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It has been brought to our attention that the Board of Directors meets this week (Feb. 19-20), and the Council of Presidents meets…
It has been brought to our attention that the Board of Directors meets this week (Feb. 19-20), and the Council of Presidents meets…
(Editor’s Note: About a month ago I chatted with Rev. Bill Cwirla, president of Higher Things and well known in the blogoshpere, even…
Since LCMS Inc. is denying that it has threatened legal action against Pastor Wilken and Jeff Schwarz, we at BJS thought that you…
I don’t know if you’ve ever been in a situation where you’re recieving threatening letters from lawyers but it’s most unpleasant. As any…
Of the four attorneys working on the LCMS v Madsen case, three of them (Strand, Jinkins, and Polcyn) are full partners in the…
We have just concluded our best week ever for unique visitors here on the BJS website. We blew away our previous high by…
Commemoration of Silas, Fellow Worker of St. Peter and St. Paul Saturday, February 14, 2009 (transferred from February 10) The Rev. Charles Henrickson…
Via Rasburry’s Res, here’s the text of an overture that will come before next week’s Southern Illinois District Convention. SUBJECT: TO DIRECT THE…
Can’t make it to the BJS conference in Naperville, Illinois this weekend? No problem. Starting at 4 PM this afternoon we will have…
According to the description of one the parties tomorrow night, “there is a rumor going around that he [CH] will be singing some…
So much information is coming out about the curious decision by LCMS leadership to pursue legal action against Issues, Etc. after they claimed…
Rev. Joseph Fisher from West Bend, Wisconsin has prepared a motion that will be submitted to the South Wisconsin District’s pastor’s conference in…
Thanks to BJS website reader Stan Slonkosky we have the web locations for the various legal filings on the Issues, Etc. lawsuit matter….
During the last few years we heard plenty from the Kieschnick administration about lawsuits being really bad. Of course, that was when the…
One of my favorite pasttimes is reading the odd Ablaze! stories. Usually they’re about having a completely uncomfortable-sounding conversation about something vaguely religious….
Pr. Todd Wilken and Jeff Schwarz have more on how the LCMS is threatening legal action against them on their web site. Go…
Just a quick announcement .. our latest posting about the Conference asked that you sign up for one of the four parties, but…
(Editor’s Note: The following is a very powerful testimony as to what is actually going on at Woodbury Lutheran Church and its offspring,…
Still Time to Register – The national conference is this coming weekend, February 13 – 14. We are very pleased with our registration…
Brothers — We are in the process of developing a new resource, LCMSpolitics.org .. if you are interested in helping us develop this,…
One of the goals of the Brothers of John the Steadfast is the creation of reading groups whose intention is to get with…
(Editor’s Note: Pastor Erik Stefanski is in Sri Lanka teaching the faith. He took the time to weigh in on The Alley issue…
The news is filled these days with stories about President Obama’s “Stimulus Package.” The funny thing is, he’s not the only president pushing…
We have had some vigorous discussions about worship on the posts on The Alley church this past week. One of the scriptures often…
I have been thinking that it would be good to write a summary critique of the problems with the move toward the “unchurch”…