Prayer Request — Norm Fisher’s Surgery tomorrow
Dear all BJS readers — Tomorrow our own Norm Fisher, tech guru and master of all things web-related is going to be having…
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The Emancipation Proclamation Decimation…
If you don’t read “He remembers the barren” you are missing a blog that covers difficult life topics in a cross centered way….
Neutrality on the Commandments does not befit Christian organizations
What if BJS became “neutral” on the First Commandment? That is to say we never came out saying which god is correct and…
New Site for the ULC Build it Back Campaign
The good folks of University Lutheran Chapel have put up a new site for people to follow their plans and fundraising efforts to…
What’s Missing in this Unfortunate Order? The Rose Parade gets confusing.
This year, as they have in the past years, the Lutheran Laymen’s League (Lutheran Hour Ministries) is set to have a float in…
Concord Matters — Today at 2 PM CST on KFUO
Check it out tomorrow on KFUO radio (listen streaming, or use their app if you have a phone or tablet, it works great)…
Johann Gerhard — The Saving Benefits of Christ’s Incarnation
The follow comes from “Sacred Meditations” by Johann Gerhard, available from Repristination Press. The Saving Benefits of Christ’s Incarnation Let us be deeply…
Last minute, end of year fundraising opportunities
If you happen to be blessed at the end of this year with some extra cash that you would like to donate to…
Shut up and give culture your money… (the mugging of Christians)
Martin Luther often referred to Mammon as the chief god of this world. Indeed, the love of money is the root of all…
Pastoral Death Match — Social Media and the Ministerium.
It doesn’t take long being Facebook “friends” with a bunch of pastors to see it unfold – fighting, feuding, snark, mockery, and downright…
ULC Minneapolis — Build it Back
Readers of BJS should be very familiar of the situation with University Lutheran Chapel, Minneapolis. They have currently purchased property and called “Luther…
Concord Matters on KFUO — recap and preview
Well, the bull is out of the chute and the first week of Concord Matters is “in the can”. The first episode was…
Catechesis integrating the Small Catechism with the Liturgy — Didache by Prof. John Pless
It seems like pastors are always looking for some ways in which to catechize their members of all ages (new or veteran ones)…
Divine Call materials abound… and some more hangouts happening?
As you saw today on BJS there were two excellent articles written concerning the Divine Call process and the Office of the Holy…
The Divine Call Considered – Come join the hangout.
Two of our authors, Pastor Matt Richard and Pastor Eric Andersen have written posts on the Call process. Both of them have recently…
Fickle Government, an Unchanging Church, and the Support of our Pastors
Today there is news of a new decision in a federal district court which takes away some exemptions that have in the past…
A New Blog for Lutherans – check it out
A new blog entered the Lutheran Blogosphere this past week – Alien Righteousness. This new blog has been producing some very good materials…
Calling all Book of Concord Reading Groups… please share your experience.
As I announced previously, the good folks of Brothers of John the Steadfast along with KFUO Radio are going to be working together…
Ever want to be a part of a Book of Concord Reading Group?
You will have the chance very soon. At the end of this month a new endeavor sponsored by the Brothers of John the…
Visitation — A good thing for a Synod united, a hard thing for a Synod divided.
Recently there has been much renewed discussion of the historic practice of visitation. This practice involves District Presidents, District Vice-Presidents or Circuit Visitors…
60 Men, a campground, firearms, and some unhappy women…
This past couple days I had the opportunity to sit and listen to presentations and also present at the Wyoming District Men’s Retreat. …
Little Steps
Error is deadly for the Church. Error develops and matures as time goes on if it remains unchecked. It has a step by…
Establishing the Family Altar
This is a part of Steadfast in the Parish A printable copy can be found here. We have a problem…
You commune whom?
Recently the topic of Infant Communion has come up on BJS. There is a world of difference between practicing first communion before confirmation…