Can you find the book of Habakkuk in your Bible? Can you use it as a Scrabble word? (those “K’s” are worth 5 points apiece!).  It is an often-overlooked book, and yet the Word of...

Dr. Rolf Jacobson, Professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, and one of the “stars” of the Sermon Brainwave podcast, preaches a sermon from Psalm 34. “It may seem strange to...

Rolf Jacobson, Professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, preaches a sermon on the Gospel lesson from Mark 6:1-13. People often ask him, “What can we do to save our church?”...

“I live in Minnesota, where, at this time of year during the Christmas season, we often have snow, blizzards, and ice. We have what my colleague Karoline Lewis calls the “unnecessary freezing of water.” So...

You need a good Lutheran to preach on the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, and Rolf Jacobson is a good Lutheran. He’s Professor of Old Testament and the Alvin N. Rogness Chair of Scripture,...