by Gaylan Mathiesen | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
I sometimes wonder if many of God’s people feel disconnected from the Great Commission. After all, what does our work as a waitress or a welder, a business owner or a barista, a paralegal or a parent have to do with God’s redemptive mission? Have you heard the saying...
by Faith & Fellowship | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
WES ASHEIM, Master of DivinityWes grew up in Portland, North Dakota and attended North Dakota State University for his undergraduate degree. He met his wife Anya while both worked at Inspiration Point Christian Camp and Retreat Center, and they have now been married...
by Daniel Berge | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
“How can you say one interpretation is right, and another is wrong? Aren’t they all just interpretations?” I hear this question in the New Testament classes I teach every year. Usually, when my students express this, they are sincerely wrestling with an...
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...
by Drew Skog | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
I grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota a few blocks away from the house that my father grew up in. I now live with my incredible wife Holly in the same neighborhood, a few blocks away from my father and mother. We look forward to having children who will also get to...