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Courses 2011-12
Fall 2011
LG1000 50 Greek, online.
J-Term 2012
NT3210 The Gospel of John, Jan. 9-20 (requires Greek).
Spring 2012
NT1210 The Gospel of Matthew (requires Greek).
NT2213 The Letters of Paul: 1 & 2 Corinthians (for those whose program does not require Greek).
PR4555 S6 Preaching the Letters of Paul (1/2 course elective, second six-week term).
Resources
Handouts
Here are the resources I mentioned at "Ministry under the Cross ," the 2011 Pacifica Synod (ELCA) Professional Leaders' Conference
Bible Study
I collected some links and bibliography for a workshop given at the SW MN Synod (ELCA) assembly in the summer of 2011. Included are resources for seeing the big picture of the Bible, personal/family time with the Bible, and small group study.
Working Preacher
Writing and Not Writing the Sermon (on the virtues of procrastination)
8-Hour Sermon Resources
4Ds Handout, fall 2009 (.pdf)
"In the Beginning..."
This is a slightly different look at Genesis 1-3, written by Ann Herbert (.pdf).
Understanding by Design & Problem-Based Learning
Here's material on facets of understanding that I worked with when developing my New Testament exegesis-teaching tool, Into the New Testament.
Here I describe the steps in problem-based learning.
Matthew
A bibliography of resources for teaching and preaching the Gospel of Matthew.
Blogs
Somehow I have managed to start three blogs, each of which deserves more time than it receives from me.
Balancing Pose is where I post on everything from reading, to trips, to the dog, to educational technology, to yoga and racquetball.
Pilgrim Preaching is specifically dedicated to "Keeping company with biblical texts and the people who hear and preach them." I write on lectionary texts here.
Eat Your Plants follows my adventures as a vegan, with recipes.
Into the New Testament
Into the New Testament is my 2003-04 sabbatical project, a web site to teach New Testament exegetical skills. It includes resource pages on nine different skills along with some problem-based learning problems for practicing those skills.
Speaking & Travel
Presenter at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Naples, Florida, February 7, 2012.
Preacher at Bethany Lutheran Church, Denver, Colorado, February 26, 2012.
Publications
Books
Co-author, New Proclamation, Series A 2007-08, Advent-Holy Week, (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2007). I wrote the portions on Advent and Christmas texts.
Signs of Belonging: Luther's Marks of the Church and the Christian Life. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 2003. In the Lutheran Voices series.
Essays & Articles
"Never Stop Unlearning: Lessons for Seminary Education from Mistakes in Ministry," forthcoming in Keeping the Faith in Spite of Seminary, Ellen Roscher, editor, Avenida Books.
"'How I pray is breathe': Yoga, Christianity, and Healing," Word & World 30/1 (2010): 63-70.
“Establishing Social Presence in Online Courses: Why and How,” Theological Education 41/3 (2007).
“Exegesis,” Lectionary Homiletics 17/6 (October/November, 2006).
“Preaching Mission: Call and Promise in Matthew 28:16-20.” Word & World 26 (2006) : 322-28.
“Creation, Vocation, and Little Faith in Matthew’s Gospel,” 66-72, in And God Saw that It Was Good: Essays on Creation and God in Honor of Terence E. Fretheim. Word & World Supplement Series 5 (St. Paul: Luther Seminary, 2006).
“People Like Us: Minor Characters in Matthew’s Passion” (.pdf here). Word & World 25 (2005) : 76-83.
"Preaching for Mission: Ancient Speeches and Postmodern Sermons," 87-102 in Mission in Acts: Ancient Narratives in Contemporary Context, eds. Robert Gallagher and Paul Hertig. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2004.
"Lesson Plans" and "Seeing Things," Living by the Word articles in The Christian Century 120/18 (Sept. 6, 2003) 18-19.
"Visible Testimony: Work and Witness in the Body of Christ," Lutheran Woman Today 16/7 (Sept. 2003) 6-9.
"Mary Magdalene," in The Encyclopedia of Christianity (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003) vol. 3.
"Exegesis," Lectionary Homiletics, Sept. 2002.
"The Lord’s Prayer: Empowerment for Living the Sermon on the Mount" (.pdf here). Word & World 22/1 (2002) 9-17.
"American Protestant Preaching: A Twentieth-Century Perspective" (.pdf here). Word & World 20/1 (2000) 96-104.
"Exegesis for Textual Preaching" (.pdf here). Word & World 19/1 (1999) 58-64.
Reviews
e-Learning and the Science of Instruction, by Ruth Colvin Clark and Richard E. Mayer. Teaching Theology and Religion 7/3 (2004) 171f.
Matthew and Empire: Initial Explorations, by Warren Carter. Word & World 23/3 (2003) 336f.
1 Corinthians by Richard B. Hays. Word & World 19/3 (1999) : 210f.
Preaching Doctrine by Robert Hughes and Robert Kysar. Word & World 19/1 (1999) : 96f.
Moral Vision of the New Testament by Richard B. Hays. Word & World 18/4 (1998) : 220-22.
Preaching Jesus by Charles Campbell. dialog 37 (1998) : 75-78.
Curriculum
"'Only Connect': God and God's Way in the World," in Windows of Faith: The Catechumenate for a New Generation, published by the ELCA and Lutheran Campus Ministry, 2006.
"Grace upon Grace: A Study of John’s Gospel," Lutheran Woman Today. This nine-session study of the Gospel of John published in issues of the magazine from September 2002-May 2003.
Education
Last updated: July 11, 2011Ph. D. Duke University.
M. Div. Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary (a.k.a. Luther Seminary).
B. A. Capital University.