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Even Now

by: barbara.rickaby@wls.edu Apr 10, 2014Grow In Grace Notes Devotions0

Dear Brothers, "On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days" (John 11:17). Impeccable timing? Impeccably poor, it seemed. Jesus knowingly delayed so as to arrive when all ...

Review: Walther’s Hymnal

by: barbara.rickaby@wls.edu Mar 20, 2014Shepherd's Study0

title_of_work: Walther's Hymnal: Church Hymnbook for Evangelical Lutheran Congregations of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession
author_of_work: Matthew Carver, editor and translator
reviewer: Pastor Jeremiah Gumm
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The transition from the German language to English could rightly be considered one of the most challenging issues in the history of confessional Lutheranism in America. That transition forced countless Lutherans to express their faith ...

His Active Obedience

by: barbara.rickaby@wls.edu Mar 13, 2014Grow In Grace Notes Devotions0

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Dear Brothers, Consider their advantages. They lived in a perfect world filled with clear evidences of their heavenly Father's love. Their home was a garden in which every earthly need was more than adequately met. ...

Review: Do Historical Matters Matter to Faith?

by: barbara.rickaby@wls.edu Mar 12, 2014Shepherd's Study0

title_of_work: Do Historical Matters Matter to Faith: A Critical Appraisal of Modern and Postmodern Approaches to Scripture
author_of_work: James K. Hoffmeier and Dennis R. Magary, editors
reviewer: Pastor Phil Arnold
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In the last half of the 20th century, the church saw a consistent, sustained attack against the truthfulness and reliability of scriptural narratives. We do well to note that such attacks are nothing new. Jesuit ...

Preach the Word – March/April 2014

by: barbara.rickaby@wls.edu Mar 9, 2014Preach The Word0

Volume 17, Number 4. Meditatio Luther said that the themes of Psalm 119 (Oratio, Meditatio, Tentatio) highlighted the essential features for the making of a theologian. A significant part of theological formation and depth is ...