The greatest job ever!
About a month ago, on the last Sunday of the church year, I had the privilege of preaching for a mission festival at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Watertown, WI. In the sermon, we marveled ...
Four Branches December 2016
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Pondering the Penitentials (Part 1) When looking at the psalms designated as “penitential” [1], one can’t help but see a connection between Psalm 6 and Psalm 38, with ...
Team visits Vietnam
In November, Pastor Jon Bare, International Recruitment Director, and Prof. E. Allen Sorum, Pastoral Studies Institute Director, traveled to Vietnam. There they met with and taught 60 leaders of the Hmong Christian Fellowship (HFC), ...
Finding Blessing in Dungeons and Under Broom Trees
Dear Brothers, I’ve never visited the ruins of Herod’s stronghold Machaerus and peered into the depths of the dungeon that may have held John the Baptist. Yet in Sunday’s gospel (Matthew 11:2-11), that dungeon’s contours ...
Four Branches November 2016
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Thanksgiving Paul’s letter to the Philippians has inspired commentaries with titles like “Laugh Again” (Swindoll) and “God’s Guide to Joy” (Klug). Bengel summed up the epistle with the ...