Great Stuff Found on the Web — An Explanation of Closed Communion
There has been lots of discussion on Pastor Scheer’s recent post .. one commentator pointed out this article by Pastor Paul McCain, which…
There has been lots of discussion on Pastor Scheer’s recent post .. one commentator pointed out this article by Pastor Paul McCain, which…
Yours truly was the guest on the “Studio A” radio program on KFUO, AM 850, on Monday, October 25, to discuss “What Holds…
Here is a posting that we found on the Vocation in the Valley (yamabe.net) written by Brian Yamabe, one of the commentors on…
(Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of five posts by Pastor Preus on Holy Communion.) In May of 2007,…
(Editor’s Note: Early on this website has included much in the way of theological critique. Our goal is to not only teach the…
(Editor’s Note: Pastor Otten writes the BJS regular column “Steadfast Lessons from the Past.” The columns are archived here. Walter Bouman, well known…
(This is the final post of a five part series on worship in the LCMS.) What is the future of the LCMS…
Pastor Charles Henrickson passed along this timely summary of a report given to the synod back in 1961 when structural changes were being…
by Pastor Walt Otten The Brothers of John the Steadfast have asked this 1959 Concordia, St. Louis graduate to prepare a bi-monthly post…
“Jesus is Lord” Our Lord said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” (Matthew 28:19) What part of…
I’m a lay person who has been constantly being educated in what it truly means to be a confessional Lutheran. I love it!…
(from Mollie) Today we commemmorate Johann Sebastian Bach, the most wonderful composer of all time. Or, as the Aardvark put it last year:…
(from Pastor Preus) I had an experience a couple of weeks ago which made me believe that the church and possibly even the…
(from Mollie) Gene Veith pointed the way to a few other bloggers who have been looking at the LCMS-specific numbers coming out of…