Sharing the wisdom of the Old Testament today
Dr. Thomas Egger, the Gustav and Sophie Butterbach Professor of Exegetical Theology, addresses the LCMS National Convention in Tampa in July 2019. Photo: Courtesy LCMS/Frank Kohn by Travis Scholl In […]
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Campus Life during the pandemic
by Rebekah Lukas “Campus life.” For many in the Concordia Seminary campus community, this phrase is evocative of Student Association annual events like Oktoberfest or Springfest, the Seminary Women’s Association’s […]
Bound to serve
Married seminarians Rachel and Daniel Heitshusen hold hands in the Main Quadrangle on campus this fall. Photo: Jill Gray by Sarah Maney Rachel and Daniel Heitshusen’s story is one that […]
Choosing joy in the face of hardship
by Sarah Maney Matter-of-fact and down-to-earth, Warren Solem chose a quiet life, living in a house on the outskirts of a small town. He drove an Amoco Oil truck around […]
Drawing closer to an unchanging Christ
by Jeffrey Oschwald Think about it. Does even one of the following statements sound like — feel like — good news to you? “My world, the same yesterday and today, […]
The building is closed, but the church is open
by Erica Tape As the coronavirus wreaks havoc around the globe and disrupts society on a massive scale, our churches, pastors and deaconesses are among the essential responders who must […]
Sharing God’s free gift of grace
Teklu Ketema eagerly awaits the announcement of his vicarage in 2018. Photo: Sid Hastings by Sarah Maney Some call the highlands of Ethiopia the cradle of civilization. Teklu Ketema, a […]
Recruiting the next generation of church leaders
Director of Ministerial Admissions Rev. Bill Wrede (right), Director of Recruitment Rev. Micah Glenn. Photos: Jill Gray by Erica Tape “I’m a Seminary dropout,” says Rev. Bill Wrede, director of […]
A life devoted to telling others about Jesus
by Melanie Ave Jean McCall grew up on a farm in Wisconsin, raised by her father and widowed “saint of a grandmother” after Jean’s mother died when she was only […]
Pandemic: Leading through it, coping with it
By Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. This is not the time or place to rehearse the life-changing and, in some cases, devastating effects COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to have on people’s lives […]
The Meyer Years
When Dr. Dale A. Meyer accepted the call to serve as the 10th president of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis during Commencement May 20, 2005, he cited Psalm 115:1: “Not unto […]
Better together
Guild members Mary Wolfram, left, and Donna Werner enjoy the Sept. 13, 2019, luncheon on campus. Seminarian Ben Ramthun pauses for a photo with Guild member Judi Winker during the […]