Informal Continuing Education
“A clean conscience, sincere faith, and Christian joy” – A Devotion for Pastors (2 Timothy 1:1-5)
Paul has been called the apostle of faith. Because more than one-third of the New Testament uses of χαρά (21 out of 59) are found in Paul’s writings, he might ...
Prayer in the Night: For Those who Work or Watch or Weep
As I write this review, the sunset in Boston is 4:12 PM. The nighttime is long. Those who live in the northern part of the country can relate. However, I ...
Telling People What to Think: A Concise Homiletics for Lutheran Parish Pastors
“I get paid to tell people what to think.” That’s the “cocktail party job-description” LCMS pastor and district president Heath Curtis suggests for pastors (2). Curtis argues that his pithy description can apply ...
Four Branches—April 2026
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Eschatological Discourse, Part Five: Concluding Caution The “Heavenly Upheaval”[1] section describes the events immediately following the New Testament (NT) era. Jesus says, “But in ...
Pastor Partner Mentoring Program