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  • Does “Love Win” for Luther?

    A look at a Luther quote from the popular book, by Pastor Ben Haupt

    May 25, 2011
  • Love Wins: Review by Tony Cook

    A more appropriate title might have been Hell is Hyperbole: What God wants, God gets.

    May 24, 2011
  • Monday morning quarterbacking on what did and didn’t happen on May 21

    The Washington Post ran a fascinating story on the responses of Harold Camping and some of his followers after the rapture didn’t happen on Saturday.…

    May 24, 2011
  • Heaven Is For Real

    A Christian Father’s Sincere Love, and a Deeply-Flawed Understanding of Salvation.

    May 23, 2011
  • Heaven and Hell, Children and Rob Bell

    May 21 has come and gone, we’re all still here. But “the end times” and what will happen to us when either the or our…

    May 23, 2011
  • Will the world end on May 21?

    Will the world end tomorrow? Martin Luther’s answer is as good as any.

    May 21, 2011
  • God, the Devil, Bob, and the problem of evil

    I just saw an episode of the animated rerun “God, the Devil, and Bob.” And it may have just explained the problem of evil.

    May 16, 2011
  • Faith and the craft of writing

    “I heard a preacher say recently that hope is a revolutionary patience; let me add that so is being a writer” (Anne Lamott). In its…

    May 13, 2011
  • Reframing the Story: The End of the Emergent Conversation

    Dr. Carol Geisler discusses trends within the emergent church “conversation” and their impact on denominational structures and practices, particularly those found in the Lutheran Church-Missouri…

    May 13, 2011
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Join us for the 2025 Theological Symposium, “Nic
Join us for the 2025 Theological Symposium, “Nicaea 1700” Sept. 16-17 on campus! This year’s symposium will explore such vital questions as how Christians can not only confess the Creed but also live it and how the legacy of Nicaea helps us engage the challenges facing the church in our own time. Register by Sept. 2 at csl.edu/symposium.


Rev. Timothy Scharr has accepted the call to serve
Rev. Timothy Scharr has accepted the call to serve as director of Placement at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis beginning in August. He will be formally installed during the Opening Service of the 2025–26 academic year Friday, Aug. 22, 2025.

Scharr succeeds the service of Dr. Glenn Nielsen, who has served as director of Placement since 2017. Nielsen remains on faculty as a senior professor of Practical Theology.

A seasoned pastor and leader in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), Scharr brings more than four decades of pastoral, administrative and missional experience to his new role. His deep familiarity with the Synod’s congregations, districts and global partnerships uniquely positions him to guide seminarians and deaconesses as they prepare to enter the ministry.

“We are grateful for the Lord’s provision of Rev. Scharr for this important role,” said Seminary President Dr. Thomas J. Egger. “I have worked with Tim on a Synod committee for the last couple of years and have witnessed his pastoral demeanor, fairness and integrity, love for the church, and clear theological convictions. As a former district president, he knows most of the brother district presidents and has a deep understanding of the call process and what goes into finding a good fit between pastor and flock. He will be a blessing to our church in this role and to our future pastors and deaconesses as they walk through the process of their first assignments.”

Read more at csl.edu/newsroom.


Dr. David Lewis has been named the Dr. Jack Dean K
Dr. David Lewis has been named the Dr. Jack Dean Kingsbury Professor of New Testament Theology, an endowed faculty position at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis that has been established to support scholarship in the area of New Testament studies. He will be formally installed in his new role during the Seminary’s Opening Service for the 187th academic year at 10:30 a.m. CDT Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Read more at csl.edu/newsroom.


Marking the start of its 187th academic year, Conc
Marking the start of its 187th academic year, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis will hold a worship service at 10:30 a.m. CDT Friday, Aug. 22, in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus. Seminary President Dr. Thomas J. Egger will preach on the new academic year theme, “Christ the Living Stone … Building Us Together,” based on 1 Peter 2:4–5.

Read more: https://www.csl.edu/2025/08/opening-service-set-for-aug-22/



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