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The Messy World of Ministry
Vol. 19 No. 3 (1992)

“The Messy World of Ministry” by Ralph W. Klein
“Integrating Theology and Pastoral Care in Ministry” by Kathleen D. Billman
“Paul and Pastoral Ambition: Reflection on 1 Corinthians 3-4” by David Kuck
“Paradoxes of Paradise: Christians in a Technological Age” by William H. King
“Three Voices—One Choice: A Decision For or Against Abortion” by Seth Jersild
“Sparkling Words: The Nature and Task of Preaching” by Craig L. Nessan
“Preaching from Nestle” by David Housholder
“I Have a Problem” by Meinert Grumm
Response
Book Reviews
“Family Treasures” by Jerry L. Schmalenberger
Preaching Helps
series C
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost—Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Through the Night; Through the Day
Vol. 19 No. 2 (1992)

“Through the Night; Through the Day” by Ralph W. Klein
“A New Song” by Klaus Nürnberger
““Creatio ex Nihilo”: Promise of the Gift” by Reinhard Hütter
“Toward Sacramental Giving” by David E. Krause
“The Water and the Wine of Unity: Mental Illness and the Sacraments” by Paula V. Mehmel
“Points of Tension: Christians and Muslims in Northern Nigeria” by Robert Conrad
“Pastoral Counseling: Under the Cross” by Jon M. Temme
“The Sacrament of Unity” by Raymond A. Petrea
“The Confession of “Jesus” in the Lutheran Confessions” by Theodore R. Jungkuntz
Book Reviews
“Ready to Serve— But Where and How?” by Roger Fjeld
Preaching Helps
Series C
The Day of Pentecost—Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Christians and People of Other Religions
Vol. 19 No. 1 (1992)

“Christians and People of Other Religions” by Ralph W. Klein
“Christian Theology and the History of Religions” by Carl E. Braaten
“Christianity and Teaching about Other Faiths” by Theodore Ludwig
“Relations between People of Different Faith Commitments (Toward a Christian Paradigm)” by Kyaw Than
“A Lutheran College Approach to the Study and Teaching of Religion” by Roland E. Miller
“The Case for a Worldly Christianity” by Paul P. Kuenning
Book Reviews
“In Defense of Dialogue” by William E. Lesher
Preaching Helps
Series C
The Resurrection of Our Lord—Seventh Sunday of Easter
Are We Ready for the 90s?
Vol. 18 No. 6 (1991)

“Are We Ready for the 90s?” by Ralph W. Klein
“The Role of the Church in the Care of the Earth” by David Rhoads
“Forward to the Past” by Homer U. Ashby, Jr.
“The Challenge of Hispanic Ministry” by José David Rodriguez
“A Latvian Perspective on Liberation Theology” by Austra Reinis
“Dynamics of Polarization: North American Critics Versus Liberation Theology” by Craig L. Nessan
“The Eucharist as Sacrifice: Ethics that Enlightens Doctrine & Cult (An Ecumenical Praxis)” by Richard J. Beauchesne & Kathleen Coviello
“Transferences for the Health of the Pastor” by Wendell E. Henkenmeier
“God Blew Her Lines” by Patrick Hansel
“The Gift List” by Michael Sherer
“On Preaching” by Kenneth B. Storck
Volume 18 Index
“Jennie Bloom Summers” by Jerry and Carol Schmalenberger
Preaching Helps
series C
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany—Good Friday
Mission is Artesian
Vol. 18 No. 5 (1991)

“Mission is Artesian” by Ralph W. Klein
“Why Globalization?” by L. Shannon Jun
“An Invitation from South Africa: Albert Nolan’s God in South Africa” by Peter L. Kjeseth
“The Word in Quest of Words” by Howard S. Olson
“Worship as Transformation” by Ralph F. Smith
“From Learning to Mission to Learning” by Norma Cook Everist
“Teaching as We Preach—Education for the Sake of Mission” by James Fish
“Was David's Theologian Concerned about Mission?” by Frank L. Benz
“Learning which Leads to Mission” by Roger W. Fjeld
Roger W. Fjeld
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Series C
First Sunday in Advent—Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Hooked on Reading
Vol. 18 No. 4 (1991)

