It’s Here, It’s Here, It’s HERE!!
WOOHOOOOOO!
My copy of the new Concordia: A Reader’s Edition Of The Book Of Concord just arrived this morning, and it sure is purty! 
It’s actually hard to believe that this volume only cost $20 (the introductory price through the end of this year; after that the MSRP of $29.99 kicks in, at which price it’s still a bargain!), as it is a gorgeous, solid, & well put-together book.
Concordia Publishing House (aka CPH) (the official publishing house of the LCMS) has done the Synod, indeed all of Christendom, a great service in the publishing of this book. Kudos to the Rev. Dr. Paul McCain (acting CEO of CPH [I pray that SP Kieschnick is moved beyond petty politics to formally approve/appoint McCain as permanent CEO, but that's a whole 'nother rant...] for this, and everything else he’s done at CPH!!
We are blessed to have such a resource as CPH at our disposal — one only need look at the ELCA’s publishing house (Augsburg-Fortress) to be reminded of how fortunate we are. While CPH is putting out new offerings like Concordia, A-F is countering with tripe like the Here We Stand Confirmation curriculum, wherein the Small Catechism is relegated to a mere 30 pages at the back (!?!) of the confirmand textbook! [Hat tip to Bunnie Diehl]
I encourage you to go and purchase many copies of Concordia. Even better, work with your pastor to coordinate a bulk purchase of them at church, perhaps even with an eye towards making a copy of Concordia a standard gift to your newly confirmed youth!
-ghp
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