Getting to Know the Church Fathers
Why is it important to study church history? Why is it important to understand how we got here and where we came from? Why is it important to recognize that 21st century Christians, let ...
Letter Writing in Greco-Roman Antiquity
When the Holy Spirit inspired the New Testament, he made frequent use of letters. Paul, Peter John, and other disciples of Christ wrote letters under the Spirit’s guidance. In his book, Letter Writing in ...
Reading Isaiah
One has to admire the transparency with which Quinn-Miscall begins his book. He openly admits that his book is not an in-depth commentary (4). Instead, his focus is to provide a “new way of ...
Paul and Union with Christ
In Paul and Union with Christ Campbell writes for scholarly believers in Christ who can read Greek and are acquainted with theological debates among Protestants. He supplies a study of every passage in Paul’s ...
Which Angels Have the Most Glorious Task?
Dear Brothers, All week, as is the custom of our chapel, the seminary family relives day by day the lessons of the previous Sunday. On Tuesday morning, here was the first stanza of the hymn ...
The Letter of James
Scot McKnight begins his commentary with these words: “In teaching the letter of James, one should walk to the front of the room and write these words in big letters on the chalkboard: Read ...
Preach the Word – November/December 2015
Volume 19, Number 2. In this issue of Preach the Word, Pastor James Hein shares his experience with Millennials. He serves at Resurrection and Life Lutheran, a multi site congregation in Rochester, MN. He thoroughly ...
Review: The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity
Will this book end up as shelf-furniture? I struggled with that question while writing this review. It’s a good book, but it may not be for you. The introduction correctly claims that the book ...
Review: How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind
When were the seeds of Christianity first sown on the continent of Africa? From a WELS historical perspective, one might recall the Synodical Conference’s start of mission work in Nigeria in 1936 or Wisconsin’s ...
Catechism for South Sudanese
In September, Prof. Sorum traveled to Africa with Pastor Peter Bur, coordinator for South Sudanese ministry, to serve refugees. While there, they taught Luther's Small Catechism to pastors, using this simplified version, which Pastor Bur ...