“Hooked on Reading” by Ralph W. Klein
“A New Way for Reading Confessional Documents on Bishops and Ministry?” by John Reumann
“Reconceiving Pregnancy” Patricia Beattie
“Celebrating and Sharing the Gift: Reflections on Jacob, Israel’s Ancestor” by Ralph W. Klein
“A Seamless Garment—African Understandings of Wholeness” by Howard S. Olson
“Reflections on the Diaconate in the ELCA” by Tom Dorris
“Women Who Toil in Ministry, Even As Paul” by Kieth A. Gerberding
“A Book Worth Discussing: A Buddhist Critique of the Christian Concept of God” by Jay C. Rochelle
Book Reviews
“Reflections on the Aftermath of Global Conflict” by Jung William E. Lesher
Preaching Helps
Series B
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost—Christ the King
Faith’s Defiance
Vol. 18 No. 3 (1991)

“Faith’s Defiance” Ralph W. Klein
“How Social is the Gospel? Some Twentieth Century Answers” by Craig L. Nessan
“How Social is the Gospel? A Response” by Nancy A. Hess
“Christian Thinking about Life after Death” by Jerry K. Robbins
“Implications for the Ministry of Bishops: A Study of the Lutheran Confessions and the Rite of Installation of a Bishop” by Randall R. Lee
“Christ(ening)” by Robert W. Bertram
“Science as Wisdom” by George L. Murphy
“Luther’s Exposition of John 17” by Dennis A. Laskey
“Let All Things Their Creator Bless” by Paul Westermeyer
Book Reviews
“Must We Continue to Wound the Ones We Love?” by Roger Field
Preaching Helps
Series B :
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost—Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
If I Could Have Said It...
Vol. 18 No. 2 (1991)

“If I Could Have Said It...” by Ralph W. Klein
“Imaging the Resurrection: An Art Historical View Inside back cover” by David Morgan
“The Resurrection: Link Between Faith and Art” by Linda Marie Delloff
“Images of the Resurrection in the New Testament” by Edgar Krentz
“Imaging the Resurrection in Proclamation” by George W. Hoyer
“The Image of the Resurrection in Music” by Mark P. Bangert
“People of His Pasture” by Marc Kolden
Book Reviews
“Oil and the New Superpower” by William J. Danker
Preaching Helps
series B
The Day of Pentecost—Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Robert James Goeser: Professor of the Living Word
Vol. 18 No. 1 (1991)

“Robert James Goeser: Professor of the Living Word” by Ralph W. Klein
“Luther: Word of God, Language, and Art” by Robert Goeser
“Luther’s Voice within the Confessions” by Timothy F. Lull
“Back to the Future: Manifest Destiny and Lutheran Identity” by Eric W. Gritsch
“Response to Eric Gritsch” by John Hilary Martin, O.P.
“Lutheranism’s Call to Action amidst Ambiguity” by Jane E. Strohl
“Response to Jane Strohl” by Jeannine E. Olson
“Identifying with the Gospel” by Ted Peters
“An Open Letter to Robert Bellah” by Scott J. Dunfee
“Journey to Freedom: Creation to Easter” Don Reiter
Book Reviews
“Dear Reader” Ralph W. Klein
Preaching Helps
Series B
The Resurrection of Our Lord—Seventh Sunday of Easter
Telling the Truth
Vol. 17 No. 6 (1990)

“Telling the Truth” by Ralph W. Klein
“Matthew 27:25, The Hardest Verse in Matthew’s Gospel” by Robert H. Smith
“The Name of God in Disrepute: Romans 2:17-29” by Edgar Krentz
“The “Religious Power of Lawlessness” (Katechon) as Precursor of the “Lawless One” (Anomos)” by Gerhard Krodel
“Example Stories?” by Wilhelm C. Linss
“Colossians 1:14: History of Exegesis and Ecumenical Advance” by John Reumann
Book Reviews
“Eliezer Was a Shepherd” by Paul Bauermeister
Volume 17 Index
“What Jesus Doesn’t Want for His Birthday” by Peggy B. Eldredge
Preaching Helps
Series B
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany—Good Friday
1890-1990 The American Lutheran Mission in China
Vol. 17 No. 5 (1990)

