In our day, many voices are questioning whether we can take seriously the opening chapters

of the book of Genesis in what they relate about God's creation of the world.

Dr. Tom Eger, President of Concordia Seminary St. Louis, talking about his presentation

at this year's issues, et cetera, making the case conference.

And what difference does it make whether we regard the opening chapters of Genesis

as a true record of what God did and how he did it?

And there are a number of implications for our Christian life and faith

and for our proclamation of the saving work of

Christ involved in how we read the opening chapters of Genesis.

You can meet and hear Dr. Tom Eger making the case for the biblical account of creation

at the 2025 Making the Case Conference Friday, July 18th and Saturday, July 19th, at Concordia University, Chicago.

For more information, visit Issuesetc.org.

Cut off the word so that he gave, his only son the lost to say

That our poor word in him belief

Should everlasting life receive The hymn God loved the world so that he gave, sung by the Lutheran Public Radio Choir.

Well, it talks about the lost there, and that concept of the lost unbelievers is a big one in Jesus' mind. He says he came to seek and save that which is

lost and he even tells a series of three parables in Luke 15. We'll get two of them in this coming

Sunday. Welcome back to Issues Cedar, coming to you live from the studios of Lutheran Public Radio in

Collinsville, Illinois. I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for tuning us in. It's time to look forward to

Sunday morning, according to the three-year lectionary, the fourth Sunday in Lent, and those parables in

Luke 15. Pastor Sean Denzer joins us, Director of Worship for the Lutheran Church, Missouri

Synod. Sean, welcome. Great to be back. What are the some

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