“Why do we teach Greek and Hebrew at the seminary? Don’t we already have good translations of the Bible?” … We don’t teach Greek and Hebrew so that the students can produce their own translations of the Bible, but so that they can understand the decisions that the translators have made on their behalf
Browse the interactive version above, download here as a pdf, or purchase print copies at the online store. About “Christ Is Risen, Indeed: Good News for Him and for Us,” Jeff Gibbs writes: Good Friday and Easter (along with Ascension and Pentecost) go together, one event, in a sense. Different New Testament texts invite us ..
Benjamin Haupt talks about the craft of preaching, on a classic Easter text
A Concordia Seminary, St. Louis choir, led by James Marriott, sings the classic Easter hymn
James Marriott plays an organ work famous for its use as an Easter postlude
An Easter sermon by Francis “Rev” Rossow
Joel Elowsky talks about the 3rd-century bishop and theologian Cyprian and the early church’s response to plagues
What the Grand Canyon shows us about Christ’s resurrection…and ours
What is the difference between saying “Jesus lives” and “Jesus is risen”?
There remains no doubt that Easter is very important for Christians. But it is just as important to know why Easter matters
Preaching the resurrection among the undead
Five ways to preach the resurrection, and not just at Easter
“From the Creation to the New Creation” will feature main presenters David Schmitt, Jeff Gibbs, Charles Arand, and Paul Raabe. This year’s Symposium will include a free Advent sermon series on the theme for all registrants
It was the call I was dreading. The hospice nurse phoned during chapel at the seminary with the news: “Your mother has 24-48 hours to live.” At 95, my mother had been in decline for about six months, and in rather severe decline for almost 3 ½ weeks, from just before Christmas. So out I ..
You can’t know what something means until it is finished. If you drive by a construction site on your way to work, day after day, you’ll see a work in progress; beams going up, trusses for the roof, then eventually walls, insulation, windows, shingles, siding, and then you can decide if you like the house ..
And just what is it that Christians are to witness to? The Acts of the Apostles gives us a simple answer, with broad implications