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Co-missioners, A new movie about Dietrich Bonhoeffer appeared in U.S. theaters within the past two months. You may have heard of it. Today we’re pleased to send you a thoughtful and timely review. Peace and Joy.The Crossings Community ____________________________________________________________________________  …

Co-missioners, Some post-Christmas thoughts from our editor as we plunge toward Epiphany. Peace and Joy,The Crossings Community __________________________________________________________________________ Late Christmas Observations by Jerome Burce A Prelude of Sorts— Today is the Ninth Day of Christmas in Western Liturgical Time—WLT, if…

Co-missioners, A year ago today I heard from a Crossings veteran and dear friend who was gnashing her teeth over the sermon she had heard two nights earlier at an otherwise fabulous Christmas Eve service. There was no Gospel, she…

Co-missioners, Today we send you the second half of Fred Niedner’s address at the recent closing of the Lutheran School of Theology, St. Louis. If flows directly from the end of Part One where Fred has named the event as…

Co-missioners, We’re about to jar you with a post that will sound distinctly un-Adventish. Is not this brief and blessed season about beginnings? A new church year? An old promise still lurking just past the horizon, and who can say…

December 5, 2024 Co-missioners, The Crossings Table Talk session this past October featured a lively discussion about Lutheran worship in the classic liturgical style. Today Marcus Felde explores the origins and theological rationale of “contemporary” worship, as it’s frequently called.…

Co-missioners, Today we send along—what else?—a Thanksgiving Day reflection. It was first thought out eleven years ago when Barack Obama was president of the United States. Its pertinence to the waning weeks of 2024 is eerily obvious, we think. God…

November 21, 2024 Co-missioners, Our editor having spent last week more or less underwater, we favor you today with another reprint. Emphasis, by the way, on the word “favor” –such is the item we’re reprinting. It appeared in Thursday Theology…

Co-missioners, In recent months, our Crossings Table Talk series has featured some especially lively theological conversations. The Table Talk of October 2024 was no exception. Our main speaker was the Rev. Amandus (Mandy) Derr, who retired in 2020 from a…

Co-missioners, Once again we send you an item a few days late—late, that is, if you happen to be a preacher who was looking for a fresh take on the Gospel text appointed for this past Sunday. Then again, not…