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Shifting Center of World Christianity
Is Christianity a Western religion? Would you say that the Christian Church is waning? Watch this short video of Dr. Douglas Rutt from Concordia Theological Seminary as he addresses these questions.
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Concordia Lutheran High School Chapel Homily
Concordia Lutheran High School , Fort Wayne, IN
April 22, 2009
Text: 1 Cor 12:12-20; John 15:1-8
Just to introduce myself: I am Pastor Scott Stiegemeyer. I’m the Director of Admission at Concordia Theological Seminary. I go all over the country talking to young men about becoming pastors and young women about becoming deaconesses, but that is not [...]
The “Deffner Society” Will Awaken
Dr. Donald Deffner was one of my seminary professors when I attended Concordia Theological Seminary in the early 90s. He was a great prof. My favorite class with him was on evangelizing the intellectual. Deffner was all about striking up conversations with thoughtful people by engaging them via popular books and other media. He was [...]
Contending for the Faith
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Ezekiel 18:19-24 (Homily in Kramer Chapel)
MP3 Audio
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord GOD,
There is a German word which I will probably pronounce badly but I will do my best to wrap my anglicized tongue around it: Schadenfreude. Schadenfreude refers to when a person takes pleasure or enjoyment from the hardships of others.
A [...]
Language of the Liturgy
Recently, I read that the Roman Catholic Church will soon be revising the wording of bits of their liturgy. The discussion then ensued about whether liturgical language should be lofty or more colloquial.
I noticed from the examples I read online that a number of the “updates” actually bring the new Roman mass closer to [...]
