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And My Senses
Vol. 23 No. 4 (1996)

“And My Senses” by Ralph W. Klein
“The Book of Amos: The Sounds and the Silences” by William J. Urbrock
“Creating a New Reality: No More Domestic Violence” by Carol J. Schlueter
“Do Clergy Create an Unethical Dual Relationship When Counseling with Members of Their Parish?” by Robert J. Grosch
“Challenges in Rural/Small Town Ministry: Palmquist Memorial Lecture on Ministry in Town and Country” by S. John Roth
“Ethical Challenges for Social Ministry Today: Some Theological and Ethical Considerations” by Fred Glennon
“Seventeen Theses Opposing "Close(d) Communion"” by James W. Hallerberg
“A Book Worth Discussing: The New Testament and Psalms. An Inclusive Version” by Wilhelm C. Linss
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Series A
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost—Thanksgiving Day Contributors: Robert Robinson, Karen Parker
My (Least) Favorite Book of the Bible
Vol. 23 No. 3 (1996)

“My (Least) Favorite Book of the Bible” by Ralph W. Klein
“Hosea 2: A Case Study on Biblical Authority” by Diane Jacobson
“The Lion, the Itch and the Wardrobe: Hosea 5:8-6:6 as a Case Study in the
Contemporary Interpretation and Authority of Scripture” by Dennis T. Olson
“Two Omens and an Oracle: Some Reflections on the Convocation of Teaching Theologians” by Vitor Westhelle
“The Authority of the Scriptures: an Assessment of a Conversation” by Donald Juel
“Considering Veritatis Splendor: A Book Worth Discussing” by Reinhard Hitter
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Series A
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost—Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Contributors: Rodney Hutton, Mary Hannah Rowe
Will You Teach and Preach?
Vol. 23 No. 2 (1996)

“Will You Teach and Preach?” by Ralph W. Klein
“The American Context and the Authority of the Bible” by Darrell Jodock
“In Defense of Unruly Discernment: Moral Deliberation in the ELCA” by Per Anderson
“Biblical Authority and God— A Theological Reflection” by Faye E. Schott
“A Holy God, An Idolatrous People, and Religious Pluralism: Hosea 1-3” by Duane A. Priebe
“In Face of Mystery: A Book Worth Discussing” by Carol Breimeier
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Series A
The Day of Pentecost—Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Contributors: Walter A. Michel, Kelly Denton-Borhaug
All People are Foreigners—Almost Everywhere
Vol. 23 No. 1 (1996)

“All People are Foreigners—Almost Everywhere” by Ralph W. Klein
“Lutheran Urban Ministry 1945-1990” by Richard Luecke
“Notes on the Revised Common Lectionary” by Jay C. Rochelle
“Preacher Preparation” by Andrew Weyermann
Book Reviews
“The Word Made Flesh” by Richard A. Jensen
Preaching Helps
Series A
The Resurrection of Our Lord—The Day of Pentecost Contributors: Robert Smith, Susan Nachtigal, Jean Lebbert
Courage to Change... the Church
Vol. 22 No. 6 (1995)

“Courage to Change... the Church” by Ralph W. Klein
“The Changing North American Context of the Church’s Ministry” by Douglas John Hall
“A Theological Proposal for the Church’s Response to Its Context” by Douglas John Hall
“The Church and Its Ministry: Responding to the Changing Context in Worship, Preaching, Education, Outreach” by Douglas John Hall
“Response” by Cynthia Jurisson
“Response” by Edgar Krentz
“The End of Christendom and Other Captivities: A Response to Douglas John Hall” by Vitor Westhelle
“Response” by Julie Lindorff
“Response” by Marta Poling-Goldenne
“Mark 14:3-9 and the Ordination of Women” by Phyllis Anderson
Book Reviews
Volume 22 Index
“Pulpit Therapy” by Jerry Schmalenberger
Preaching Helps
Series A
Ash Wednesday—The Vigil of Easter Contributors: Monte Luker, Barbara Wills
Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It
Vol. 22 No. 5 (1995)

“Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It” by Ralph W. Klein
Are We Our Others’ Keepers?” by Paul G. Hiebert
“Response to Hiebert, “Are We Our Others’ Keepers?”” by Abraham Akrong
“Mark and Mission” by David Rhoads
“Why John Wrote the Apocalypse” by Robert H. Smith
“Preaching To and From the Center, Continued” by Andrew M. Weyermann
“On Worship” by William E. Lesher
Preaching Helps
Series A
First Sunday in Advent—The Transfiguration of Our Lord Contributors: Richard Simon Hanson, Fred Strickert, Jean Lebbert, Lucy Kolin
Youth Ministry!
Vol. 22 No. 4 (1995)

“Youth Ministry!” by Ralph W. Klein
“A Dedication to Youth Ministries” by Paul G. Hill
“Setting Trustworthy Youth Ministry Arenas” by Norma Cook Everist
“Youth Ministry: Why Is It So Hard” by Paul G. Hill
“Three Thuds, Four D's, and a Rubik's Cube of Children's Sermons” by James Nieman
“Youth Ministry and Sexual Boundaries” by Patricia Beattie Jung
“Confirmation as Youth Ministry: The Task of Christian Formation” by Craig L. Nessan
“Youth and Worship” by Ralph F. Smitht
“Catechetical and Evangelistic Theology” by Ralph W. Quere
“A Pattern for Interpreting Biblical Texts” by James L. Bailey
“Introduction to the Bible” by Gwen Sayler
“Youth, Religious Cults, and World Mission” by WiJo Kang
Book Reviews
“Ministry with Youth in This Third Time of Testing” by Roger Fjeld
Preaching Helps
Series C
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost-Christ the King Contributors: Janet M. Corpus, John Stendahl
When Prayer is All You Have
Vol. 22 No. 3 (1995)

“When Prayer is All You Have” by Ralph W. Klein
“When Prayer is All You Have” by Jay Cooper Rochelle
“Human Sexuality and the Office of Ministry” by Walter M. Stuhr
“On Interfaith Relations” by Harold Vogelaar
“When Faith Turns Fatal: David Koresh and Tragic Misreadings of Revelation” by Craig L. Nessan
“Preaching to and from the Center” by Andrew M. Weyermann
“What Are We Confirming?” by Stephen Goodwin and Lewis Groce
“The Analysis of a Slogan: “God’s Unconditional Love”” by Theodore Jungkuntz
“Silence” by Mary Ellen Hansburg
Book Reviews
“A Long Shot Prevision” by Jerry L. Schmalenberger
Preaching Helps
Series C
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost—Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Contributors: Robert H. Smith, Lawrence Henning
Anger for a Moment; Favor for a Lifetime
Vol. 22 No. 2 (1995)

“Anger for a Moment; Favor for a Lifetime” by Ralph W. Klein
“Bonhoeffer and Biblical Interpretation: Reading Scripture in the Spirit” by Jay C. Rochelle
“Independent Churches: A Southern African Experience of Mission & Modernity” by John R. Albright
“The Stewardship of the Family” by Jerry L. Schmalenberger
“Romans, Revisited: Once More Amazed” by Gary R. Jepsen
“The Rhetoric of the Gospel” by Andrew M. Weyermann
“The Gospel of Luke and Liberation Theology: On Not Domesticating the
Dangerous Memory of Jesus” by Craig L. Nessan
“Rejoicing and Weeping” by Marc Kolden
“The Dead Sea Scrolls Revealed: A CD-ROM Worth Discussing” by Ralph W. Klein
Book Reviews
“Easter Story” by Kenneth R. Storck
Preaching Helps
Series C
The Day of Pentecost—Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
For Just Such a Time as This
Vol. 22 No. 1 (1995)

“For Just Such a Time as This” by Ralph W. Klein
“The Care of the Earth: The LSTC Legacy” by Philip Hefner
“What Makes Good Preaching Good?” by Andrew M. Weyermann
“For Blessing All Families of the Earth: Covenant Traditions in Luke-Acts” by Robert L. Brawley
“The Characterization of the Tax Collectors in the Gospel of Luke” by A. M. Okorie
“The Presentation of Jesus: The Gospel of Inclusion” by Fred Strickert
“The Authentic Word in the Face of Death: Reflections on Preaching at Funerals” Mark E. Chapman
“Called to Tear Down: Confrontational Ministry” by Ron Dwyer-Voss
“Standing on the Promises” by Marc Kolden
“The Waiting Chalice” by Gary Blobaum
“Worth Discussing: Two Books by David Kelsey” by Reinhard Hitter
Book Reviews
“Could the Year of Luke Make a Difference?” by William E. Lesher
Preaching Helps
Series C
The Resurrection of Our Lord—Seventh Sunday of Easter
The Year of Luke
Vol. 21 No. 6 (1994)

