“The ‘I’ of the Sermon”
For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. (2 Corinthians 4: 5) “The…
For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. (2 Corinthians 4: 5) “The…
Introduction: On the Festival of St. Andrew, Apostle, in 2004, at a joint chapter retreat of the Society of the Holy Trinity in Hickory, North…
“…it is manifest that the Roman pontiffs andtheir adherents defend godless doctrines and godless forms of worship, and it is plain that the marks…
“I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither…
The blessed Reformers did not invent but discovered the theology of the two kingdoms in the Bible. Jeremiah wrote of this in terms of…
Before our circuit meetings, the pastors come together for the Divine Service. In a recent meeting, a retired pastor was the preacher. …
Here in the commonwealth of Virginia, we moved Concordia Lutheran Mission from Lexington to Buena Vista because we were led to find a…
We have been reading and seeing the persecution of the Lord’s Christians throughout the world: in Nigeria, in China, in Iraq, in Syria,…
In 1985, Professor Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business was published. Upfront, I think it is…
Most articles about religion are about anti-religion. This one caught my eye recently: Why Millennials are Leaving the Church?. Here is part of…
This reflection is a comparison between two commemorations. The first one is the death of Martin Luther, Doctor and Confessor, 18 November, 1546…
On January 30, 1933, Herr Adolph Hitler assumed the office of Chancellor of Germany according to their Constitution. On February 1, two days…
For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and…
When I was in the ELCA, as a pastor in Hudson County, NJ, our urban coalition of Lutheran parishes (Hudson Evangelical Lutheran Parish…
Almighty God, the apostle Paul taught us to praise You in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. We thank You this day for…
On October 15th, Rev. Antje Jackelen was elected the first woman Archbishop of the Church of Sweden in a substantial win. She joins…
My wife works for a company headquartered in England and goes to the UK at least twice a year. She usually stays…
Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.-Galatians…
In the TV show M*A*S*H, Fr. Mulcahy wonders if he really is useful in his pastoral/priestly duties, compared to “Hawkeye” and “Trapper” and…
Intro: The following citation is from Rev. Sasse’s Here We Stand (translated by Theodore G. Tappert), published in 1937 when the armies of…
Recently, here on BJS, and others have stated that our churches get out of the state marriage business. I concur. This is in…
In four years, we will be celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. For these five centuries, the Reformers have been accused of…
LUTHER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING HIS WITHDRAWAL Posted: Thu, Mar 7, 2013 7:15 PM Dr. Mark Hagerott, the finalist for the job of…
From the novel, Love in the Ruins by Walker Percy (1971), the narrator, Dr. Tom More reflects: Saint Francis was Doris‘s favorite saint,…
The last pope to resign was in 1415, little over a century before the start of the Reformation. For us Americans who now…