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We here at BJS are grateful to God for the accomplished writers who blog for us, Pastor Wilken, Pastor Preus and Mollie. Mollie…
We here at BJS are grateful to God for the accomplished writers who blog for us, Pastor Wilken, Pastor Preus and Mollie. Mollie…
CHRISTIANS & THE CHALLENGE OF ISLAM: A BALANCED VIEW This will be the theme of the Second Annual Apologetics Conference to be held…
Rosemarie does not know it yet but she had a part in starting the Brothers of John the Steadfast. I have not seen…
I just got a look at one of the key articles in the upcoming issue of the Steadfast Quarterly and it is superb….
Check out our Confessions Reading Groups Ticker on the Confessional Growth page of the website. It continues to go up, not as fast…
Pastor Todd Wilken, host of Issues, Etc., will be installed as Assistant Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Millstadt, Illinois on Sunday,…
We at Brothers of John the Steadfast have made the decision to require registration to comment on the site. The reason for this…
Ablaze has its evangelism counter and BJS has its Confessional Reading Groups counter. The news in the synod lately and my recent vacation…
A few of the comments to various stories about the synod convocation have asked for a description of what went on. The following…
Pastor Charles Henrickson passed along this timely summary of a report given to the synod back in 1961 when structural changes were being…
Driving through the radio broadcast wasteland in the Canadian Shield north of Lake Superior in Canada could be a mind-numbing trip if not…
Being steadfast in part means being vigilant, i.e. keeping watch. For the next three days it is crucial for steadfast laymen (and pastors)…
(Editor’s note: We thank Pastor Dennis Bestul from Cupertino, California for this excellent article reminding us that traditional, liturgical worship exemplifies true diversity,…
Readership Totals We have some great statistics from the month of July for the John the Steadfast website. We had 5,358 unique visitors…
Our good friends down in the nation of Texas, the Texas Confessional Lutherans, are holding a free conference early next month, September 5-6…
I will be sending President Hennings a personal e-mail and giving him a phone call on Monday to address the issue that we…
Someone with the handle “Mighty Ignorant One” wrote a comment last night or this morning and it got accidentally deleted. “Mighty Ignorant One”…
(from Pastor Rossow) Because the relationship between BJS and Issues, Etc. is informal, based on mutual benefit, (BJS does not manage Issues and…
(from Pr. Rossow) Before I get to my day in Texas, I suggest you take a gander at a new blog site. A…
(Something LCMS Inc. doesn’t want you to know!) A short story: We were sitting in a district meeting with a mission executive from…
Some of our comments are so good I have to make sure you all get a chance to read them. This one comes…
A couple of times a month we will be posting new cartoons from Pastor Blazek. He is a brilliant satirist and excellent draftsman….
(from Pastor Rossow) I need your help. On July 24 I will be addressing the monthly meeting of the Texas Confessional Lutherans. One…
(Editor’s Note: Martin Noland was recently relieved of his position as Director of the Concordia Historical Institute and so is quite familiar with…
(from Pr. Rossow) This post could be titled “A Not So Typical Day in the Life of a Pastor.” This is a good…