Concordia Journal
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“Daddy, Will Animals Be In Heaven?” The Future New Earth
A New Heaven and a New Earth or a recreated Heaven and Earth as God had always intended.
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Proper 19 • James 3:1–12
Christians are absolutely forbidden to speak evil of other people—even if what they say is technically “true.”
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Christmas 1 • Isaiah 63:7–14 • December 29, 2013
Deluded by the illusion of self-mastery and bolstered by the culture’s eager affirmation of the supremacy of the individual, autonomous man is as resistant to…
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Proper 7 • Jeremiah 20:7–13 • June 22, 2014
Our text follows the account of the prophet smashing a clay jar (19:1–12) symbolizing the way God will smash the nation of Israel for their…
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Epiphany • Isaiah 60:1–6 • January 5, 2014
Who are those in our neighborhood who have yet to be drafted into Jesus, the new Israel, brought into the light of the Lord, so…
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IMPLICATIONS OF BRAIN RESEARCH FOR THE CHURCH:What It Means for Theology and Ministry By Allen Nauss
It is certainly true that “seminaries and the church’s clergy in the field can certainly become more effective in their ministry as they combine emotion…
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Proper 20 • Isaiah 55:6–9 • September 21, 2014
God therefore calls all humanity to true repentance, that is, to abandon their own wicked thoughts and ways and to return to God in faith—for…
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All Saints’ Day • Revelation 7:9–17 • November 2, 2014
Washed and clothed in white robes, God will “shelter them with his presence .