • Isaiah 58:3–9a • February 9, 2014
Who is Really Deceived by our Apparent Goodness? Isaiah makes the case that it is not through empty externals that we please God, but with…
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Reflections on Becoming a Multi-Ethnic Church
The Multi-Ethnic Symposium just concluded (January 27-28) reminds us of the changing mission environment in which the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod seeks to be, as confessional Lutherans,…
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New Review of Lessing’s Isaiah
The periodical published by the Institute for Biblical Research, known as “Bulletin for Biblical Research” (23/4, 2013), included a positive review of Reed Lessing’s commentary…