Steven E. Albertin is the pastor of Christ Lutheran Church of Zionsville, Indiana. He previously served parishes in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Albertin has received degrees from Concordia College (B.A.), Concordia Seminary in Exile, St. Louis (M.Div.), Christ Seminary - Seminex (S.T.M.), and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (D.Min.). He is the author of Against the Grain -- Words for a Politically Incorrect Church and a co-author of Sermons on the First Readings (Series I, Cycle C).