Events for January 26, 2021 – Concordia Seminary

500,000 family members, friends, and fellow citize

500,000 family members, friends, and fellow citizens lost to the pandemic. Is this changing how we think about death? Read more of today's #MeyerMinute on Facebook @concordiasem.

Interested in serving the church? Join us March 12

Interested in serving the church? Join us March 12 for Contemplate, a free online event that helps prospective students, college age and older, discern whether Concordia Seminary – and a call to ministry – is part of their future. Register by March 5! Learn more at csl.edu/contemplate.

Jesus told His disciples, “If I go to prepare a

Jesus told His disciples, “If I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also” (John 14:3 ESV). One day Jesus is going to take us to a new home. Jesus will be there.

Read more of today's #MeyerMinute on Facebook @concordiasem.

First Sunday in Lent: “Make me to know your ways

First Sunday in Lent:
“Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long” (Psalm 25: 4-5 ESV).

When Perseverance landed, it sent back a photo. NA

When Perseverance landed, it sent back a photo. NASA tweeted the photo as if Perseverance had written it. “Hello, world. My first look at my forever home.” Is life in a hostile world, fated to die, your forever home? “And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan.” You were baptized into the One who faced and overcame the forces of evil, first in the wilderness, and climactically at the cross and by His resurrection. Here-and-now, Jesus is our forever home. “Baptism promises and brings victory over death and the devil” (Martin Luther, “Large Catechism”). Water, Word, Perseverance.

Read more of today's #MeyerMinute on Facebook @concordiasem.

Wondering what Seminary life could be like as a st

Wondering what Seminary life could be like as a student? Rev. Noah Kegley — one of our Student Recruitment Ambassadors (SRAs) — shares some insight from his own time at Seminary as you consider if becoming a student is the path for you!

“Seminary will challenge you intellectually and shape your mind to engage the mission field for 21st century ministry. You also will meet friends in ministry who will walk by your side for the rest of your life.”

Want to learn more about Concordia Seminary, our programs and the admissions process? Visit our website (link in bio)!

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On this snowy Ash Wednesday, everyone was offered

On this snowy Ash Wednesday, everyone was offered the imposition of ashes as a reminder of the cross that was placed on us in our Baptism, a reminder of our mortality — and a reminder that our sin has been washed clean by the blood of Jesus.

Ashes are superficial. Look into your deepest bein

Ashes are superficial. Look into your deepest being. Read more in today's #MeyerMinute from Seminary President Emeritus Dr. Dale A. Meyer on Facebook @concordiasem

Ash Wednesday: "For our sake he made him to be si

Ash Wednesday:
"For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God" (2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV).

"You have to think about your own situation, but h

"You have to think about your own situation, but here’s the sin I’ll ponder this Lent. Not knowing enough about life for the disadvantaged. Not doing enough to help." Read today's #MeyerMinute on Facebook @concordiasem.