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Posted on 10/23/2019 - 3 minute read
In 2015, the All Nations Endowment was established to provide ongoing scholarship assistance for qualified CMC students. Shortly thereafter, by God’s grace, an anonymous donor gave a very generous $1 million gift to the endowment. Now, six CMC students are receiving scholarships funded by the All Nations Endowment. These students are working in local contexts where there is a need for mission work. They are uniquely positioned to cross into new cultures and reach the lost with the Gospel.
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Posted on 10/16/2019 - 2 minute read
The moment eighteen-year-old David Kim, MA '03 left the evening worship service at a church in Seoul, Korea, he knew his life was going to take a different path than he had expected. Undeniably, David was confident that God was calling him to seize opportunities in the mission field. It was the particular region of the world that surprised him.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 7/1/2018 - 7 minute read
Ramon Contreras, MA ’04, coordinator of Lutheran Border Concerns Ministries (LBCM) in San Diego, has established a unique partnership with his alma mater, hosting and training groups of Concordia University Irvine students annually as they build homes, serve at orphanages and worship in churches south of the border.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 3/1/2018 - 5 minute read
Rev. Chris Singer ’91, MA ’03, is the recipient of the 2018 Servant Leadership Award, which he will receive at Concordia’s annual Gala of Stars in April 2018.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 3/1/2018 - 9 minute read
Kurt Krueger, president of Concordia University Irvine since 2010—and Concordia University Irvine English professor and provost before that—will retire in July, leaving the university in perhaps the strongest state academically, missionally and financially in its history.
Not many people outlive their life insurance policies. At 100 years old, CUI donor Virginia Hoffman Slusser just did.
By Magazine Editorial Team Posted on 11/1/2017 - 3 minute read
The Reformation transformed not only religion but education, in ways that are still shaping the world we live in.
Posted on 10/31/2017 - 2 minute read
Five hundred years ago, an Augustinian monk, reading Scripture, rediscovered Christianity’s central teaching. Salvation does not come from human works or efforts but is a free gift of God’s grace alone, received by faith alone, in Christ alone. Martin Luther was troubled by practices and teachings in his church that obscured this truth. So he tried to open a dialog about these issues, posting theses for discussion and debate. Those theses lit a fire that still burns. The core of the Reformation was simply the proclamation of the Gospel for all.
Posted on 10/23/2017 - 1 minute read
The most famous event of 1517 is Luther’s posting of his 95 Theses. However, in the same year Luther reached a milestone that may be even more significant: when he finally abandoned the medieval method of interpreting the Bible.
Posted on 10/13/2017 - 1 minute read
His final word was a short note in which he wrote briefly about the riches of Holy Scripture. “Let nobody suppose that he has tasted the Holy Scriptures sufficiently unless he has ruled over the churches with the prophets for a hundred years” (AE 54:76). Having himself translated the Bible into German, taught numerous classes, preached many sermons, and written volumes expositing the Word of God, this was his conclusion. He had not tasted the Word sufficiently. There were still more riches and blessings to be discovered.