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Rev. Dr. Stephen Pietsch, Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, wrote these 15 theses to encourage pastors to use the gift of Confession and Absolution. You can find the original post on Concordia Seminary’s website here. Dr Stephen Pietsch, May 2024, Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Concordia Seminary-St. Louis.

From a presentation by Dr. Harold Senkbeil at the Good Shepherd Institute at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana from November 2022. Here is the article. “This study looks at the nature of the care of souls and its impact on the church in various eras, including our own. While it is addressed to everyone… Read more: Harold Senkbeil. What’s Old is New Again: The Art of Seelsorge

Care of the Soul: A Working Bibliography.

Senkbeil, Harold L. Through the Shadowlands: A Handbook on Dying, Funerals, and the Care of the Grieving Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil. These familiar words of Psalm 23 chart the direction for a Christian family facing the reality of death. Here God identifies our… Read more: Through the Shadowlands: A Handbook on Dying, Funerals, and the Care of the Grieving

Schulz, Gregory P. Why Are You Weeping? An exegetical and ontological remark on John 20:13 &15. “Why are you weeping?” (John 20:13 & 15). First, the angels asked her. Then, Jesus asked Mary the very same question. Why? Well, it was the morning of that first Easter, after all! We know that the question was part… Read more: Why Are You Weeping? An Exegetical and Ontological Remark on John 20:13&15