In 1550, Imperial forces besieged the German town of Magdeburg, seeking to reestablish the Roman Catholic faith.

In response, Magdeburg's Lutheran pastors and theologians wrote a treatise on justifying resistance to tyrannical power called the Magdeburg Confession.

The issues it said are a book of the month for April is a translation of the Magdeburg Confession.

Learn about this new resource at Issue ZTC.org or by calling Concordia Publishing House

1-800-3253040, The Magdeburg Confession.

I'm Dr. Russell Dawn, president of Concordia University Chicago.

I'm thrilled to announce the prepared- to Serve Church Professional Guarantee.

Any new student in one of CUC's six churchwork programs will pay no more than $5,000

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Prepared to serve is a donor-funded initiative.

Support future churchwork students by becoming a funding partner at cuchago.edu

slash prepared to serve concordia university Chicago with Christ at the center we stand tall for the church

my song is love on my sacredness I stone his love alone.

My sacred love to me,

love to the loveless show that they might love me.

Oh who am I at home? the king, The king's college,

My heart for my slave,

My Lord should take with flesh and die. The King's College Choir, the hymn, My Song is Love Unknown.

In the gospel reading for the 5th Sunday in Lent in John chapter 8, Jesus says,

Before Abraham was, I am, how do those words fit in Lent and how do they point us forward to Easter?

Welcome back to Issues, Et cetera.

I'm Todd Wilkin.

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