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Be Inspired. Stay Informed.

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The seminary admission office is delighted to announce a new monthly electronic newsletter called ePilgrimage. This is our latest project to help us stay in touch with inquirers, friends and supporters. It is a supplement to the quarterly printed and mailed version called simply Pilgrimage and that will [...]

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January 30th, 2008 at 4:52 am

Prospective Seminary Students May Win a Free Lutheran Service Book

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Prospective Students! How would you like to win a copy of the Lutheran Service Book, the Personal / Gift edition and become a published blogger in the process? We are inviting Concordia University students as well as other prospective seminary applicants to submit brief answers to this question: “What is your favorite hymn in LSB and [...]

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January 19th, 2008 at 9:06 pm

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NEW Seminary Blog!!!

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Hey, check this out! The Admission Department of Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN now has a blog. Here it is. It’s called Concordia TheoBLOGical Seminary. Cute, eh? Please come by and say howdy to me and the gang. And check back often too because we plan to post daily. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ [...]

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December 10th, 2007 at 11:24 pm

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Name the New Blog

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The Admission Department of Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, IN is planning to write a blog. I’m pretty excited about. We’re seeing it as an opportunity not just to post information but to have a conversation with anyone/everyone but especially those who see themselves serving Christ in a Church vocation. But here is where [...]

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December 6th, 2007 at 8:04 pm

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Encouragement for Pastor’s Wives

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But What about Me?Help and Hope for Women Whose Husbands are Considering the Pastoral MinistryBy Julie Stiegemeyer “Now the LORD said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. …So Abram went, as the LORD had told him, and Lot went [...]

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October 13th, 2007 at 1:56 pm

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Would You Buy a Used Horse From These Guys?

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Tomorrow (June 1), seminarian Jason Braaten will become the Reverend Jason Braaten. Jason is the latest addition to our Seminary Admission staff. We had a bit of a surprise luncheon for him in the office. Thanks to all who helped. He’ll try to tell you that the pink feather boa is mine, but don’t [...]

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June 1st, 2007 at 2:46 am

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Fire. And Now Ice.

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Behold what I beheld outside my hotel window this morning in Boulder, CO. Not a sign off snow yesterday. I was going around w/o a jacket. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Fire. And Now Ice.”, url: “http://www.burrintheburbs.com/2007/03/29/fire-and-now-ice/” });

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March 29th, 2007 at 5:29 pm

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I’m Back!

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I get so irritated with myself when I let so many days pass between blog posts. I strongly desire to post every day. But some weeks I just don’t have it in me. Tonight, I don’t want to talk about me however. I want to talk about our staff in the Admission [...]

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March 23rd, 2007 at 2:07 am

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LCMS Pastors 2 Be

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If you or someone you know is planning to prepare to become a Lutheran pastor, go to my facebook page and request to join my group called, “LCMS Pastors 2 Be.” We are currently discussing “contemporary worship” and “contemporary Christian music.” SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “LCMS Pastors 2 Be”, url: “http://www.burrintheburbs.com/2007/03/10/lcms-pastors-2-be/” });

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March 10th, 2007 at 5:51 pm

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I Ate a Rattlesnake

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After a busy morning filling in for our pastor, I flew out west for a week-long recruitment trip. Arrived in Phoenix Sunday evening. Went to the restaurant attached to the hotel and lo and behold, what did I see? They have rattlesnake on the menu. And let me tell you that [...]

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March 5th, 2007 at 5:51 am

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