Baptism Of Our Lord • Isaiah 42:1–7 • January 12, 2014,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Baptism Of Our Lord • Isaiah 42:1–7 • January 12, 2014, Thomas Manteufel
Concordia Journal
Through the baptismal covenant, we are united with Christ and receive his blessings.
Epiphany • Isaiah 60:1–6 • January 5, 2014,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Epiphany • Isaiah 60:1–6 • January 5, 2014, Leopoldo Sánchez
Concordia Journal
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 that they too may be saved and worship him?
Christmas 1 • Isaiah 63:7–14 • December 29, 2013,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Christmas 1 • Isaiah 63:7–14 • December 29, 2013, Joel Biermann
Concordia Journal
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 the incursion of a new ruler as was Herod of Jerusalem.
Advent 4 • Isaiah 7:10–17 • December 22, 2013,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Advent 4 • Isaiah 7:10–17 • December 22, 2013, Wally Becker
Concordia Journal
The sign of Immanuel is a sign of hope and promise, of grace and mercy, for Jesus has come to be with us, with forgiveness, life, and salvation.
Proper 12 • Deuteronomy 7:6-9 • July 27, 2014,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Proper 12 • Deuteronomy 7:6-9 • July 27, 2014, Thomas Manteufel
Concordia Journal
God, our faithful God, keeps his word and covenant in redemption and forgiveness.
Back To The Beginning Creation Shapes The Entire Story,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Back To The Beginning Creation Shapes The Entire Story, Charles Arand
Concordia Journal
So creation is more than a stage or scenery for God’s story. It is integral to the entire story. After all, the entire story is about God’s relationship to his creation, especially to those extraordinary creatures that he had formed from the ground to look after and cultivate his creation.
Finding Aid For Herald Of Truth Records,
2015
Abilene Christian University
Finding Aid For Herald Of Truth Records, Mcgarvey Ice
Herald of Truth Documents
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Divine Kingdom, Holy Order: The Political Writings Of Martin Luther By Jarre Carty, Editor,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Divine Kingdom, Holy Order: The Political Writings Of Martin Luther By Jarre Carty, Editor, Theodore Hopkins
Concordia Journal
Only Carty’s introductory essay is necessary in order for the reader to understand Luther from Carty’s perspective, which enables the reader to read any selection of interest with a lessened chance of confusion.
The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not A Truly Evangelical Reading Of Scrip By Christian Smith,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not A Truly Evangelical Reading Of Scrip By Christian Smith, John Bombaro
Concordia Journal
By making a compelling argument that christocentrism, not bibliocentrism, is the truly evangelical response to theological liberalism and cultural caricaturing, The Bible Made Impossible warrants mandatory reading by all thoughtful Christians and thorough discussion by Lutheran pastors, professors, and seminarians.
Lent 5 • Ezekiel 37:1–14 • April 6, 2014,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Lent 5 • Ezekiel 37:1–14 • April 6, 2014, Joel Okamoto
Concordia Journal
Psalm 118:22, “The stone the builders rejected has become the head of the corner.” Some who saw and heard Jesus firsthand did not believe but instead killed him.
Lent 4 • Isaiah 42:14–21 • March 30, 2014,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Lent 4 • Isaiah 42:14–21 • March 30, 2014, Robert Kolb
Concordia Journal
Turn to the execution of his promise in Christ, the one who opens our ears to God’s communication, his torah, and who opens our eyes to his concern for us, both in his anguish over our sins and in his love that delivers us from evil.
Epiphany • Ephesians 3:1–12 • January 4, 2015,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Epiphany • Ephesians 3:1–12 • January 4, 2015, Joel Okamoto
Concordia Journal
Now, instead of the law separating Jews and Gentiles, God offered salvation apart from works of the law to both Jews and Gentiles.
The Scandal Of Having Something To Say: Ricoeur And The Possibility Of Postliberal Preach-Ing By Lance Pape,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
The Scandal Of Having Something To Say: Ricoeur And The Possibility Of Postliberal Preach-Ing By Lance Pape, Dennis Matyas
Concordia Journal
Pape likens the cyclical nature of mimesis to be a spring, building on Ricoeur’s notion of mimesis gaining “altitude” with each cycle.
“These Are Written”: Toward A Cruciform Theology Of Scripture By Peter H. Nafzger,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
“These Are Written”: Toward A Cruciform Theology Of Scripture By Peter H. Nafzger, Greg Michael
Concordia Journal
Nafzger encourages the church to recognize the limitations of the doctrine of inspiration as the central guide to understanding Scriptures and to move towards an understanding of Scriptures that focuses on a Trinitarian economy of salvation and centers in the Christ event.
Proper 21 • Ezekiel 18:1–4, 25–32 • September 28, 2014,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Proper 21 • Ezekiel 18:1–4, 25–32 • September 28, 2014, Kent Burreson
Concordia Journal
The preacher is encouraged to give attention to the rhetorical structure of the pericope that reconstructs a conversation between Yahweh and Israel through Ezekiel, although decidedly from God’s perspective.
Proper 14 • Job 38:4–18 • August 10, 2014,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Proper 14 • Job 38:4–18 • August 10, 2014, David Maxwell
Concordia Journal
In keeping with the flow of the book of Job, the preacher should replace the listener’s sense of indignation with a sense of wonder at God’s majesty and his grace.
Martin Luther’S Platzregen In Action The Changing Face Of Global Christianity,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Martin Luther’S Platzregen In Action The Changing Face Of Global Christianity, Douglas Rutt
Concordia Journal
The study of the momentous demographic shifts in Christianity that have taken place in the past two decades has become a growth industry of sorts.
God’S Word Produces Faith And Fruit Reflections From Luther’S Understanding Of The Sermon On The Mount,
2015
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
God’S Word Produces Faith And Fruit Reflections From Luther’S Understanding Of The Sermon On The Mount, Robert Kolb
Concordia Journal
In his comments on the Sermon on the Mount in 1538 he made clear that the community’s light was to shine with good works, which meant specifically “the exercise, expression, and confession of the teaching of Christ and faith and suffering for its sake.”
Evaluating The Authenticity Of The Gospels,
2015
Providence College
Evaluating The Authenticity Of The Gospels, James O'Brien
Spring 2015, Faith and Science
Today, moderns, as well as biblical scholars, have a hard time accepting the possibility that the Gospels are authentic. The idea that a document composed two thousand years ago could be trusted is dismissed as absurd. However, this assumes that there is no evidence suggesting the contrary. Richard Bauckham, in his book, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, rejects this “gratuitous doubt” and provides a novel contribution to our knowledge of the historical Jesus. This book has awakened scholars to the possibility that the skepticism of form criticism is not only uncritical but also unwarranted. Contra to popular opinion in the …
Deification, Friendship, And Self-Knowledge,
2015
Abilene Christian University
Deification, Friendship, And Self-Knowledge, Matthew Hale
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
How does human friendship contribute to the process of deification? In this thesis, I will argue that a kind of “spiritual friendship” contributes to the process of deification by placing the human agent in a better position for acquiring self-knowledge, and avoiding false beliefs or misunderstandings about the self. This acquisition of self-knowledge is an important part of the deification process, which involves not just a moral and ontological transformation, but an epistemological one as well.
