Luther vs. Erasmus on Scripture — Round 2
Erasmus, over and against Luther’s understanding concerning the authority of Sacred Scripture, places great importance on the interpretation of the church fathers concerning…
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Erasmus, over and against Luther’s understanding concerning the authority of Sacred Scripture, places great importance on the interpretation of the church fathers concerning…
Thanks to Issues Etc. and Table Talk Radio we are far more aware of “bumper sticker theology” than we used to be. Religious positions…
One thing I have noticed about the opponents of Objective Justification is that they tend to say that we who hold to it…
Lutherans have always been great about arguing the fine points of theological minutiae. This is important, as painful as it may sometimes sound. …
Sermon for Trinity 11 Emmanuel Lutheran Church Las Cruces, New Mexico Genesis 4:1-15 + Ephesians 2:1-10 + Luke 18:9-14 As we have learned…
A recent edition of Rock Center with Brian Williams featured hilarious selections from the book, “P.S. I Hate It Here!: Kids’ Letters from…
Another question came in using our “Ask a Pastor” button on the top of the sidebar. We are getting several questions coming in…
Trinity 11 – Luke 18:9-14 Faith Lutheran Church – Wylie, TX August 19, 2012 – Pr. Mark Preus Also He spoke this parable…
This question came in regarding why Lutherans go to church on Sundays. Since this question can be asked in two different ways, two…
This question came in regarding locating a good liturgical church when planning to move to a new area. We do recommend the website…
What is Suomen Luther-Säätiö? Suomen Luther-Säätiö, or Luther Foundation-Finland in English, is a church body of 26 worshipping communities (koinonia’s). This confessional Lutheran…
My concern with some preaching and teaching these days is the desire to move to sanctification without journeying through the cross first. This…
A Pick to Start the School Year School starts next week for my oldest daughter so I made this as a…
I must admit that like most of America I watched every moment of the Women’s team and individual gymnastics. What these women are…
The following question came in using our Ask a Pastor button to the right. Click the button to submit your own questions for…
The Tenth Sunday after Trinity August 12, 2012 Rev. David A. Kind University Lutheran Chapel at the Chapel of the Cross, Luther Seminary…
Because of the massive amount of spam that we have been receiving lately, I’ve added a requirement that you type one of those…
Here is a question that came in using our Ask a Pastor feature; click on the button on the sidebar to ask your…
Good grief! I don’t know about the rest of the faithful readers of BJS, but if you have had your eye on any…
“Singing and Making Melody to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:18b-20) For our sermon text today I’m using a portion of one of next week’s…
The clarity of scripture is the establishment of all confession. Without a clear understanding of what God says in His Holy Word, every…
An Office Pick With the Office of the Holy Ministry being a hot topic right now, I chose a lecture by Dr. Ken…
My Northern Illinois District brother Hans Fiene posted this on his blog today. It’s called “Burying A Church.” I sympathize with the anonymous…
Oswald Bayer’s book handles the idea of living by faith. In fact his whole book centers Romans 1:17. In the early part of…
Found on Pastor Mark Preus’s blog, Lutheran Hymn Revival. This is a blog for me to practice writing Lutheran poetry and discussing it,…