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Are You Listening?
If you're anything like me, you've got a shelf or a Notes App list of books to be read that contains more books than you've actually read. Things pile up quickly in ministry, brothers, and ...
“The motivation of Christian living” — A February Word for Shepherds (Titus 2:11-15)”
Do you know God’s will for you? Are you motivated to do God’s will? Do your people know God’s will for them? Are they motivated to do God’s will? We do well to read Titus ...
Top Ten Reasons to Attend Summer Quarter in 2026
Here are the top ten reasons for pastors to consider attending Summer Quarter (SQ) on the campus of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 2026 (June 15-19 and June 22-26). 10. The SQ menu includes eighteen (18!) different courses, scheduled so ...
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God
Over the last few decades, the tide of faith has been going out. Church membership has been declining, believing in God has been out of style, and general interest in religion has been waning. But ...
Focus on Ministry 2026
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary invites high school sophomore, junior, and senior guys to a two-day Focus on Ministry event. They will tour campus, visit classes, worship in chapel, stay in the dorms—and spend some time with ...
Mission & Ministry 2026
God's reach and restoration extend to the farthest ends of our neighborhoods, our communities, and the earth. This promise is fulfilled in Christ, whose light has dawned on the world. As you reflect Christ’s light ...
Of Good Comfort
“Depression is a silent plague in postmodern culture, and is rapidly taking on pandemic proportions…. The World Health Organization reports that it has become the greatest single cause of health disability in the world” (xiii). Dr. Stephen Pietsch, associate ...
Four Branches—January 2026
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Eschatological Discourse, Part Two: Prophetic Perspective vs. Preterism Jesus’ words in the Eschatological Discourse (ED) are prophetic. At times he seems to be speaking primarily about the end of ...