“1890-1990 The American Lutheran Mission in China” by Ralph W. Klein
“Greetings to American Christians” by Bishop K. H. Ting
“The Lutheran Missionary Pioneers: Who Were They?” by James A. Scherer
“Lessons from the Church in China” by David L. Vikner
“The Church of Jesus Christ is There in China” by Bishop K. H. Ting
“A Remarkable Decade and the Future Prospect” by Paul Varo Martinson
“Lutheran Church in China: A Brief History” by James A. Scherer
Book Reviews
“Membership to Discipleship” by Jerry L. Schmalenberger
Preaching Helps
Series B
First Sunday in Advent—Third Sunday after the Epiphany
To the Best Commentary on Mathew 13:52
Vol. 17 No. 4 (1990)

“To the Best Commentary on Mathew 13:52” by Ralph W. Klein
“Paul, Galatians, and the Evil Eye” by John H. Elliott
“Re-examining New Testament Canon History: 1. The Canon of Origen” by Everett R. Kalin
“Observations on “the Son of Man’’ in the Gospel according to Luke” by Jack Dean Kingsbury
“Christian Prophecy: 29 Once Upon a Time?” by Carolyn Osiek
Book Reviews
“A New Current in Theology and Mission” by William E. Lesher
Preaching Helps
Series A
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost—Christ the King
Quo Vadimus? Where Are We Going?
Vol. 17 No. 3 (1990)

“Quo Vadimus? Where Are We Going?” by Ralph W. Klein
“The Role of the Church in a Changing Society” by Robert N. Bellah
“Exile and the Dreams of Return” by Tamara C. Eskenazi
“Boldly Embracing Humanity: Towards a Theology of Mission” by Winston D. Persaud
“Dance in Christian Worship” by Deena Borchers
“The Ups and Downs of Jay McInerney” by Duane Mehl
“Pastor—Parish Process” by Robert J. Grosch
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Series A
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost—Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Read My Lips
Vol. 17 No. 2 (1990)

“Read My Lips” by Ralph W. Klein
“Building a Healthy Team Ministry” by Anne Marie Nuechterlein
“The God of the Bible Confronts the Politics of Hunger “ by Ralph W. Klein
“Pannenberg on Eucharist and Unity” by John M. Russell
“Frederick Denison Maurice: A Lutheran Appreciation” by Bruce Wollenberg
“Some Thoughts on Church, Ministry, and Mission” by Mary M. Solberg
“Sending and Receiving in Christian Mission” by Wi Jo Kang
“Fifty-Four (A True Story)” by Dave Klumpp
Book Reviews
“MISSION90: Time to Gear Up!” by Roger W. Fjeld
Preaching Helps
Series A
The Day of Pentecost—Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
But to Minister...
Vol. 17 No. 1 (1990)

“But to Minister...” by Ralph W. Klein
“Ministry in the New Testament: ‘In the Beginning…’” by Wilhelm C. Linss
“Mission and Ministry in the Early Church: Bishop, Presbyters and Deacons, but...” by Paul Rorem
“The Doctrine of the Ministry: The Reformation Heritage” by Kurt K. Hendel
“Lutheran Ministry in America” by Robert H. Fischer
“Ministry in World Mission Perspective” by James A. Scherer
“Ordering of Ministries of All the Baptized People of God” by William E. Lesher
“Ministry in a Multi- Cultural Church” by Albert Pero
“Postscript” by Nancy Hess
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Series A
The Resurrection of Our Lord—Seventh Sunday of Easter
A Time for Reconciliation
Vol. 16 No. 6 (1989)

“A Time for Reconciliation” by Ralph W. Klein
“Science and Religion: Toward a New Consonance” by Ted Peters
“Violence: God’s Will on the Edge Exodus 2:11-25” by Frederick C. Holmgren
“Luther on Political Ministry” by Willard Pierce
“Proclamation and Controversy: A Study in the Ethics of Preaching” by Craig M. Watts
“Sermonic Aim and Lutheran Evangelism: A Case Study in Historical Homiletics” by Susan K. Hedahl
“Let There Be Darkness: Staying True to Advent” by Steven E. Liechti
“Barn Star” by Paul Bauermeister
“Prayer for Christmas Eve” by Carolyn Lorenz Utech
Book Reviews
Volume 16 Index
“Being Intentional” by Dr. Jerry L. Schmalenberger
Preaching Helps
Series A
Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany—Good Friday
Sending and Receiving
Vol. 16 No. 5 (1989)

