The Grow in Grace team provides resources for informal (not-for-credit) continuing education. This 11-minute exegetical video on the account of “the Bethel bears” in 2 Kings 2 is an example of the kind of resources we could ...
I'm not a pastor’s kid. I graduated from a non-WELS high school. I’m not from the Midwest, and I’m an introvert. So, as I consider my recent transition to the parish life, I’m asking myself, ...
The fall season in Wisconsin was beautiful this year, but fall also reminds us that life in this world is limited. “How long, O Lord?” The last Sunday of the church year we hear Jesus ...
By the grace of God, the Lord is still using me to proclaim his praise at the age of 75 years. Like the apostle Paul, who said, “what I received, I passed on,” I have ...
"Brothers!" I vividly remember hearing that word over and over again on our class trips to the seminary during my college years. Everywhere we went on campus, the seminarians would call us “brothers.” At first ...
What does a pastor look like? What form does he take? The answer varies. It depends on the man’s gifts. It depends on his upbringing, on the place in which he serves, and on the ...
As a second-career seminary student, I am often asked about what I did for my first career. I struggle with how to respond because there are several answers I could give. Immediately before moving to ...
I’ll call them unsung heroes. I know that’s cliché. But I want to sing their praises so that they are unsung no more. I’m talking about the seminary support staff. They’re the ones who make ...
My friend’s little sister is taking a course at a public university called Intro to the New Testament. If its title reflected its actual content, the course would more aptly be named Intro to Why ...
