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Religion and the Arts

A Lutheran Learns to Read and Write Icons

By Frederick J. Schumacher

Masks for J.B.

By John A. Lang

As I See It: Clothed in Righteousness

By Frank C. Senn

On the Way: Called on Film

By Benjamin Dueholm

Book Review: Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner and Saint

By Gordon J. Straw

Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Season of Advent

By Maxwell E. Johnson

“Eternity,” You Thunder Word

By Frank C. Senn

Homily at Bach Vespers: Breathing Together Again

By Frank C. Senn

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On the Way: Rise and Fall

February 6, 2015 by Benjamin Dueholm

In his brief, astonishing novel Waiting for the Barbarians, South African author J.M. Coetzee imagines a town on the frontier of a nameless Empire, in a state of continual hostilities with its “barbarian” neighbors. As the story’s climax nears, the main character—a fallen functionary of the Empire—goes for a sunset walk outside the walls and […]

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As I See It: Lutherans Observe Advent

February 6, 2015 by Frank C. Senn

I like every season of the church year when we get to it, but I think I like Advent best of all. It is a season that emerged out of the culture and geography of Western Europe, not the Mediterranean world. It is not observed in the Eastern Churches. In the Western church calendar Advent […]

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There’s Good News in Metro Chicago on the First Sunday in Advent!

February 6, 2015 by Craig Satterlee

Like every listener, I bring expectations and assumptions to the preaching I hear, which greatly influence how I respond to sermons.1 So, permit me to lay those out for you, so you know where I am coming from. Preaching is theocentric or christocentric rather than anthropocentric. God is the star of scripture; we are not. […]

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Seven Sermons for Advent 1C

February 6, 2015 by Kim Beckmann

Please click on any of the name links below to jump directly to that preacher’s sermon manuscript for Advent 1C. Rev. Kim Beckmann Rev. Melissa Bills Rev. Antonio Cabello Rev. Erik Christensen Rev. Jon Dumpys Rev. Michael D. Fick Rev. Julie Eileen Ryan * * * 1. Rev. Kim Beckmann Grace to you and peace […]

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Commentary on the Texts for the First Sunday of Advent, Year C

February 6, 2015 by Sarah Henrich

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 This passage from 1 Thessalonians, the oldest book in the New Testament, was written by Paul to the people of Thessalonica after he had left that little community and moved on. Paul emphasizes his strong ties with these new believers in many ways. He repeats the word “you” over and over again […]

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“Without” Hope? Internality and Externality in Preaching Difficult Texts

February 6, 2015 by Robert Saler

Within the realm of Christian theology (both as academic discipline and as reflection that fuels the life of the church), a great deal depends on the intellectual frameworks that are brought to bear on particular issues. As in the sciences, the same data can give rise to differing conclusions depending on the analytical framework to […]

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