• Meet the Professor: Rev. Mark Barz

    Meet the Professor: Rev. Mark Barz

    Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden takes some time to introduce Rev. Mark Barz, who recently joined the Seminary as campus chaplain. Barz previously served as the…

  • Christian Caregiving for People Suffering with Depression and Anxiety

    Christian Caregiving for People Suffering with Depression and Anxiety

    Depression and anxiety are among the burdens set upon humans as a result of the fall. Just as Christ has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, so He calls us to…

  • Be the Bee

    Be the Bee

    My wife, Anne, is a beekeeper. She started several years ago at our parish in northern Michigan. When a friend said that she knew a guy looking to get rid of hives…

  • And He Spoke Many Things to Them in Parables

    And He Spoke Many Things to Them in Parables

    The parables of Jesus are beloved and for good reason. They memorably capture both how God is at work for our salvation in Christ and how we ought to live as a…

  • Biblical and Catholic Liturgy

    Biblical and Catholic Liturgy

    At many Protestant churches on a Sunday morning, you see a platform with a band, a lengthy period of song with vocalists and instrumentalists in the center of the platform, electronic technology…

  • A Marxist Mission of the Church

    A Marxist Mission of the Church

    In the United States nowadays we are used to seeing liberal Protestant churches that carry out what looks like Marxist approaches to the church’s mission. These types of churches are all about…

  • Judah in the Time of David

    Judah in the Time of David

    In 1993 a victory stela was discovered in the excavation of Tel Dan. The stela has been dated to the mid-ninth century BC and holds the words of an Aramean king recounting…

  • Bold Hope in Christ

    Bold Hope in Christ

    Dr. Kevin Golden served as the essayist at the triennial convention of the Missouri District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod that took place June 22-24, 2025. The following is an abridged version…

  • Lay Bible Institute

    Lay Bible Institute

    The parables of Jesus, Luther on marriage, and living a quiet life of hope – what do such diverse topics have in common? Each draws upon rich, biblical theology. And each will…