Luther and the Stories of God: Biblical Narratives as a Foundation for Christian Living

Robert Kolb (PhD, University of Wisconsin) is Mission Professor of Systematic Theology emeritus at Concordia Seminary and the author of numerous books.  Some readers of this review may recognize him as an editor for one ...

Four Branches October 2018

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical   Exegetical Theology: Little Words, Big Worth - δέ Particles can be extremely helpful in exegesis because of what they do: they show how the various statements of the ...

Look Closer, What Whom Do You See?

(The following devotion was preached in the chapel of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary on Monday, October 8, 2018) Did anyone need to look very closely to find the malady of last Sunday’s gospel (Mark 10:2-16)?  There ...

Four Branches September 2018

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical   Exegetical Theology: Little Words, Big Worth - ἀλλά Often the littlest words get the longest entries in dictionaries. With the many different glosses offered for particles like καί and ...

Philipp Melanchthon in 100 personlichen Briefen

Dr. Christine Mundhenk is the head of the Melanchthon Research Center at the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences. Dr. Matthias Dall’Asta and Heidi Hein are fellow workers at the Melanchthon Research Center. (Disclaimer: This volume is ...

Preach the Word – September/October

Volume 22, Number 1 Apologetics in Preaching: The Cross as Solution to the Problem of Evil A favorite C.F.W. Walther line: “A preacher must be able to preach a sermon on faith without ever using ...

Final GRATSI class: Acts 1-9

Final GRATSI class: Acts 1-9   Ongoing education is important for pastors in every country and church body. In WELS, the Grow in Grace team of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary serves pastors with opportunities and encouragement ...

Four Branches August 2018

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical   Exegetical Theology: Old Testament Storytelling - Seeing Christ There One of Kierkegaard’s parables has two art lovers discussing a painter’s depiction of the crucifixion of Christ. They work ...

The Whole Church Sings: Congregational Singing in Luther’s Wittenberg

Robin A. Leaver is professor emeritus at Westminster Choir College and visiting professor at Yale University and Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. His previous books include Luther’s Liturgical Music: Principles and Implications. The 500th anniversary ...