Parallels of Pornography and “Praise” Music
Warning: this post contains sexually explicit material Pornography is wicked. So is the sinful flesh, which is why porn sells. One source reported a “conservative…
Warning: this post contains sexually explicit material Pornography is wicked. So is the sinful flesh, which is why porn sells. One source reported a “conservative…
Many of you have observed the “Explanation of the Divine Service” pamphlets that are found in the pew racks at Bethany Lutheran Church…
Another great post found over on Gottesdienst Online: The president-emeritus of the LCMS, the Rev. Gerald Kieschnick, has written a blogpost expressing his…
Here are some quotes when considering AC XIV: XIV Of Ecclesiastical Order they teach that no one should publicly teach in the Church…
In light of the recent encouragement of District President Linnemann of the Northwest District, to unseat President Matthew Harrison and replace him with…
During my past 9 years of pastoral ministry the discussion with Evangelicals that has resulted in the most confusion, tension, and conflict is…
Why do we need Lutheran schools? Why do Lutheran schools need Lutheran teachers? Though these are simple questions, their answers get at the…
In the comments section of Friday’s post by Pastor Rossow titled “Per DP’s Advice LCMS Pastor Cancels Participation in Joint Service but Still…
Found on Matthew E. Cochran’s blog, The 96th thesis: When a congregation begins toying with the idea of contemporary worship, one of…
A Pick in Exile I was too young to remember the struggles in the church during the 1970’s and I’ve never been too…
What is justification? For Lutherans, the central teaching of the Bible is justification by faith apart from the works of the law. The…
It was suggested in a comment by Pastor Paul McCain that we re-post this post of his published back in 2005 that includes…
Below is a letter of resignation from a pastor in the LCMS. It came our way and we feel it is important news…
Also found on facebook: Ecclesia semper reformanda est – I don’t know who coined that phrase, but it’s ever so true. And…
Recently I was discussing some things with a fellow pastor and I uttered the phrase above. Many comments recently on this blog have…
Another great article found from the ACELC — (found at their site here (pdf)) In our conversations with many of you we have…
I had the opportunity to hear an excellent presentation this afternoon from a neighboring pastor (Rev. Shawn Kumm of Zion, Laramie) on Lutheran…
I know we have kind of beaten the horse a bit with this issue, but I don’t ever get bored with this. Justification…
About a year ago one of my professors gave me the lecture notes of my grandfather, Robert Preus, from when he taught a…
My parents did not teach my siblings and me to be hymn-Nazis. Rather, they simply taught us good hymns and good theology, and…
My church has “forever” had communion every Sunday, but at alternate services. Early service for the 1st and 3rd Sundays, and late service…
In this Fall’s edition of “Concordia Seminary,” the magazine of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, it is reported that the professors remind the students…
I came across an interesting blog article written by Dr. Matthew Becker, an LCMS clergyperson serving as a professor at Valparaiso University. The…
In the last few months I have heard two different stories of folks thinking about moving from a Church Growth parish to a…
Pastor Messer wrote this on his blog and submitted it to us for posting here: A few weeks back, I contacted Pr….