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Prayer in a Digital World: Practical Suggestions for Using Technology to Assist in Our Prayer Life
(2013)Pastor Huebner approaches the ever-relevant topic of prayer in a highly contextualized way. He looks at the various technological advancements of the past decade or so (cloud computing, mobile technologies, and CRM/CMS ... -
The Prayer of a Penitent Person: An Exegesis of Psalm 51
(1994)Jon A. Baumann’s essay offers a rich exegetical and pastoral exploration of Psalm 51, presenting it as a model prayer of repentance. Through detailed analysis of the Hebrew text, Baumann highlights David’s plea for mercy, ... -
Pre-Marriage Counseling: Why, How, and for How Long?
(1994)Pre-Marriage counseling serves such a vital purpose in this world. Why? Because of sin. Perfect love can no longer be achieved since the fall into sin in the Garden of Eden. Family life is on the decline. Good marriages ... -
Pre-Seminary Curriculum Re-Evaluation: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Non-Biblical Language Requirement
(2018)In a changing world, the WELS must constantly reassess the system by which it trains men for the public ministry. Over the course of more than 150 years, the pre-seminary curriculum has adapted to changing times, circumstances, ... -
The Preacher and Personal Finances
(1981)John A. Braun’s 1981 essay, The Preacher and Personal Finances, addresses the complex relationship between pastors and their financial compensation. Presented at a missionaries’ conference, the paper explores societal ... -
Preaching From the Old Testament
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Preaching God's Story in Psalms: The Importance of Seeing the Tapestry in the Threads
(2023)This paper seeks to answer: “What homiletical strategies can help pastors preach the Psalms in a way that reinforces the hermeneutic that all of Scripture is a unified story of God’s love for people?” The paper is split ... -
Preaching in Paradise: A Look at the Puerto Rican Vicar
(2004)Over thirty years of vicar service in Puerto Rico offered seminarians a rare opportunity to combine language acquisition, cultural immersion, and hands-on ministry. This essay documents the evolution of the program, from ... -
Preaching Repentance and Remission of Sins--With Application to Personal Witnessing, Luke 24:47
(1977)Richard D. Balge’s essay Preaching Repentance and Remission of Sins—With Application to Personal Witnessing (Luke 24:47) explores the theological and practical implications of Christ’s post-resurrection directive. Balge ... -
Preaching the Gospel on the Dakota-Montana Prairies
(Dakota-Montana District, 1970)It was fitting that Professor K.G. Sievert was assigned to write a history of the Dakota-Montana District on its fiftieth anniversary in 1970. Sievert had been a pastor and, then, professor in the Dakota-Montana for ... -
Preaching the Law to Christians: Insights on the Parallels between the Sermon on the Mount and the Epistle of James.
(2017)When one becomes well-acquainted with the scholarship on the book of James, it becomes clear that the epistle has an uncanny amount of similarities with the sayings of Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount in particular. These ... -
Predestination
(0000)The doctrine of predestination can cause many to think that the Bible is unclear. Doubts can crop up. Is God unfair? Is his Word true? Why are some saved, and not others? Nolting takes the doctrine of predestination, often ...