Telling People What to Think: A Concise Homiletics for Lutheran Parish Pastors

  “I get paid to tell people what to think.”   That’s the “cocktail party job-description” LCMS pastor and district president Heath Curtis suggests for pastors (2). Curtis argues that his pithy description can apply to almost every aspect of our varied ...

Four Branches—April 2026

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Eschatological Discourse, Part Five: Concluding Caution The “Heavenly Upheaval”[1]  section describes the events immediately following the New Testament (NT) era. Jesus says, “But in those days, following that distress” ...

Limping with God: Jacob & The Old Testament Guide to Messy Discipleship

  A man and a divine messenger grapple on a canvas of deep blue. They are locked in a struggle on the surface, but their faces betray something deeper between them. Though intertwined in tension, ...

Another Year of Celebration!

Online Merchandise Store

On April 1, we opened a brand-new online store. The store is open until May 3rd. After the store closes, orders will be processed and shipped out (just in time for graduation). You can access ...

Organ Recital at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary

Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary will host an organ recital by Benjamin Foster, a senior at Martin Luther College, on Sunday, April 19 at 3:00 p.m. in the seminary chapel. Titled “His Praise Forthtell: A Musical Journey ...

Annual Easter appeal sent

A letter from President Earle Treptow with an Easter greeting was mailed recently: “Because I live, you also will live” (John 14:19). That was Jesus’ promise to his disciples on Holy Thursday evening. He wanted ...