Article Review: Top 10 Reasons Our Kids Leave Church
This catchy title piqued my attention on Facebook recently. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this blog post. I found – to…
This catchy title piqued my attention on Facebook recently. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this blog post. I found – to…
Among the flood of stories going on right now at BJS I wanted to remind all of our readers (and many of the…
The following overture concerning women in combat is already being considered by congregations in several districts (and hopefully more soon). I pass it on…
In writing something about birth control, I enter into a battlefield in disarray. There are personal issues hidden beneath many’s opinions on the…
Associate Editor’s note: This article is a guest article by Rev. William Foy, pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Valparaiso, IN. …
As usual, we have people from far and wide coming to the BJS conference. Registrants currently touch all four borders of the country,…
Recently in preparing for teaching on 1 Corinthians 7 (marriage, divorce, and remarriage) I ran across some things that deserve reflection. The first…
The “No Pietists Allowed Parties” are now set for the 2013 Annual BJS Conference. They feature scotch, beer, cigars and an Irish pub. Scotch…
After His resurrection, Christ the Lord appeared to the Apostles saying, “On the evening of that day, the first day of the week,…
It seems to me that the Steadfast Lutheran website has had a lot of conversation lately on the age and experience of pastors….
I’m a young Pastor. I’m not apologetic about it. It is what it is. I haven’t been through the wars. I haven’t seen…
There is no doubt about it that most American churches have felt the effects of the church growth movement, the pressure to expand…
When we plan a BJS conference we not only focus on the speakers but also try to recruit preachers who will fill your…
The following is an excerpt from a paper of the late Professor Kurt Marquart. It was given at Mequon in 2002 and is…
The food at the annual BJS Conference is always great and this year it will be no different. For lunch on Saturday we…
He began to walk away from the podium and said, “[You are] all damned sinners, one and all,” to which, the assembled college…
There aren’t a whole lot of reasons this Southern Californian can think of to head off to St. Louis, MO for a few…
Of course there are much better reasons to attend the BJS conference, like great Bible teaching, time-tested worship, comraderie with fellow copnfessional Lutherans,…
Thank you all of our readers, those who agree with our editorial approach and those who don’t, for the continued success of the BJS Blog. …
The fad of “Heaven is for Real” is starting to pass, but there is always more effort by the devil to distract people…
This year take the opportunity to come to the 5th Annual Brothers of John the Steadfast National Conference on February 15-16th. This year…
This past week I had a dialogue with a gentleman on Facebook over a theological topic. Part way through the discussion he asked…
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I wrote this hymn with two men in mind. First, my father, Pr. Rolf Preus, who was my pastor…
Subscribers to the magazine Lutheran Witness, the official magazine of the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, are no doubt aware of recent improvements…
Many years ago my family and I had a wonderful time giving my grandfather a lump of coal for Christmas. Yes, that is…