“Sending and Receiving” by Ralph W. Klein
“A Set-Apart and a Sending-Out Community” by Roger W. Fjeld |
“J. Michael Reu— A Self-Made Theologian” by W. H. Weiblen
“Dependency Hinders Development: An Exploration of Receiving Relationships” by Norma Cook Everist
“One Hundred Grains” by Howard S. Olson
“The Article of Justification and the Theology of Liberation” by Winston D. Persaud
“Priestly Pilgrims: Mission Outside the Camp in Hebrews” by Edwin A. Schick
“There's No Place Like Home” by Ralph F. Smith
Book Reviews
Briefly Noted
Preaching Helps
Series A:
First Sunday in Advent—Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany
R and R for the Summer
Vol. 16 No. 4 (1989)

“R and R for the Summer” by Ralph W. Klein
“Liberation Theology's Critique of Luther's Two Kingdoms Doctrine” by Craig L. Nessan
“Believing in God Today” by Roland Daniel Zimany
“Theological Ethics and AIDS: Law and Gospel” by Kenneth Vaux
“Reflections on the Work of the Holying Spirit” by Mary M. Solberg
“Theology Starts Somewhere!” by Axel C. Kildegaard
“Camouflaged” by Gretchen Lara Shartle
Book Reviews
Briefly Noted
“A Way to Sense Our Oneness” by William E. Lesher
Preaching Helps
Series C:
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost—Christ the King Sunday
Paul Manz, Church Musician
Vol. 16 No. 3 (1989)

“Paul Manz, Church Musician” by Ralph W. Klein
“Praising God in Words and Music” by Paul Manz
“Black Gospel and Spirituals: A Primer” by Mark P. Bangert
““Look Again!” Writing about American Church Music” by Victor Gebauer
“Inclusive Language in Hymns: A Reevaluation” by Gracia Grindal
“All Good Music is the Lord’s” by Maureen Jais-Mick
“Caught Up In Wonder: The Rhetoric of Devotion” by Madeleine Forell Marshall
“Ten Years of the LBW: Assessing, Continuing and Looking Ahead” by Robert A. Rimbo
“The Hymn in the Liturgy: A Lutheran Perspective” by Carl Schalk
“Church Music Facing the 21st Century” by sr. Mary Jane Wagner
“Worship Today... caveat emptor!” by Jan L. Womer
Book Reviews
“A Tribute to Paul Manz” by Herbert W. Chilstrom
Preaching Helps
Series C:
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost—Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Easter: One Way or the Other
Vol. 16 No. 2 (1989)

“Easter: One Way or the Other” by Ralph W. Klein
“God, Our Efforts, and Evil” by Jerry K. Robbins
“Ministry and Motherhood: A Collision of Callings?” by Kristin M. Foster
“Ministry: The Old Testament Background” by Meinert Grumm
“An Evangelical Doctrine of the Ministry” by David Housholder 1 OS
“How Shall I Be Whole? Perspectives on the Meaning of Wholeness” by Stanley J. Meyer
“Review: Miz Lil and the Chronicles of Grace” by Gail McGrew Eifrig
“Flight” by Elizabeth-Anne Vanek
Book Reviews
“Seminaries and Lay Education” by Dr. Jerry L. Schmalenberger
Preaching Helps
Series C:
The Day of Pentecost—Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Gravity & Grace
Vol. 16 No. 1 (1989)

