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Functional Illiteracy: Ministering to Functionally Illiterate Adults by Employing Modern Educational Philosophies
(2013)
This study is meant to familiarize pastors and ministerial educators with functional illiteracy in America. Often this subject is addressed in terms of youth who are functionally illiterate or non-English speakers who are ...
Private Confession and Absolution: A Hidden Treasure
(2013)
The topic of this thesis is private confession and absolution. Looking around at WELS churches today, one can see that private confession and absolution has largely fallen out of practice. Is this good? Is this bad? Is ...
The Challenge of Preaching in a Second Language
(2013)
Preaching is hard work. Preaching in a second language is harder still. By looking at generalities about the preaching process, at the complications added by the difficulties of a second language, and at insights gleaned ...
Exegetical Brief: Luke 18:7 God's "Patience" with Our Prayers
(2013)
In this exegetical brief Professor Leyrer considers Luke 18:7 and the challenging phrase καὶ μακροθυμεῖ ἐπ’ αὐτοῖς, which the NIV translates as “will he keep putting them off?”
Pastoral Theology Brief: The Material Elements in the Lord's Supper--Hermeneutics and Practice
(2013)
Professor John Schuetze takes a renewed look at the issue of what is the “bread” and more in-depth on the “cup”/”fruit of the vine” in the Lord’s Supper. His approach is both pastoral and scriptural and emphasizes that ...
An Overview of Hermeneutics in the 21st Century
(2013)
President Wendland walks through the issues related to interpretation of Scripture with the post-modern worldview so prevalent in this 21st century. He strongly makes that case that a “Lutheran” hermeneutic might be a ...
Review Article: The Great Recession
(2013)
In this article Professor Brug reviews the book “The Great Evangelical Recession: 6 Factors That Will Crash the American Church … and How to Prepare,” by John S. Dickerson. The author of this book sounds a wake-up call to ...
Review Article: The Church and the Office of the Ministry
(2013)
This review of a study edition of Walther’s “The Church and the Office of the Ministry,” is the fourth time the book has been reviewed in the Quarterly. This is to be expected given the various editions throughout the ...
Pastoral Brief: The Power of Hymnody
(2013)
As we consider hymnody, the connection of specific hymns with specific occasions, Professor Brug remarks, “It is not a pastor’s responsibility to create such milestones and memories for his people, but it is his responsibility ...
Jesus Canceled Your Debt!
(2013)
Buchholz explains his work by saying, “A dispute has arisen among Lutheran theologians regarding the doctrine of justification. The specific question deals with the completeness of justification at Christ’s cross and empty ...