by Brad Pribbenow | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
Two Distinguishing Marks of Ancient Israel By many accounts, ancient Israel was just like all its near eastern neighbors. Their language had similar origins and their cultural practices looked, in many ways, identical. Yet by two distinguishing marks, ancient Israel...
by Paul S. | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
What comes after Tabor? Tabor is the traditional name of the Mount of Transfiguration. There Peter, James and John encountered Moses—the voice of the Law, Elijah—representing the Prophets, and Jesus—the final Word of God. It was glorious! Seminary is like Tabor. Like...
by Faith & Fellowship | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
ISAIAH BAI – MASTER OF DIVINITY DEGREEIsaiah was born and raised in Shanghai, China. At the age of 18, he attended the University of Oregon. Sensing the call to Christian ministry, he transferred to New Hope Christian College and earned the Bachelor of Science...
by Brad Pribbenow | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
Evangelism… in the Old Testament? For many people today, this phrase sounds like a contradiction in terms. After all, we don’t see the Great Commission until the New Testament, right? (See Matthew 28:19-20 and Acts 1:8.) So why (and how) would Old Testament believers...
by Daniel Berge | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
A real challenge in reading the New Testament is to let it say what it actually says. I experienced this when I was tasked with writing on the topic of evangelistic engagement in the New Testament. I started out thinking I’d look for some nice principles that I could...
by Gaylan Mathiesen | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
“I, Patrick, a sinner… had for father the deacon Calpurnius… I was at that time about 16 years of age. I did not, indeed, know the true God; and I was taken into captivity in Ireland with many thousands of people… And there the Lord opened my mind to an awareness of...
