The Church in Need – A Hard Look at Giving – Guest post by Vanessa
Thanks to Vanessa for this guest post. For more by Vanessa check out her regular blog: Bible, Beer, and Babies. No one likes…
Thanks to Vanessa for this guest post. For more by Vanessa check out her regular blog: Bible, Beer, and Babies. No one likes…
This is a collection of sentiments from all of my sisters in Christ that I have met over the years. Please know that…
From the Evangelical Lutheran Synod… Katharina von Bora was born January 29, 1499. Much about her life must remain a mystery to us,…
Rejected by FiveTwo: How I Failed My Sacramental Entrepreneur Aptitude Test The first time I heard the title “sacramental entrepreneur” I’m pretty sure…
By now just about everyone has heard that the Supreme Court of the United State has declined to hear the appeals of multiples…
The following was submitted by Vanessa Rasanen, who runs Bible, Beer, and Babies blog. I became a Christian nearly a decade ago, attending…
Posted by Rev. Edward A. Engelbrecht, Concordia Publishing House O you sons of men, return, And you their daughters, come. And abandon the…
Twice More to John 6: An Analysis of the Sacramental Interpretation Rev. Philip Hale – St. Paul, Bancroft and St. John, Lyons NE…
When I was in college a couple of friends were brainstorming about where I could meet a nice, Christian man, since it was…
by Holly Scheer There are defining moments that stick with us, both of the good and bad variety. When things go well we…
Hopefully the title clarifies a concern of many clergy and laity within Lutheranism over a trend of the last few decades. All those…
On February 19, 1974, a little over 40 years ago, most of the faculty and students of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis took a…
The following is written in response to an ELCA article in “The Lutheran” entitled “Who Gets Saved” which taught universalism. You can find…
Sitting calmly in one spot, standing on cue, holding a hymnal without letting it become a projectile, going for communion without scaling the…
Christmas shopping is always an exciting endeavor. By exciting I mean terrifyingly hectic. By terrifyingly hectic I mean I wish I had gotten…
How often when dealing with a particularly offensive transgression have you asked your child, “Why did you do that?” If they couldn’t answer…
[Please circulate the following far and wide; this need and so many other needs of hurting pastors and their families are so great,…
Lust. To be honest, this seems to get a lot more attention as a man’s sin. Men – with their visual-driven minds –…
Advent has begun again. It’s easy and tempting to treat Advent as a pre-Christmas but it’s so much more. Advent is waiting for…
Associate Editor’s note: This article comes from Vanessa whose blog states that she is “an Army National Guard wife, a working mom of…
On December 31, 2008, my husband and I spent our anniversary in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of a children’s hospital in…
by Rev. Kevin Vogts Since shortly after its formation in 1988 the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has been fixated on deviant sexual…
Found on LCMS.org: The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison has been elected to his second term as president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri…
Our BJS Catechism Series continues with Part 3, the Second Commandment. This one features Pastor May from Lutherans in Africa. Pr. May does…
by Holly Scheer Hey, you. I see your tired face. I know that this morning while trying to brush your teeth your kid…