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Word and Work: Reading the Bible in the Holy Land
Tom Zelt talks about his summer seminary course, where he takes students to Israel to study the Bible in the places where it happened
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Concordia Journal, Summer 2019
Featuring 2018 Theological Symposium essays by Jeff Kloha, Kent Burreson, and Joel Okamoto...as well as a new homiletics series, Anatomy of a Sermon
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The Tension of Transition
A devotional reflection from the 2019 Theological Symposium by David Schmitt

The Pulpit

Proper 29 • Revelation 1:4b–8 • November 22, 2015

By Bruce Schuchard Sermon Suggestion Recent events here in our own country and elsewhere in the world may have more than a few of the faithful reeling in horror over the seemingly evident advance in the world of every evil influence and power. The experiences of the recent past may even have some wondering if the ..

The Pulpit

Easter 2 • Revelation 1:4–18 • April 7, 2013

Textual Considerations The number seven (ἑπτὰ) has been understood to denote completeness. Interpreters differ, however, as to whether the “seven spirits” in verse 4 signify the Holy Spirit and provide a reference to the Holy Trinity. Louis A. Brighton agrees with the Trinitarian understanding in his commentary on Revelation.[1] For a helpful discussion of the ..