No, I’m not kidding.
Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2008, section 1, pp. 1, 23.
I think I’m just going to toss this one out there for some discussion. Aliens or not: What say you?
Well, ok, here are a couple talking points:
Isn’t it ironic that those who would limit God’s ability to create out of nothing will suddenly [...]
When the swallows return to the mission grounds of San Juan Capistrano we know that spring has arrived. This year our campus has been blessed with the arrival of a beautiful blue heron. His slender legs and graceful neck easily captivate the attention of the seminary community. Just today we watched him glide from shore [...]
Tagged Blue Heron, Fort Wayne, Seminary CampusTo remember, in this day and age, tends to be thought of exclusively as a cognitive enterprise, as an exercise of the mind done in quiet solitude. From a biblical perspective, however, remembering is nothing of the sort. To remember in the Scriptures is to recall and retell the past for the benefit of ages [...]
Tagged Corpus ChristiWill Rogers called chili “bowls of blessedness.” Clark Gable ate it the night before he died. Spanish priests believed it was the soup of the devil. So it is no wonder that, with credentials such as these, chili became the focus of everyone’s attention during the Sixth Annual Concordia Theological Seminary Chili Cook-Off.
The event is [...]
I’m sure most people think that all seminarians do is study. And, to be sure, that’s exactly what they do 90 percent of the time. That is what they are here for. If they weren’t studying, we’d be worried. But in those off moments – and when they’re not in chapel, eating, or discussing the [...]
Tagged CTS, deaconesses, Humor, seminariansLocated on the east side of Kramer Chapel is the Springfield Bell Tower. The bell itself was cast in 1882 for use at Concordia Theological Seminary when it resided in Springfield, Illinois. When the seminary was moved back to Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1976, however, the bell was put in storage until 1984 when it [...]
Tagged Kramer Chapel, Springfield BellThe Church gives thanks for the life and work of Rev. Jaroslav Vajda, who died in the Lord last Saturday, May 10. Vajda’s work as hymnwriter is known throughout The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (and beyond). Of his more than 200 hymns (original and translated), the following are found in Lutheran Service Book:
369 [...]
It is dangerous to be a pastor. As the seminary recruitment department, we are accustomed to speak of the joys of the Holy Ministry, which are abundant. It is a privilege and a delight to declare the wonders of His love. My own years as a pastor in Pittsburgh, PA are characterized [...]
Tagged Church Conflict, Pastoral Ministry, Persecution, SufferingPlants deserve respect is what a team of Swiss experts say about the dignity of creatures in the plant world. How can this be when people across the world, the born and unborn alike, are treated with less respect and less dignity than garbage to be gotten rid of?
Perhaps this statement will call attention to [...]
Praise be to God that Pastors and deaconesses will be reaching all corners of the United States (and world) this summer to proclaim the Gospel and serve, as they embark on their new vicarages and internships, placements and Divine Calls. Please keep them in your prayers. They will need all the support they can [...]
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