Review — Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Hymns
Note: The following review is by Cory Westby, whose bio appears below the review. I have anxiously awaited the release of this hymnal…
Note: The following review is by Cory Westby, whose bio appears below the review. I have anxiously awaited the release of this hymnal…
The following is a guest article by Rev. Ryan Loeslie, Pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Merna, Nebraska. Most of us are familiar with…
Posted by Sean Smith on Facbook, an article pointing to blogs.lcms.org: 48.3 percent responded that pre-marital sex is always wrong, 16.1 percent…
Here is a guest post written by Pastor Charles Lehmann and originally posted on his blog. Until two days ago I knew…
In the next few days, pastors and lay leaders in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod will vote for the president of our Missouri Synod….
This guest article is written by Rev. John Preus, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Iowa. The Emperor’s Fig Leaves: Feminism…
Here’s a submission from a Concerned Layman: Before I begin in earnest, let me say that I am not a pastor, nor am…
A spirit of universalism and toleration which is indifferent to doctrine suggests that the Lutheran church, while confessing the truth, need not…
The “Best Practices for Ministry” description is brief on the convention website. “A FREE conference encouraging pastors, church workers and lay people as…
This was original added as a comment on another post. We watched it all happen. Over the decades we watched it all,…
The Sixth Commandment isn’t less relevant with on demand sex around every virtual corner In the not-so-distant past pornography was disseminated in print…
BJS welcomes guest articles; here is another one from Pr. Engelbrecht. To submit your own articles, contact us. From descriptions of Dickens’…
Thanks to Vanessa for this guest post. For more by Vanessa check out her regular blog: Bible, Beer, and Babies. No one likes…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.” Sir Winston…
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…