David Schmitt
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Transfiguration Sunday
Join us in a conversation about the texts for February 15, 2026! The readings for Transfiguration Sunday are Exodus 24:8–18, Psalm 2:6–12, 2 Peter 1:16–21,…
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The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Join us in a conversation about the texts for February 8, 2026! The readings for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany are Isaiah 58:3–9a, Psalm…
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The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Join us in a conversation about the texts for February 1, 2026! The readings for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany are Micah 6:1–8, Psalm…
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The Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Join us in a conversation about the texts for January 25, 2026! The readings for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany are Isaiah 9:1–4, Psalm…
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Anatomy of a Sermon: “Gazing on the Beauty of the Lord” by David Schmitt
For almost three decades Professor David Schmitt has been teaching the art and the heart of preaching to apprentice preachers at Concordia Seminary. This particular…
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ICYMI: Preaching Matthew (Part 2)
David Schmitt, Jeff Gibbs, and Ron Rall discuss preaching Matthew. Part two of two.
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ICYMI: Preaching Matthew (Part 1)
David Schmitt, Jeff Gibbs, and Ron Rall form a Preachers Roundtable on preaching Matthew. Part one of two.
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Conversations in Preaching: A New Book Series
We are delighted to announce that Concordia Seminary Press has launched a new series on homiletics entitled “Conversations in Preaching.” Dr. David Schmitt, the series…
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REVIEW: REDEEMING TRANSCENDENCE IN THE ARTS, by Jeremy Begbie
Editor’s note: this review originally appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of the Concordia Journal. We reprint it here in anticipation of this year’s Theological…
