My “bad”: How a desperate Jesus First will distort and deflect (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
The political machine known as “Jesus First” is revving up into high gear and has begun sending newsletters to convention delegates. Their “Special…
The political machine known as “Jesus First” is revving up into high gear and has begun sending newsletters to convention delegates. Their “Special…
I am analyzing the factors which lead to President Kieschnick’s poor showing on synodical nominations. Last time we looked at President Kieschnick’s strong…
I’m sure you’ve seen a TV show or movie where the character slips and falls awkwardly, and then, in an attempt to save…
(The Confessional Lutherans for Christ’s Commission is one of the many confessional groups that regularly posts on this website. Like BJS they seek…
As we all read in Mollie’s post yesterday, there are several pastoral candidates that will not be placed at the Fort Wayne Seminary….
Pastor Robert Smith of CTS Fort Wayne has created a facebook account for Friedrich Conrad Dietrich Wyneken in an attempt to coordinate activities…
Click here for the consultant’s report to the Blue Ribbon Task Force. The overwhelming number of nominations received by the Rev. Matthew…
I am analyzing the mistakes which President Kieschnick has made in the last nine years which lead to his poor showing on synodical…
Of all the proposals from the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Synod Structure and Governance, one of the most disliked is the one…
Dr. Daniel Gard, Professor of Exegetical Theology and Dean of Military Chaplaincy at Concordia Theological Seminary, has the following note on Facebook: To…
Yesterday in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, President Kieschnick said of his weak showing in nomination numbers: “Call it apathy or satisfaction, but they…
In the St. Louis Post-Dispatch yesterday, President Kieschnick defended his restructuring plan, saying, “This is not a consolidation of power.” Instead, he argued,…
After I noted the presence of a “confidential” report for the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Synod Structure and Governance, I had several…
Down is up, low is high, in President Kieschnick’s world. At least when it comes to nomination numbers. Low nominations mean high satisfaction….
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote about the current Synodical political environment. The piece has a mistake in it — it gave Kieschnick a…
In my last post, I mentioned a “confidential” report that was commissioned in conjunction with the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Synod Structure…
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If you go to this page on the Synodical website, you’ll see an appeal for funds for something called the 2010 National Offering….
I originally read this article in the hardcopy (gasp! Not online!) edition of For the Life of the World, a magazine of Concordia…
I had the pleasure of being involved for several years with Confessional Lutheran youth gatherings. The group I was involved with is Higher…
The voices in support of women’s ordination in the LCMS have grown stronger and not weaker in the last few years as evidenced…
“CONFESSING THE FAITH: IN LIGHT OF THE LUTHERAN CONFESSIONS” is the theme for “A Congress on the Lutheran Confessions,” sponsored by the Association…
The Santa Cruz Sentinel has a story from last September headlined “Local Evangelical Lutherans applaud church’s decision allowing gay clergy.” It’s about the…
The nominations have been calculated and Rev. Matt Harrison has received 75% more nominations than his closest rival. Never, in synodical history has…
Did you notice on the Cross-Focused Leadership for Missouri Fan Page on Facebook the announcement that Pr Matt Harrison is speaking at St….