"Reformation's Rib "is a chancel drama detailing the life of Katherine von Bora (Martin Luther's wife). The historical script gives an insightful look into the husband and wife relationship that helped shape the writings of the founder of the Lutheran church. Originally written to celebrate the 500th anniversary of von Bora's birth, this easy-to-stage presentation calls for a cast of three: Katherine von Bora (Katie Luther), Martin Luther, and a narrator.
"Here is a preacher who has found his voice -- creative, imaginative, distinctively his own. Yet that voice is offered as an instrument of the gospel."
Dr. Herman G. Stuempfle Jr.
President Emeritus
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
James G. Cobb is Associate Dean for Admissions and Church Relations for the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the College of William and Mary (B.A.) and Lutheran Theological Seminary (M.Div. and D.Min.). Pastor Cobb has served parishes in Norfolk, Virginia; Annapolis, Maryland; Fredericksburg, Virginia; and Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is a past member of the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1987-95), and has also been a synod assembly chaplain, Lutheran World Federation delegate, and an overseas ELCA ecumenical visitation team member. Cobb contributed to and edited "Rooted in Remembering," co-authored "The Visit of Nicholas," and contributed to "In Sure And Certain Hope "for CSS Publishing Company.

Old Testament texts are often neglected by preachers of God's word, but the writers of this collection have taken the time to contemplate the unity of God's message to his people from ancient to modern times. That message is explored with warmth and insight in this richly varied collection of First Lesson homilies.
Messages include:
- Pentecost's Promises
- Expectations of a Vital Faith
- The Cry for God
- A Faith to Live By
and eleven more
For use with Common Lectionary texts.
Contributing to this cross-generational family effort are James G. Cobb, James K. Cobb, John M. Cobb, John W. Cobb, Judith A. Cobb, John D. Mauney, and W. Dexter Moser, all ordained pastors in the Lutheran Church in America.