“The Year of Luke” by Ralph W. Klein
“Luke: The Gospel for Women?” by Barbara E. Reid, O.P.
“The Year of Luke: A Feminist Perspective” by Linda M. Malone and Elizabeth J. Senith,
“Should We Love Simon the Pharisee? Hermeneutical Reflections on the Pharisees in Luke” by Robert C. Tannehill
“Seeing the Kingdom of God: The Metaphor of Sight in the Gospel of Luke” by R. Alan Culpepper
“Telling Luke’s Story: A Narrative Approach to Preaching on the Third Gospel” by Richard A. Jensen
“Advent is Adventure” Robert W. Bertram
““Dominus Vobiscum”: Luke 1:26-31” by Marc Kolden
Book Reviews
Volume 21 Index
“Epiphany Parable” by Kenneth R. Storck
Preaching Helps
Series C
Ash Wednesday—Good Friday
Standing on Holy Ground
Vol. 21 No. 5 (1994)

“Standing on Holy Ground” by Ralph W. Klein
“The Future of the Catechism” by Martin E. Marty
“The Future of the Catechisms in Teaching” by Margaret A. Krych
“Down-To-Earth Theology: Psalm 104 and the Environment” by James Limburg
“Working for the Common Good at a Critical Juncture in Time” by John D. Vogelsang
“Holy Communion as the Means of Grace to Serve” by Paul J. Nuechterlein
“The Skin of God and Neighbor” by Phyllis Kersten
““Take Your Mat”: Beyond Empowerment” by Ron Dwyer-Voss
Book Reviews
“The Costly Legacy of Distrust” by Roger Fjeld
Preaching Helps
Series C
First Sunday in Advent—The Transfiguration of Our Lord
Lift High the Cross!
Vol. 21 No. 4 (1994)

“Lift High the Cross!” by Ralph W. Klein
“The Science-Theology Dialogue and Theological Ambigui” by George L. Murphy guity
“Reworking a Congregation into a Learning Community” by John R. Seraphine
“Theology of the Cross: The Doctrine of Justification and the Problem of Human Suffering” by Robert A. D. Clancy
“The Exalted Humanity of the Ascended Christ: Food for the One World” by Todd Murken
“Early Christian Mystagogy and the Formation of Modern Christians” by Mark E. Chapman
“Pardoned, on Account of Christ” by Marc Kolden
Book Reviews
“From Survival to Mission” by Jerry L. Schmalenberger
Downward Mobility
Vol. 21 No. 3 (1994)

“Downward Mobility” Ralph W. Klein
“Beyond Hospitality? The Missionary Status and Role Revisited” by Anthony J. Gittins
“Allergic to the Spirit No More: Rethinking Pneumatology” by Craig L. Nessan
“The Case for Twofold Ministry” by John Reumann
“Midwives for the Dying: The Role of the Church in Death Care” by Walter H. Schuman
“And Now a Word From...” by Donald Dallmann
Book Reviews
“Making New Maps” by William E. Lesher
Preaching Helps
Series B
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost—Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Oh, for a Thousand Tongues
Vol. 21 No. 2 (1994)

“Oh, for a Thousand Tongues” by Ralph W. Klein
“A Thousand Tongues: Babel or Pentecost” by Mark P. Bangert
“The Nature of African American Music: A Chronology” by Mellonnee Burnim
“Common Roots, Diverse Expressions” by Victor Gebauer
“To Have, to Hold, and—in Time— Let Go: Ethics and Interpreting the Bible” by Robert L. Brawley
“Bonhoeffer: Community, Authority, and Spirituality” by Jay C. Rochelle
“Waiting in the Darkness: A Good Friday Reflection” by Herbert Anderson
“Israel, the Prophets, and the Book of Jonah” by Fredrick C. Holmgren
Book Reviews
“The Righteousness Factor” by Roger Fjeld
Preaching Helps
Series B
The Day of Pentecost—Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
The Joy of Learning
Vol. 21 No. 1 (1994)

