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From the article:
"In St. Louis, the city's College of Pharmacy and Concordia Seminary have had a standing date for years. Better yet, Concordia and its partnering seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., have an equally long-standing rivalry -- this despite the fact that Fort Wayne hasn't beaten Concordia in 24 years.
The Eutectics are a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, playing at the NAIA Division II level. The Preachers (you were expecting the Devils?) play as independents, scheduling any comers, including Division III members. Both schools have full practice schedules and travel commitments and coaches -- and not just the glorified player-coach types.
And right there is where the similarities to any college basketball you've ever heard of begin and end. 'Before and after the games, we pray at center court," said Concordia coach Timothy Saleska, an associate professor of exegetical theology when he isn't coaching. "We invite the other teams to pray with us, and almost everyone has accepted that invitation.'"
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In this provocative and detailed article, Dave Berger gives his take on some of the theological "streams" that he sees in the Ablaze! Movement.
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With special thanks to Forum Letter and the American Lutheran Publicity
Bureau, we are pleased to reprint this essay by Rev. Paul Robert Sauer,
pastor of the Lutheran Church and School of Our Savior in the Bronx,
New York, and associate editor of Lutheran Forum. In this essay, Pr.
Sauer poignantly takes up issues of race, diversity, and the church,
pointing in new directions for Lutherans “to expose themselves to the
coloring rays of the Son.”
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In this article, Dr. Raabe explores how Americans perceive God. Do we view God as He is described in the Bible, or is there some other way we look at God? Is America's God the same God as the God of Moses and the Prophets?
(This originally appeared in the Theological Observer.)
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The following article by David Berger examines recent worship trends in the LCMS.
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Should Lutheran Christians celebrate Earth Day? Can Christians think about "environmental issues" from a theological perspective? In this timely article, Dr. Arand answers these questions as he discusses the environment in the light of the 1st article, and current scholarly thinking about the environment from a Lutheran perspective.
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In this article, Dr. Tim Dost explores forensic justification and its relationship to how we view being new creatures in Christ.
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In this article, Tim Saleska chronicles his experiences in Poland, especially concerning the work of Lutheran Church of Poland, and the the mission center in Dzięgelów.
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In this article, the Seminary Vice President and Academic Dean, Dr. Andrew H. Bartelt, offers his opinon regarding resolution 5-01, concerning the Specific Ministry Pastor Program.
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Dr. David Wollenburg, Director of Distance Education at Concordia Seminary, discusses the history of pastoral education initiatives leading to the institution of DELTO and the Special Ministry Pastor Proposal.
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Dr. Leopoldo Sanchez addresses the activities of an athiest group called "The Blasphemy Challenge."
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This essay follows up on some issues in my first essay, “The Pastor’s
Call and the Pastor’s Contract.” That essay provides the relevant
background for this essay.
Tony Z responded to the original Pastor’s Call/Contract article by
asking, “Could you please expand a bit on what you term ‘the law
oriented techniques for community building,’ with some examples,
including discussion of the first use of the law in this regard?”
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This document addresses the background and the rationale for the Specific Ministry Pastor Proposal.
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This is an article Dr. Bachman wrote based on his presentation that he made to the LCMS theology professors in Dallas, Texas in March. In the article, Jim discusses the relationship between the role of the modern day pastor and the life of the contemporary congregation. Presently in our church, questions are being raised about the nature of the relationship and what it means to be a mission minded church. Often, differing expectations, abilities and goals between pastor and congregation become a source of contention in the church.
In order to clarify some issues and move the discussion forward, Dr. Bachman makes use of a distinction between what he calls "the essential tasks" of the pastor and those tasks that are not essential but "necessary." The distinction that he makes enables the reader to approach the problem from a new perspective. His article has important implications for the life of the pastor and the role of the church in modern culture.
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Dr. Robert Kolb writes about Paul Gerhardt, a resident of Gross Hainichen while on his way to Wittenberg.
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