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The Atonement:
Hope, Failure, and a New Awakening
by
Allan E. Johnson
A personal look at how Christ's
atonement has shaped one pastor's life and ministry over the years.
The
Atonement: Making Christ's Life and Power Real
by
Lois Malcolm
Why is the atonement central for
Christian faith? Our author examines this powerful teaching from both a
Pauline perspective and what she considers our distinctive Lutheran emphasis.
Communicating
God's Forgiveness
by Russell C. Lee
While studying worship resources, and their
relationship to forgiveness in various Christian
traditions, the author was asked whether Lutherans have
become obsessed with sin and forgiveness, are becoming
overly sacramental, and believe they are justified by
baptism instead of faith. He thinks the criticisms have
some substance.
For the Sake
of the World: Mission and Ministry in John's Gospel
by
Kevin E. Anderson
John's model for ministry
leaves no room for "spiritualization" if that means disengagement from
the world.
Jesus Victor
by
Marcus Paul Bach Felde
The Jesus of Mark's Gospel
is shaped after the early David, says the author. And the dramatic
victory that Jesus wins, as he ascends the throne, is a victory over
evil powers.
The Music of
Failure
by
Tom Renquist
The cross and empty tomb
cast their life-giving shadows over the ancient story of Abraham binding
Isaac, underscoring both God's promise in the midst of human failure and
our obedient response.
The
Preceptor’s Teaching on Riches
by Timothy J. Wengert
Nearly five hundred years after he uttered them,
the informal teachings of Philip Melanchthon on the Gospel readings
regarding wealth are still relevant.
The
Satisfaction Theory and Kinship Ties
by
Jane E. Strohl
A Response to "Preaching against the
Cross" by Ronald F. Marshall
Technology
and A New Reformation
by
Richard W. Rouse
The first Reformation had the printing press to
spread its message. We today have new information
technology to spread the same message. Could we be on the
heels of another great reforming surge?
Texts without a
Baby
by Mary E. Hinkle
In Advent, the season of expectation,
nothing is as we expect it to be.
We Are the
Body of Christ: Eccesiology for an ELCA in Mission
by
Craig L. Nessan
A church proclaiming God's kingdom — a
church in mission — depends on mutual trust and a
willingness to see our various Lutheran traditions as
gifts which complement each other.
Who Lives in
the Land of Deep Darkness?
by
Barbara Jurgensen
We need the beautiful elements of the Lukan story,
the angel choir, and the wondrous birth. But we need them
to be kept in tension by the human struggles of the
story's participants.
Why Does Grace
Matter?
by Peter W. Marty
Jesus did not define grace
for us in words. Instead he lived a life of grace and beheld its glory
in the ordinariness of everyday life. We’re left to interpret grace, and
cherish grace, by the ways we choose to live our lives and chart our
decisions.
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