“The Joy of Learning” by Ralph W. Klein
“Confessing the Gospel of Jesus Faithfully: The Contest over Christology” by Craig L. Nessan
“Three Sermons for Church Leaders” by Ronald W. Roschke
“For God So Loved the World: Not Just the People” by Carol R. Jacobson
“On Suffering, Violence and Power” by Lou Ann Trost
“Africa, My Tutor” by Howard S. Olson
“Laity in Ministry to the World: God’s Secret Weapon for Reforming the Church and the World” by Edward H. Schroeder
“Joseph’s Complaint” by Walter Wangerin
Book Reviews
“Lament Over Red Earth’s Land” by Jerry L. Schmalenberger
Preaching Helps
Series B
The Resurrection of Our Lord—Seventh Sunday of Easter
The Challenge of Mark
Vol. 20 No. 6 (1993)

“The Challenge of Mark” by Ralph W. Klein
““That I May See”: Christology and Ecclesiology in Mark” by Everett R. Kalin
“Gospel Dramaturgy: Dying and Rising with Christ in Mark” by Frederick A. Niedner
“Reading Mark’s Gospel Today: A Cruciforming Experience” by Mark I. Wegener
“They Said Nothing” by Richard W. Swanson
“The First of the Miracle Stories According to Mark (1:21-28)” by James LaGrand
“Whole Language and Christian Education” by Barbara Lindberg and John R. Seraphine
Book Reviews
Volume 20 Index
“Northern Christmas” by Margaret Sprowl/Maria Wette
Preaching Helps
Series B
Ash Wednesday—Good Friday
Letting the Light Shine!
Vol. 20 No. 5 (1993)

“Letting the Light Shine!” by Ralph W. Klein
“Holy Darkness, Kindly Light: Ancient Gifts for Ministry in a New Era” by Kathleen D. Billman
“Focusing the Spectrum: The Task of Theology” by Philip Hefner
“Biblical Interpretation for a New Millennium” by Edgar Krentz
“Ecumenical Imperatives for the 21st Century” by George Lindbeck
“The Future of the Church and Its Ministries: Imperatives for the 21st Century” by Richard P. McBrien
“Enlightening a Preacher’s Imagination” by Morris J. Niedenthal
“Cultural/Self-Transcendence” by Albert Pero, Jr.
“Lutheran Spirituality: Lost, Found, Revised” by Jay C. Rochelle
“Letting the Light Shine” by Gunnar Staalsett
“Alumni Reflections at LSTC’s 25th Anniversary” by Mary Ann Moller-Gunderson, Richard J. Perry, Jr. and Stephen D. Samuelson
“New Light in Hyde Park” by Jerald C. Brauer
Book Reviews
“A Fine and Fitting Ending: The Concluding Event of LSTC’s 25th Anniversary Year” by William E. Lesher
Preaching Helps
Series B
First Sunday in Advent—The Transfiguration of Our Lord
How Are They to Hear?
Vol. 20 No. 4 (1993)

“How Are They to Hear?” by Ralph W. Klein
“The Old Testament and Christian Faith” Patrick D. Miller, Jr.
“The Old Testament and Preaching” by Thomas E. Ridenhour
“Preaching Psalm” by John Nordin
“Credible Promises: Ecclesiastes 11:3-6” by Phyllis Anderson
“Theological Reflections on Pastoral Care for Gay and Lesbians” by Thomas W. Strieter
“Lutherans and Prayer” by Bradley Hanson
Book Reviews
“I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me” Ralph W. Klein
Preaching Helps
Series A
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost—Thanksgiving Day
Entertaining Angels Unawares
Vol. 20 No. 3 (1993)

“Entertaining Angels Unawares” by Ralph W. Klein
““Extend Hospitality to Strangers”—A Missiology of Theologia Crucis” by Kosuke Koyama
“The Gender Balance of Texts from the Gospels: The Revised Common Lectionary and the Lutheran Book of Worship” by Carol J. Schlueter
“Theological Autobiography: Theologizing in Context” by Winston D. Persaud
“The Sacramental Paradigm of Nature” by Philip Hefner
“Deeper than Culture Wars: America’s Real Enemies” by Ned Wisnefske
“Blessed Are Those Who Mourn, for They Will Be Comforted” by Kosuke Koyama
Book Reviews
“Do-Gooders and Bleeding Hearts” by Jerry L. Schmalenberger
Preaching Helps
Series A
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost—Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Passions of Professors
Vol. 20 No. 2 (1993)

