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Born: June 16, 1969
Grew up in Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Lutheran High School, 1987

Concordia College, Ann Arbor, MI, B.A. 1991
Concordia Theological Seminary, M.Div. 1995

Dark Knight of the Soul

St. Paul wrote: “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy— think about such things (Phil. 4:8 [show]Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, [...]

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Can Evangelicals Write Good Fiction?

Can Evangelical Christians write good fiction?  The answer is “no” according to Reformed theologian, Peter Leithart.  It’s a provocative position, to be sure.  No doubt, for every such assertion, a panoply of exceptions could be found.
Yesterday I blogged about the atrophying of the imagination of modern Christians.  I made the point that church leaders are [...]

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The Crisis of a Fiction-less Church

Life seems woefully fragmented for so many people, including Christians. We have brutally compartmentalized the various facets of ourselves, drawing bold unbroken lines of distinction around our hearts, our heads and our bodies respectively.
Christians sometimes over- intellectualize the faith, making God a mere object of study.  Other times, we over- emotionalize, making the Holy Spirit [...]

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Higher Things 08

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Awesome Fitness Facility

One of the humble but great little gems on the CTS campus is the fitness room located in Wamsganss gym. I am no fitness expert. Far from it. I like to take my dog on walks, but beyond that, “working out” is rarely in my vocabulary. But lately, I’ve been visiting [...]

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Fort Wayne 3rd Most Affordable City

According to Demographia, Fort Wayne, IN has the 3rd most affordable housing in the U.S. and Canada.
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Care for All

The third pillar of our seminary mission statement is that CTS exists to form servants in Jesus Christ who … care for all. Sinful humanity is radically self-centered.  But it was not always so.  In his pristine state, Adam understood the nature of love because he was in full communion with his Creator.  Only with [...]

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Reach the Lost

CTS exists to form servants in Jesus Christ who will … reach the lost….
After His glorious resurrection from the dead, our Lord told the disciples that just as He was sent by the Father, so was He sending them.  The apostolic church does not just sit on its hands and watch the world go by.  [...]

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What Can CTS Do for YOU?

We will, by God’s mercy, shape and build you as a servant and laborer in God’s Kingdom and prepare you for a consecrated life of ministry in the LCMS.  Our mission statements sums it up: Concordia Theological Seminary exists to form servants in Jesus Christ who will teach the faithful, reach the lost and care [...]

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Best Place to Raise a Family

What’s so great about living in Fort Wayne? More than you might expect.
BestLife Magazine chose the top 100 places to raise a family, and Fort Wayne, Indiana ranked near the top at number eighteen. Some of the awesome things about living in Fort Wayne are the comparatively low cost of living, the variety of schools [...]

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