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An Overview of Addiction and Addiction Treatment with a Special Focus on the Opioid Epidemic
(2018)
For at least 20 years the United States has been in the midst of a severe
opioid problem. The problem escalated rather gradually at first, but in the
last 10 years it has grown significantly. With the current state of ...
Evangelizing Millennials: Studying Millennials to Understand How Relationships through Friendship Evangelism are the Best Way to Bring the Gospel to Their Culture
(2018)
If you look online, in a library, even on a newsfeed, you’ll very easily find resources that are
dedicated to studies of the current millennial generation. Millennials are a hot topic of study right
now as they become ...
From Sola to Soli: Focusing Faithfulness for Excellence in the Pastoral Ministry
(2018)
There is a question every pastor must ask himself every week: “Have I been faithful?” Faithfulness is God’s standard for his servants, but what exactly constitutes faithfulness may be another question. This thesis seeks ...
Loving my Neighbor from the Voting Booth: The Christian and the Social Contract
(2018)
Modern, liberal democracy provides Christians with a unique position in the history of politics:
regardless of age, economic status, religion, race, or gender, many in the world today are
promised a vote. Voters, in ...
Awakened to Confessional: The Doctrinal Development of F.C.D. Wyneken and its Place in the Course of Lutheranism in America
(2018)
Friedrich Conrad Dietrich Wyneken: the "Father of Lutheran Home Missions," the
inspiring voice which led to the influx of hundreds of pastors to America and the establishment
of seminaries in two continents, the leader ...
Biblical Text Messages: The Effect of Bible Software on Seminary Students
(2018)
Practitioners of media ecology study the powerful influence media exert on human perception. Research has discovered that digital technologies, such as computers and smart phones, interact with the plasticity of the human ...
Pastoral Care for Wives With Husbands Addicted to Pornography
(2018)
The goal of this thesis is to equip pastors to provide pastoral care to wives who are married to a
husband addicted to pornography. Pornography addiction is a widespread and prevalent issue. In
the recent years, Wisconsin ...
Applying the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method (CBGM) to the Text of the Old Testament: An Evaluation
(2018)
The goal of this research is to apply the Coherence Based Genealogical Method (CBGM) to the
Old Testament. Deuteronomy 5 was chosen to evaluate this method. This method is being used
to evaluate General Epistles in the ...
The Role of Apologetics in Witnessing to Mormons
(2018)
Over the last two years, Apologia Church, led by reformed pastor and apologist Jeff Durbin, has posted a number of videos on YouTube of Durbin witnessing to Latter-Day Saints on the streets of Tempe, AZ. Thousands of people ...
Through Different Eyes: A Restrospective Examination of the Breakdown of the Synodical Conference
(2018)
The break in fellowship between the LCMS and the WELS was a messy affair. In many ways it resembles a divorce. Many churches, families and friendships were divided in the break up. As with a divorce, each child had their ...