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First Do No Harm: Toward a Philosophy of Ministry for Short-Term Missions
(2008)
Prof. Cherney examines the rationale and motivation for sending short-term missionaries: why we send them, whom we should send, and what we send them to do.
Exegetical Brief: Did Job 'Repent'? (42:6)
(2014)
The book of Job is replete with hapax legomena, unusual spellings, vexing text-critical
questions, and highly compressed and elliptical constructions. Usually the main point is still
discernible, but many scholars have ...
Dr. Carl Manthey-Zorn: Different Beat, Same Drummer
(1988)
Kenneth Cherney follows Carl Zorn’s fascinating history through his rationalistic schooling, his mission work in India, and his blessing in the Missouri synod. Throughout the paper, Zorn’s tactfulness and eagerness are ...
Hidden In Plain Sight: Luther's Doctrine Of Vocation
(0000)
The doctrine of vocation was a “jewel forged in Luther’s own conscience, in the fire of his personal battle with monasticism.” In today’s society, this doctrine holds no less value. Christians see that God has called every ...
God’s Money in God’s Mission: Financial Support and the Minister of the Gospel
(2009)
In this essay, Kenneth Cherney makes five points about financial support of ministers: 1) it is not a payment for services rendered; 2) it is provision for needs, since this service precludes them from earning a livelihood ...
Saving Souls or Stealing Sheep: An Inquiry
(1987)
Evangelizing to members of other Christian Church bodies—is it something Wisconsin Synod congregations should be practicing? Ken Cherney weighs the scriptural principals that apply to both sides of this question. He examines ...
General Linguistics and Some Exegetical Fallacies
(2009)
In this Quarterly article Professor Cherney examines the common errors people make during exegesis. He comments on issues such as abuse of etymology, judgments on worldview based on language, focusing too much on individual ...
On Bible Translation and Choosing a Bible
(2011)
In this Quarterly article Professor Cherney examines the different issues of choosing a Bible translation. He explores the interplay between functional equivalence and formal correspondence, the complexities of what it ...
Uncovering Our Calling: Luther's Reformation Re-emphasis on Christian Vocation
(2006)
In the 2006 WELS Symposium on the Doctrine of Vocation, Professor Ken Cherney offered this paper, explaining the importance of the this doctrine in the life and teachings of Martin Luther. In his battles with monasticism ...