Thick Skin, by Jonathan Townsend
(Editor’s Note: Jonathan is on our BJS steering committee. He is the author, producer and voice of our fine promotional spots on Issues,…
(Editor’s Note: Jonathan is on our BJS steering committee. He is the author, producer and voice of our fine promotional spots on Issues,…
Mercy is an oft redefined word; so much so that people use it in conjunction with killing and do not laugh themselves silly…
(Editor’s Note: BJS is proud to have attorney Craig Parton on our advisory board. Mr. Parton is a former evangelical who catechized into…
(Editor’s Note: Confessional Lutherans for Christ’s Commission (CLCC) is one of the many confessional organizations that have a regular column on the…
I just got word of a chapter starting up in Pennsacola, Florida. James Neiswonger informs us that their group is unamed as yet…
Pastor Joel Brondos has written a fascinating test that analyzes the theology of the Ablaze! movement by offering side-by-side statements. The first statement…
(Editor’s Introduction: We thank David Atkinson, a BJS steering committee member, for this description of the confessional group that meets regularly out in…
Ablaze has its evangelism counter and BJS has its Confessional Reading Groups counter. The news in the synod lately and my recent vacation…
A few of the comments to various stories about the synod convocation have asked for a description of what went on. The following…
(Editor’s Note: we welcome Pastor Ben Ball from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Brookfield, Illinois. He will be offering analysis and commentary on…
Check it out here. Update: A reader sends along his highlights from an initial reading: No more decision making boards in the Synod….
(Editor’s note: Pr. Preus’ spot in the Brothers’ Cafe has several posts about synodical restructuring that you may want to re-read.) One upon…
Pastor Charles Henrickson passed along this timely summary of a report given to the synod back in 1961 when structural changes were being…
Driving through the radio broadcast wasteland in the Canadian Shield north of Lake Superior in Canada could be a mind-numbing trip if not…
Being steadfast in part means being vigilant, i.e. keeping watch. For the next three days it is crucial for steadfast laymen (and pastors)…
So now that Kari Jobe (who I’m sure is very nice and dedicated but not, you know, Lutheran) is no longer the “lead…
(Editor’s note: We thank Pastor Dennis Bestul from Cupertino, California for this excellent article reminding us that traditional, liturgical worship exemplifies true diversity,…
by Pastor Walt Otten The Brothers of John the Steadfast have asked this 1959 Concordia, St. Louis graduate to prepare a bi-monthly post…
By Rev. Klemet Preus August 15 is the Feast of St. Mary the mother of our Lord. Now I know that at Glory…
While theology does not change, management style and theory do. And these days we are experiencing a leadership style which is painfully similar…
Readership Totals We have some great statistics from the month of July for the John the Steadfast website. We had 5,358 unique visitors…
I found out a little bit more about the KFUO budget situation. Recently we discussed how odd it is that the 2008/2009 budget…
Our good friends down in the nation of Texas, the Texas Confessional Lutherans, are holding a free conference early next month, September 5-6…
I will be sending President Hennings a personal e-mail and giving him a phone call on Monday to address the issue that we…
Steadfast Parish of the Month – Memorial Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas Once upon a time – a half century ago, to be exact…