“Gravity & Grace” by Ralph W. Klein
“Called to Unity” by Joseph Sittler
“Joseph Sittler: In Memoriam” byPhilip Hefner
“Lord, Have Mercy on Us” by Joseph Sittler
“Reflections on the Life of Joseph Sittler” by Christine Kouhi Hallemeier, William E. Lesher, Nathan Scott, Linda-Marie Delloff, Herbert Chilstrom, and Martin E. Marty
“Two Kingdoms and Governances Thinking for Today's World” by Thomas W. Strieter
“Schweitzer's Mission Remembered” by Edwin A. Schick
“Arthur Vööbus: In Memoriam” by Robert H. Fischer
“Holy Mountains” by Robert Drewes
Book Reviews
Briefly Noted
“One of the First Fruits” by Roger Fjeld Inside Back Cover
Preaching Helps
Series C:
The Resurrection of Our Lord—The Seventh Sunday of Easter
For Christ and For the Church
Vol. 15 No. 6 (1988)

“For Christ and For the Church” by Ralph W. Klein
“A Dedication to Professor Robert H. Fischer” by Richard W. Dishno
“Bibliography of the Writings of Robert H. Fischer” by Richard W. Dishno
“The Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms Re-Examined” by Carl E. Braaten
“Chicago Ministry in the 1890s: The Journal of Henry Warren Roth” by Richard W. Dishno
“The Evolution of the Created Co-Creator” by Philip Hefner
“The Care of the Poor: An Evangelical Perspective” by Kurt K. Hendel
“The Episcopate and the Mission of the Church” by Robert J. Marshall
“In Praise of the Civil Congregation” by Martin E. Marty
“Luther and Pietism” by David T. Priestley
“Christian Unity—Our Lutheran Ambivalence: Which Way the ELCA?” by James A. Scherer
“The Lutheran Ethos and Biomedical Ethics Today” by Franklin Sherman
“Samuel Simon Schmucker and Philip Schaff: Nineteenth Century Ecumenical Pioneers” by Frederick K. Wentz
“Reform of the Church: A Roman Proposal of 1522” by Jared Wicks, S.J.
Book Reviews
Volume 15 Index
“Robert Harley Fischer” by William E. Lesher
Preaching Helps
Series C:
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany—Good Friday
We Dedicate Our Lives to...
Vol. 15 No. 5 (1988)

"We Dedicate Our Lives to...” by Ralph W. Klein
“Ministry in the ELCA” by John H. Tietjen
“Mary in Current Theology: A Lutheran View” by Alvin H. Horst
The Parable of the Affirmative Action Employer” by José David Rodriguez
“The Play of Wisdom” by Hugh Matlack
“Lev Shestov: Martin Luther through Russian Eyes” by Endel Kallas
“A Book Worth Discussing: Revelation and Theology: The Gospel as Narrated Promise” by Patrick Keifert
“The Perfect WORD: Software for Bible Study and Research” by Edgar Krentz
Book Reviews
Briefly Noted
“Gayflor Goes to the Seminary” by Jerry L. Schmalenberger
Preaching Helps
Series C:
Advent One—Third Sunday after the Epiphany
We Live and Unlearn
Vol. 15 No. 4 (1988)

“We Live and Unlearn” by Ralph W. Klein
“What I Have Unlearned in 50 Years as a German Theologian” by Ernst Kadsemann
“Basic Christian Community: — Liberation Theology in Praxis” by Craig L. Nessan
“What Can We Learn from Einstein about Religious Language?” George L. Murphy
“Why Not Also a Series on John?” by Donald L. Conrad
“The Main Street in Mark” Richard P. Carlson
“Conformity to Christ in the Gospel of Mark” by Paul R. Hinlicky
Book Reviews
Briefly Noted
Preaching Helps
Series B:
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost—Thanksgiving Day
Here I Stand!
Vol. 15 No. 3 (1988)

“Here I Stand!” by Ralph W. Klein
“Hope Beyond Brokenness: A Markan Reflection on the Gift of Life” by Gail R. O’Day
“The Kindness of Strangers?” by Stephen Paul Bouman
“The Use of Metaphor in Marital Counseling?” by Robert J. Grosch
“Reflections on Daniel and Apocalyptic” by Ben Asen
““Love Your Enemies”’:The Value of New Perspectives” by Vernon J. Jahnke
“A New Lectionary for a New Church?” by Roger W. Uitti
Book Reviews
Briefly Noted
“Setting the Tone for Life Together” by Roger Fjeld
Preaching Helps
Series B:
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost—Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost