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Preparing Our Youth to Defend Their Faith
(2019)
There has been a resurgence of the study of apologetics in Lutheran circles recently, in the
Missouri Synod as well as the Wisconsin Synod. As our society continues to become more and
more “post-Christian,” Christians ...
The Proper Distinction Between Antilegomena and Homologoumena: Its History and Application
(2019)
Orthodox Lutherans have varied in how they treat the antilegomena. Martin Chemnitz believed the antilegomena should not be used to establish doctrine. This was the practice in the Wisconsin Synod until not too long ago. ...
Raising the Level of Awareness: Understanding the Role Culture Plays in Evangelism
(2019)
Evangelism efforts in twenty-first century North America and cross-cultural communication are
joined together. As Christians reach out with God’s Word into their community, they find people
who are unlike themselves. ...
The Roles of Men and Women: Equipping God's People to Keep Communication Scriptural Truths About Male Headship
(2019)
The Role of Men and Women has been a fiercely discussed topic since God populated the
world with one married couple. Many Christians might respond by saying that it is a discussion
they would just as soon avoid. Many ...
Relational Discipleship as Countercultural Christianity: A Study of Scripture's Teaching on Relational Discipleship as a Response to Contemporary American Culture
(2019)
Scripture describes a disciple of Christ as one who follows Jesus in faith born of the gospel – that is, a “believer” or a “Christian.” Correspondingly, discipleship is every activity by which the Holy Spirit nurtures the ...
The Value of Linguistics for Exegesis: A Demonstration of Lexical Semantics and the Hebrew נחם
(2019)
Linguistics, the study of how language works, is a field of study closely related to biblical
scholarship and exegesis. Advances in linguistics have benefited WELS pastors and their
exegesis, but in a largely indirect ...
Maintaining Joy in Ministry: The Necessity of Vertical Fulfillment and Healthy Horizontal Awareness
(2019)
Through his Word, God fills the human heart with a joy that is unlike anything this world
has to offer. The pastor, in his calling, is immeasurably blessed to be able to spend the majority
of his days reading God’s Word ...
The Impassibly Passionate God: An Apology for an Emotional God; an Apologetic for Suffering and Evil
(2019)
The Problem of Suffering and Evil causes believer and unbeliever alike to question whether God (if there even is a God) is all-loving. This theodicy prompts a twofold question pertaining to God’s ontology: can we properly ...
Class of 2019 Graduate Photo
(2019)
Bence, Jordan P.; Berger, Benjamin J.; Birner, Benjamin J.; Cherney, Michael H.; Hollmann, Michael D.; Horn, Isaiah W.; Jensen, Nathanael J.; Jeske, Samuel M.; Knox, Jesse L.; Lambrecht, Adam D.; Laska, Nathan R.; Miller, ...
Everyday Means of Communication in a Church Planting Movement
(2019-05)
Whether Christianity is relatively unknown in the region or if it is simply that a particular group of Christians is small and insignificant, one issue faced by church planters is that of becoming known. This thesis will ...