“The Passions of Professors” by Ralph W. Klein
“Sermon on the Mount: Model for Community” by James L. Bailey
Passion for Theology and Praxis of Peace in Korea” by Wi Jo Kang
“Remember, Repent, Renew: Kairos USA” by Peter Kjeseth
“Preaching that Drives People from the Church” by James R. Nieman
“We are Human by Grace” by Faye Schott
“People, Places, and Things” by Ralph F. Smith
Book Reviews
“The Quest for the Good Society” by Roger Fjeld
Preaching Help
Series A:
The Day of Pentecost—Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
A Month of Cloudy Days
Vol. 20 No. 1 (1993)

“A Month of Cloudy Days” by Ralph W. Klein
“Depression: What Clergy Need to Know!” by Andrew J. Weaver
“The Bible is More than a Book” by Christine Helmer
“Mary as Metaphor: A Linguistic Proposal for the Recovery of Ecclesiology” Mark E. Chapman
“Our Lutheran Hymnic Heritage and Responsibility” by Paul Westermeyer
“Commentary Recommendations for the Old Testament” by Ralph W. Klein
“New Testament Library: A Recommended List for Pastors and Teachers” by Edgar Krentz
Book Reviews
“Intercessory Prayer: A Spirituality for Modern Times” by William E. Lesher
Preaching Helps
Series A
The Resurrection of Our Lord—Seventh Sunday of Easter
Wilhelm C. Linss: Gentleman and Scholar
Vol. 19 No. 6 (1992)

“Wilhelm C. Linss: Gentleman and Scholar” by Ralph W. Klein
“Matthew’s Anti-Judaism: Its Origin and Contemporary Significance” by Ulrich Luz.
“The Death of Jesus and the Birth of a New World: Matthew’s Theology of History in the Passion Narrative” by Donald Senior, C.P.
“Interpreting Matthew Today” by Robert H. Smith
“God With Us: Hellenistic Christological Perspectives in Matthew” by Frederick W. Danker
“More Than Many Lessons: On Preaching Matthew” by Edgar Krentz
“The Gospel of Matthew. The Two Ways: Hypocrisy or Righteousness” David Rhoads
Volume 19 Index
“Reclaiming the Muhlenberg Tradition” by Jerry L. Schmalenberger
Preaching Helps
Series A
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany—Good Friday
1892-1992 The American Lutheran Mission in Japan
Vol. 19 No. 5 (1992)

“1892-1992 The American Lutheran Mission in Japan” Ralph W. Klein
“A Pioneer Lutheran Missionary in Japan: James A. B. Scherer” by James A. Sherer
“Henry Mizuno Shigetaro: Samurai Missionary without Support” by William J. Danker
“The Contribution and Function of Missionaries” by Kenneth Dale
“The Role of Liberal Theology in Japan at the Turn of This Century” by Yoshiro Ishida
“Post War Lutheran Unity in Japan” by David L. Vikner
JELC Centennial Digest & Centennial Celebrations
Response
Book Reviews
“The Changing Face of Mission” by Roger Fjeld
Preaching Helps
Series A
First Sunday in Advent—Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Where Were You?
Vol. 19 No. 4 (1992)

“Where Were You?” by Ralph W. Klein
“The Place of Bioethics” by George L. Murphy
“A Water Gracious, Heavenly and Divine: Baptism in the Lutheran Reformation” by Mark D. Tranvik
“Gustaf Wingren: Creation Faith and its Call for Full Incarnation” by Mary C. Vance-Welsh
“Mystery and Relationship as Keys to the Church’s Response to Secularism” by Jay C. Rochelle
“The Future of the Fourth Gospel” by Rogers W. Jackson.
“Lutheran Reflections on Nature: Prolegomena to a Theology of the Environment” by Don H. Zinger
“The Purple Box” by Gary Blobaum
Book Reviews
“The Church is Not Expendable” by William E. Lesher
Preaching Helps
Series C
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost—-Thanksgiving Day