“Patrick’s Places” Published
In 2016, I wrote a brief biographical piece about Sir Patrick Hamilton, the first Lutheran martyr in Scotland. I had hoped to modernize…
In 2016, I wrote a brief biographical piece about Sir Patrick Hamilton, the first Lutheran martyr in Scotland. I had hoped to modernize…
The frequent reappearance of questions surrounding the divinely instituted Office of the Holy Ministry are worth considering. They are intimately connected to the…
Dr. David Menton, a speaker, writer, and researcher at Answers in Genesis, spoke at the 2015 Issues, Etc., “Making the Case Conference” on…
On a recent vacation, my family and I visited some of our pastor friends and their families in Michigan and Iowa. It was…
Thursday, September 8th, 2016. To most, this day did not stand in distinction to any other day of 2016, a year filled with political, moral,…
“For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified” (I Corinthians 2:2). I have a cross in my…
Growing up, I had no idea that Lutheran was almost synonymous with German heritage (sorry, Preuses, et al.). The little country parish where…
I was reading in Rev. Eric Andersen’s article‘s comments section when I happened across a very enlightening comment from a BJS reader who…
There’s an old saying—“You’ll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.” Sometimes, Christians employ this adage when it comes to exercising church…
It’s that time of the year! Not just that time when pastors see some of their members finally darken the door of the…
December 6th is the day the Church remembers and gives thanks to God for the life and confession of St. Nicholas, Bishop of…
The absolute worst place to discuss anything is the comments section on a website. Best construction: threads get too long to read (thus…
When I was in seminary, I went to dinner with some family friends. The conversation eventually turned to what I was learning in…
As is my custom, I was wasting time on Facebook one day, and I came across a post from a friend that posed…