The Purdue Christmas Program, O’Reilly, The War on Christmas and President Harrison, by Pr. Rossow
When it comes to the two kingdoms, I tend to be an old fashioned, quietest Lutheran. It’s getting tougher in this country to…
Month: December 2012
Convention 2013: Submitting overtures, by March 2–better, by February 1 (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
St. Louis, July 20-25, 2013 SUBMITTING CONVENTION OVERTURES 1. What is an “overture”? An overture would be comparable to a motion made at…
ACELC Posts Convention Overtures, by Pr. Rossow
The Association of Confessing Evangelical Lutheran Churches has produced some very thoughtful overtures for the upcoming LCMS Convention next summer. We encourage you…
Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Pagan Solstice Celebrations
Did Christianity Steal the Date of Pagan Winter Solstice Celebrations? Part 1: The Mis-use of the Church Fathers This article builds on what…
Art Just Video on Baptism at Lutheran Visuals, by Pr. Rossow
Lutheran Visuals puts out some great stuff. We have used Dr. Just’s video on the liturgy here at our parish. (I…
“Mary’s Song Prepares Us for Mary’s Son” (Sermon on Luke 1:46-55, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Mary’s Song Prepares Us for Mary’s Son” (Luke 1:46-55) One of the things we’re doing this month in our Advent and Christmas services…
Confessions and Conversion of a Former Jesus-Firster, by P. Rossow
Over on the “Tale of Two Synods” post from Pastor Daniel Hinton is the following story of how this blog and others have…
Sacred Music & Talk for Christmas
Dear Friend of Issues, Etc., Advent greetings to you! We have produced a special church bulletin insert for the weekends of…
Is the Liturgy Biblical? According to the Book of Revelation it Is – Interview on Issues, by Pr. Rossow
Those who resist the historical and liturgical expression of the faith as a human invention would do well to read, mark, learn and inwardly…
Letters to the Editor: A Tale of Two Synods
Subscribers to the magazine Lutheran Witness, the official magazine of the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, are no doubt aware of recent improvements…
Sermon — Pr. Chris Hull — Here Comes Krampus
The Second Sunday in Advent Luke 21:25-36 Jesus proclaims the signs of his second coming. This lesson is a great comfort for the…
Words from Walther on the Ministry
Recently I was teaching a Bible Study on 1 Corinthians at the congregation I serve and took a week to share a sermon…
Memorial Moment — Betrayers
BJS puts out sources of daily study helps or thoughts that are available to help our readers. One of these is from Synod…
Great Stuff — Can we afford NOT to have Pastors?
Another great stuff article by Pastor Peters on his blog, Pastoral Meanderings: The Bible argues for a professional clergy – “In the…
Pastor Dan Chambers Update
“Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.” [Psalm 118:1] Rejoice! Give Thanks! And Sing!–all you dear people of God in Christ Jesus.
Thanks in large part to the funds and attention you have raised since The Augustana Ministerium & Confraternity [TAMC] first posted the appeal to help Pastor Dan Chambers on November 14, 2012, Pastor Chambers is headed to Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital in San Antonio this afternoon.
Christmas Is For Sinners
Many years ago my family and I had a wonderful time giving my grandfather a lump of coal for Christmas. Yes, that is…
“Bear Fruits in Keeping with Repentance” (Sermon on Luke 3:1-20, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Bear Fruits in Keeping with Repentance” (Luke 3:1-20) Advent is a penitential season, and every year on this Second Sunday in Advent, John…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Preparing the Way
Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. AMEN! Our text for…
Mormon Church Softens on Homosexuality
or, Divine Revelation Evidently Done by Internal Polling and Focus Groups The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of…
Jesus’ Genealogy: Forgiven Sinners
Researching one’s family history can turn up surprises. A couple years ago, a distant cousin of mine researched our family line using a…
Steadfast Media Pick of the Week — On Vocation
On Vocation The Doctrine of Vocation was extremely important in guiding me back to Biblical Christianity and away from pop American-Evangelicalism….
“The Chronicle of Luke: ‘That You May Have Certainty'” (Sermon on Luke 1:1-4, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“The Chronicle of Luke: ‘That You May Have Certainty’” (Luke 1:1-4) This past Sunday was the First Sunday in Advent, and thus it…
Self Examination, Discernment, and the Whole Lot of It!
In answer to an Ask the Pastor on our sidebar: Can we say that receiving communion in an unworthy manner (1 Cor 11:27,…
Dan Chambers Update
The Medical Situation via his wife, Karen: We are hoping to have Dan reevaluated to see if Warm Springs is an option….