by David Veum | Faith & Fellowship magazine
God’s call on my life is to encourage the call. It’s a call that came one December night in 1984 as I was walking alone on a deserted street in Urbana, Illinois. I had just attended the last session of the day at the InterVarsity missionary conference. Despite having...
by David Veum | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
Drew seemed to have it all. A degree in finance. A job in the business world that could make him wealthy. But one day he walked away from that world and enrolled in Lutheran Brethren Seminary to prepare for ministry. What happened? What happened is this: Drew was...
by David Veum | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
Isaiah prophesied that the Prince of Peace would reign over his kingdom. In the New Testament we discover that this Prince would not establish his rule with armies and weapons but through followers and the gospel. Jesus Christ has been calling disciples to carry his...
by David Veum | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
Everybody loves the story of the prodigal son: a rebel sinner confessing his misery, the waiting father running and smothering him with kisses, filthy clothes exchanged for the father’s finery, a ring of sonship, and even sandals for his feet—for only slaves walk...
by David Veum | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
This question has become a hallmark of Dr. Eugene Boe’s teaching. As seminary students grapple with the many issues of theology, their quest for the answers does not end in a textbook. It ends in the Book, as their teacher asks, “What does the Word say?” They are...
