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Month: September 2008

The Augustana Ministerium by Pr. Eric Stefanski

In mid-September, I wrote a note in response to a comment that had been made regarding an article on this site (about the…

Posted On 30 Sep 200830 Sep 2008

A few random requests (Mollie)

1) I’m on a committee at church that runs a small bookstore. We are hoping to offer a small selection of CPH books…

Posted On 30 Sep 2008

Do We Really Practice Closed Communion in the LCMS, by Pr. Klemet Preus

(Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of five posts by Pastor Preus on  Holy Communion.)   In May of 2007,…

Posted On 29 Sep 200813 Sep 2018

Where do Ablaze!® funds go? (Mollie)

According to the LCMS Web site, “Ablaze! ® began as a vision of LCMS World Mission to involve every member of the LCMS,…

Posted On 27 Sep 200827 Sep 2008

Our Favorite Petition Comments

(We’ve said that “Twice a month for the next few months we will be featuring our favorite quotes from the “Bring Back Issues,…

Posted On 27 Sep 200827 Sep 2008

Notes on the Liturgy – The Invocation

(Editor’s Note: Early on this website has included much in the way of theological critique. Our goal is to not only teach the…

Posted On 27 Sep 200813 Sep 2018

Communion: Close or Closed? by Pr. Klemet Preus

(Editor’s Note: This is the first of five posts on Holy Communion by Pastor Preus.) What is going on in the synod regarding…

Posted On 26 Sep 200813 Sep 2018

Signatures for the Manifesto are Slow but Website Activity is Brisk

We have had “A Lutheran Manifesto” up for 24 hours and there aren’t many signatures on the petition  but it has created a…

Posted On 26 Sep 200826 Sep 2008

BREAKING NEWS – “A Lutheran Manifesto” For Consideration by All Lutherans, from The Rev. Dr. Fred Baue

(Editor’s Note:  The Brothers of John the Steadfast are honored to have the privilege to bring this Lutheran Manifesto to the world. We…

Posted On 24 Sep 200813 Sep 2018

Trademarking love (Mollie)

So I hear that the LCMS has obtained a legal trademark on the phrase: HIS LOVE IS HERE FOR YOU ® When I…

Posted On 24 Sep 200824 Sep 2008

Unsung Steadfast Heroes of Past LCMS Battles, by Pr. Walt Otten

(Editor’s Note: Pastor Otten writes the BJS regular column “Steadfast Lessons from the Past.” The columns are archived here. Walter Bouman, well known…

Posted On 23 Sep 200813 Sep 2018

What If Do Not See My Comment Published?

Brethren — we are still receiving hundreds of spam comments every day, and are using automated software to filter those so we don’t…

Posted On 23 Sep 200823 Sep 2008

Laity Reaching Laity, by Pr. Rob Jarvis of the CLCC

In the last column I had written (which was a couple months ago) I started talking about recruiting laity–to be exact laity recruiting…

Posted On 23 Sep 200830 Oct 2008

First Chapter Fund-Raiser for Issues, Etc. Scheduled

The Brothers of John the Steadfast chapter at Bethany Lutheran in Naperville, Illinois (the church Pastor Rossow serves) has scheduled a fund-raiser for…

Posted On 21 Sep 200821 Sep 2008

An Ablaze! Fundraising update (Mollie)

Here’s an interesting update from the August 21-22 Board of Directors meeting: 70. Fan Into Flame Report Jeff Craig-Meyer, Associate Executive Director of…

Posted On 21 Sep 2008

New Book of Concord Website Online!

One of the things we at Brothers of John the Steadfast are trying to do is encourage the laity to read the Lutheran…

Posted On 21 Sep 200813 Sep 2018

Notes on the Liturgy – Introduction to the Divine Service

(Editor’s Note: Early on this website has included much in the way of theological critique. Our goal is to not only teach the…

Posted On 20 Sep 200813 Sep 2018

In Case You Wondered What Mollie Does for a Living

We here at BJS are grateful to God for the accomplished writers who blog for us, Pastor Wilken, Pastor Preus and Mollie. Mollie…

Posted On 20 Sep 200820 Sep 2008

DOCTRINAL STABILITY? By Pr. Andy Simcak, Texas Confessional Lutherans

A few months ago THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE featured an article about the Greek Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Isaiah, the spiritual head of the 14-state…

Posted On 19 Sep 200813 Sep 2018

More Motivation to Start a Confessions Reading Group

(Editor’s Note: This is from Jim Claybourn commenting on a previous post here on the site.) We are planning on beginning a weekly…

Posted On 18 Sep 200819 Sep 2008

New Column: “Church-Wide News and Commentary”

(Editor’s Note: We welcome Pastor Robert Niehus to our list of columnists. Each day as a part of his normal routine Pastor Niehus…

Posted On 18 Sep 200822 Sep 2008

Apologetics Conference in Dearborn, MI on Islam Sponsored by Emmanuel Lutheran

CHRISTIANS & THE CHALLENGE OF ISLAM: A BALANCED VIEW This will be the theme of the Second Annual Apologetics Conference to be held…

Posted On 18 Sep 200822 Sep 2008

I have a bar ministry* (from Mollie)

Could we discuss the theology included in this Reporter story: Mark Couser, 26, has been working with the Lutheran Inner-City Network Coalition (LINC)…

Posted On 17 Sep 200817 Sep 2008

Motivation from Rosemarie to Start or Join a Confessions Reading Group, by Pr. Rossow

Rosemarie does not know it yet but she had a part in starting the Brothers of John the Steadfast. I have not seen…

Posted On 16 Sep 200816 Sep 2008

What is the Liturgical Future of our Synod? By Pr. Klemet Preus

(This is the final post of a five part series on worship in the LCMS.)   What is the future of the LCMS…

Posted On 15 Sep 200813 Sep 2018

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