Review: Church from Age to Age

The Church from Age to Age: A History from Galilee to Global Christianity, Edited by Edward A. Engelbrecht and Laura L. Lane. St. Louis: Concordia, 2011. 1,048 pages. Rev. Edward Engelbrecht serves as General Editor ...

Review: Broken

Broken: 7 “Christian” Rules That Every Christian Ought to Break as Often as Possible, by Jonathan Fisk. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House, 2012. 280 pages. Pastor Jonathan Fisk is one of the associate pastors ...

Preach the Word – May/June 2013

Volume 16, Number 5. Observation Catechetical preaching can be a blessing. Read More The Length of the Sermon Pastors discuss the best length for a sermon. Read More Preachers A veteran listener comments on the ...

Review: Teaching the Faith

Teaching the Faith, Forming the Faithful: A Biblical Vision for Education in the Church, by Gary A. Parrett and S. Steve Kang, Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2009. 461 pages. Dr. Gary Parrett is professor ...

Review: Jesus and Scripture

Jesus and Scripture: Studying the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, by Steve Moyise. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010. 147 pages. Steve Moyise is Professor of New Testament at the University of Chichester. He ...

Review: Preaching to a Post-Everything World

Preaching to a Post-Everything World: Crafting Biblical Sermons that Connect with our Culture, by Zack Eswine, Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008. 288 pages. Zack Eswine serves the Riverside Community (Saint Louis, MO) as Senior Pastor. His ...

Review: Bearing the Cross

Bearing the Cross: Devotions on Albrecht Dürer’s Small Passion, by Carolyn S. Brinkley. St. Louis MO: Concordia Publishing House, 2012. 167 pages. Carolyn Brinkley is trained as a deaconess in the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. This ...

Incredible Patience

Dear Brothers, Patience! Incredible patience! Incredible patience with doubting disciples. That's what strikes me each year on Easter 2 as the Gospel shows Jesus dealing with doubting Thomas. Perhaps that strikes me so strongly because ...

Review: Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Ten Commandments

Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Ten Commandments, by Albrecht Peters. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2009, 333 pages. Professor Dr. Albrecht Peters was a longtime member of the theological faculty of the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg, Germany. ...

Simple Church

Thom Rainer is president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources.  He is a pastor and researcher, authoring more than twenty books, including Transformational Church and The Millennials.  Eric Geiger leads the LifeWay Church Resources division ...