How should we Talk About Speaking the Gospel? by Pr. Klemet Preus
(This is post three of a four post series on evangelism. The other posts are archived in the Pr. Klemet Preus section of…
Month: January 2009
Steadfast Lessons from the Past: Is the Book of Jonah Really Historical? by Rev. Walt Otten
(Some of our readers may be unfamiliar with the ‘battle for the Bible” in the LCMS during the late 1960’s and 1970’s. Many…
Graphic Fun and Games with Kieschnick and Harrison Papers Reveals Profound Differences, by Pr. Rossow
There is a website called Wordle (www.wordle.net) that allows you to submit a document and it will turn it into a graphic featuring…
St. Louis Pizzas Already in the Freezer for Conference Pizza Contest
Registrations for our National Conference are still coming in and it is not too late. We just got another eight registrations today. Because…
A Tale of Two Surveys, by Scott Diekmann
This Synodical restructuring thing is serious business. We’re not just deciding how to route the interoffice mail here. As several fellow…
More on church loyalty (Mollie)
I’ve studied the differences between the Lutheran Confessions and other church body’s teaching enough to know that it’s highly unlikely I would ever…
Accuracy in Academia Cites Ayers Petition (Signed by Concordia Faculty) as the Most Dubious Move of the Year, by Pr. Rossow
Yesterday we followed up on the gay activist story in the Northwest District of the LCMS. Today we offer this interesting perspective as…
New ULMA Post: Report from Indianapolis: January 2009 General Meeting
(Editor’s Note: ULMA is the United Lutheran Mission Association. They are an independent confessional Lutheran group that is dedicated to establishing new confessional…
More Contact with the Northwest District on Gay Activist Situation, by Pr. Rossow
I took some time today to call President Schumacher in the Northwest District Office. There is an on-going problem at Bethlehem Lutheran Church…
The jobs of Pastors and People In Bringing People into the Communion of the Church, by Pr. Klemet Preus
(Editor’s Note: This is the second in a four part series from Pastor Preus. It also builds on his previous series on Ablaze….
Newly Crowned Miss America Attended Lutheran Elementary School in Indiana
BJS website reader Joe Hildreth reports that the new Miss America, Katie Stam is from Seymour, Indiana and attended one of the local…
“Men of Faith” Chapter in Plano, Texas Raises Over $800 for Issues, Etc.
One of the goals of the Brothers of John the Steadfast is to raise funds for new Lutheran media, particularly the radio show…
Reading through the Book of Concord, week of Jan 26th
One of the goals of the Brothers of John the Steadfast is the creation of reading groups whose intention is to get with…
New Column: Welcome Dr. Daniel Gard, Professor – Concordia Seminary, Fort Wayne
(Editor’s Note: We are very honored to have Dr. Daniel Gard, Professor of Exegetical Theology and Dean of Military Chaplaincy at Concordia Theological…
Some Valentines Dinner Suggestions If You are Bringing Your Sweetheart to the National Conference
We asked a couple of Bethany – Naperville seasoned business entertainers to make a list of recommended restaurants in Naperville and Chicago for…
Stacking the Deck in Favor of the Blue Ribbon Proposals: Forewarned is Forearmed, by Scott Diekmann
(Editor’s Note by Pastor Rossow: We believe President Kieschnick is manipulating the results of the surveys on the Blue Ribbon Task Force Recommendations…
Wrap-Up from Ft. Wayne: Conversation with Cwirla, Faculty Member to Post on BJS, by Pr. Rossow
I am back in Naperville now, teaching confirmation, preparing Sunday Bible class and catching up on a few administrative tasks. Before leaving Ft….
Notes on the Liturgy #16 — Preface and Proper Preface
(One of the goals of Brothers of John the Steadfast is to train the Brothers in good practice and theology. This article is…
Series on Christ-centered, Cross-focused preaching. From Pr. Wilken
Dear Friend of Issues, Etc., When it came to preaching, St. Paul had a very simple standard: “We preach Christ crucified.” (1 Corinthians…
Why the LCMS is not Living up to its Potential in Missions, Or Why We Need To, by Pr. Klemet Preus
(Editor’s Note: This is the first in a four part series from Pastor Preus. All of his posts can be found archived in…
Bulletin Insert Sample for BJS National Conference
In case you haven’t thought of it for your church, here is a “bulletin insert” that I put in my church bulletin this…
Scoops and Meeting the Brothers in Ft. Wayne, by Pr. Rossow
I heard a couple of interesting things while in Fort Wayne today and got to meet some great BJS folks. First the details…
Meeting Lots of Brothers in Fort Wayne, by Pr. Rossow
We have a booth set up at the Confessional Symposium here in Ft. Wayne. I have been quite busy greeting Brothers and hawking…
If We had a Prize for the Best New Chapter St. Paul Lockport, Illinois Would Get It
The chapter at Pastor Hein’s church in Lockport, Illinois is really taking off. (Pastor Hein writes our “Headship Column.”) They even have a…