Table Talk: Ordain Women Now
Recently there has arisen a group in the LCMS who believes that there should be a peaceful discussion concerning the ordination of women….
Recently there has arisen a group in the LCMS who believes that there should be a peaceful discussion concerning the ordination of women….
Associate Editor’s Note: This article was written for us by Deaconess Mary Moerbe, the wife of Rev. Ned Moerbe, who serves in Oklahoma. …
St. Louis, July 20-25, 2013 This Monday, October 15, Secretary Hartwig will be testing the e-mail system for the LCMS presidential vote in…
St. Louis, July 20-25, 2013 In a previous post, “Convention 2013: Electing delegates, by October 20,” I outlined the steps for electing delegates…
It’s that time again, time to prepare for the LCMS national convention. The convention will be held in St. Louis July 20-25, 2013, but there are a number of things that need to take place before then, especially these: electing delegates; nominating for various boards, commissions, etc.; nominating for synod president and vice-presidents; and submitting overtures. (Electing the synod president also will take place, oddly enough, before the convention. That’s a new procedure we’ll explain at another time.)
Text from Facebook: Join us in upholding in prayer Pastor Ian Pacey, Pastor Jay Winters and Pastor Marcus Zill, new campus ministry coordinators…
[Note: Cross-posted from Gottesdienst Online.] [UPDATE: See my comment #19] In a way, my heart is strangely warmed by the fact that the…
In 2007 the United States House of Representatives passed “The College Cost Reduction and Access Act.” This act established the Public Service Loan…
A few years back I took on the task of researching the official beliefs of the ELCA and comparing them to official beliefs…
LCMS President Matthew Harrison is one of 25 religious leaders who have signed an “Open Letter on Religious Freedom” in protest of the…
DISCLAIMER: As the author, I do not place any blame on the men who now serve in the preaching office who went through…
So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had…
Recently I was discussing some things with a fellow pastor and I uttered the phrase above. Many comments recently on this blog have…
The LCMS goes to Indonesia By Pastor Charles Henrickson Last time I told you about the Luther Academy conference I taught in Medan,…
In an excellent paper by Rev. Prof. David Jay Webber, Charles Porterfield Krauth: The American Chemnitz, Prof. Webber gives a concise history…
Recently, there has been some attention drawn to the advice of Dr. Bruce Hartung of Concordia Seminary to a reader’s comment as published…
The Missouri Synod is rebranding! The familiar LCMS cross is changing colors. Out goes the burgundy, in comes the blue! You can read…
This past week the University of Nebraska announced that a new men’s basketball coach had been hired. Tim Miles, formerly at Colorado State…
I just received word that tonight the saints of ULC have joined for a momentous occasion in the life of the congregation as…
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Gilroy, California, is changing denominational affiliations from the LCMS to the ELCA. Although Good Shepherd is Missouri Synod,…
Forty years ago, in September 1972, the “sleeping giant” of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod “blew its volcanic top.” “Tremors, rumblings, and vents of…
Every time the Verba are spoken by one of the Lord’s pastors over the bread and wine, heaven comes down to earth. Angels,…
On my recent trip out east for the Brothers of John the Steadfast National Conference my family and I had the fine opportunity…
Video: Harrison Speaks Before House Committee [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=527spTZiwBU&rel=0&w=600] Transcript: Transcript of LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison’s Feb. 16 Testimony before House Committee…
February 3, 2012 A Statement on Recent HHS Decision and Religious Freedom We are deeply distressed by the U.S. Department of Health and…