WHOSE LOVE? 1 John 4:7-21 Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B Analysis by Peter Keyel 7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 God’s love was revealed among us in this way: …
Robert Bertram on “The Twice-Free Student—or Citizen.” (Part Two)
Co-missioners, Here is the second half of Robert Bertram’s 1968 commencement address at Concordia Senior College. Back then, had Bob already tumbled to the terminology of Diagnosis and Prognosis that he would later bequeath to Crossings? If not, he was certainly practicing what the terms describe. Last week you got an expert’s diagnosis of the way freedom traps us all …
Robert Bertram on “The Twice-Free Student—or Citizen.” (Part One)
Co-missioners, Americans will celebrate the Fourth of July this weekend. We can’t think of a better time to send you a reflection on freedom by the late great Robert W. Bertram. Bob took this topic up fifty-five years ago in an address to the graduating class of a late, great school, Concordia Senior College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. “The Fort,” …