2008

Mary Sue Dehmlow Dreier, Ph.D. Crossings Int’l Conference, Oct. 22, 2008   Luke 10:29-33 – But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and …

Frederick Niedner Crossings Conference, St. Louis, MO, 21 October 2008 Who Do You Say “I Am”: Getting Honest about God Today Crossings Second International Conference St. Louis, MO, October 19-22, 2008   I’m grateful to be with this group of …

A Sermon on John 8:31-36 At a Celebration of the Feast of the Reformation Second Crossings Conference, Belleville, Illinois, 21 October 2008 Preacher: Jerome E. Burce, D.Min.   + In Nomine Jesu + GRACE TO YOU and peace from God …

Marcus Felde. Crossings International Conference, Belleville, Illinois, October 20, 2008   “Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.” (John 16:24) A few years ago, at a regular gathering of ministers of various denominations, I was …

Crossings Conference; Our Lady of the Snow; October 20 – 22, 2008 Who do you say “I am”; Getting Honest about God Today Why Luther’s distinction of Law and Gospel matters more to the world today than ever. Pr. Phil …

  When Paris Hilton, the celebrity who became a celebrity by becoming a celebrity – when Paris Hilton walked into the Central Regional Facility in California last year, she was clutching a Bible and a book. The book, The Power …

Robin J. Morgan Learning from our Forebears We are a people who respect our traditions and our past. The Lutheran tradition has produced some of the foremost church historians of the 20th century: Sydney Ahlstrom, Jarislav Pelikan, and Martin Marty. …

Fear and Trusting the God Who Promises to Save Us from God’s Self 1. Who do you say “I am”? That question which the conference places before us evokes one of the most challenging tasks that Christians face today: namely, …