Celebrating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's burning the Papal bull. Two-part interview with Dr. Robert Kolb Dr. Kolb is professor emeritus of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri.

Whatever the future is – and it comprises the predictable and the unpredictable – the followers of Jesus know what they need to do – serve and love their neighbours.

If God were a band director, what part would you play in His great symphony? Dr. Michael Zeigler invites you to hear more about God’s “Magnum Opus.”

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The church’s calendar is anchored in the incarnation and resurrection of Jesus Christ and slowly trains us over time to experience time with eager anticipation rather than anxious despair.