“Martin Luther, the Roman Catholic monk who tried to reform the Roman Catholic Church by preaching a doctrine of salvation by faith rather than works, is depicted in this statue near the entrance to campus on Martin Luther Drive.
The Luther Statue was first unveiled on the Springfield campus on May 26, 1957. Since then it [...]
There is plenty of uneasiness to go around in the church today. Debates about worship stretching back to the first “worship war” between Cain and Abel continue to erupt. With all the vigor of a drowning victim, some grab for yet another program that will pull an allegedly sinking church out from under the billows [...]
Tagged Justification“I have to say, after reading more last night, that I am very impressed with the candor of each essay, and that the book does not come across as a giant commercial for the Admissions Department. There is a heavy dose of reality, accompanied by a heavy dose of humor in each essay. Everyone has [...]
Tagged Books, discernment, essays, formation, pastors, professorsYou’re never too young to start reading For the Life of the World, a quarterly magazine published by Concordia Theological Seminary. Filled with theological articles that are lay-people-friendly, the publication keeps you up to date on what’s going on at the seminary, in the churches of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and at our sister churches [...]
Tagged For the Life of the World, free, magazine, publication, subscriptionIn the beginning, when all was formless and void, God created all things giving it substance and form, establishing order out of chaos. He did so through the Law. By the Law is meant the eternal, unchangeable Law of God, which is the revelation of His will, the standard of perfection, and the mold and [...]
Tagged Creation, God's Law, God's Word, Redemption, Third Use of the Law.In the first of the 3 summer ‘Higher Things’ conferences, youth from all over the United States (and world!) were in attendance at ‘Amen 2008.’ Six hundred and thirty to be exact. The University of Scranton never looked so Lutheran!
The philosophy of Higher Things is: ‘when we work, we work; when we play we [...]
Tagged Confessional Lutheran Youth Retreat, Higher Things, YouthThe last two weeks of June, roughly thirty high school-aged men participated in Christ Academy High School, a two-week program for young men interested in the pastoral ministry. In between classes and choir practice and chapel, they took time out to have some fun at Cedar Point Amusement Park last Friday, enjoying a full day [...]
Tagged admission, Christ Academy, pastoral officeThe Presentation of the Augsburg Confession
25 June 2008
Rev. Philip Zielinski
Concordia Theological Seminary
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Grace, mercy, and peace be yours, from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
It is a rare thing in this day and age that a certain date or time should retain much [...]
The churches among us teach with complete unanimity . . . .
So begins Article I of the Augsburg confession, and today we celebrate and commemorate the presentation of the Augsburg Confession to Emperor Charles V at the imperial Diet of Augsburg on 25 June 1530. On that day, the Augsburg Confession was submitted as a [...]
In the midst of a dark and dying world, Christ brings light and life. Through the work of his cross - his blood washes and nourishes the sinner. He brings his good news and forges a relationship with you through his Office of the Holy Ministry of Word and Sacrament. Weak and sinful men carry [...]
Tagged Christ, Christ Academy, CTS, Seminary, Sweden
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