How should we Talk About Speaking the Gospel? by Pr. Klemet Preus
(This is post three of a four post series on evangelism. The other posts are archived in the Pr. Klemet Preus section of…
(This is post three of a four post series on evangelism. The other posts are archived in the Pr. Klemet Preus section of…
(Some of our readers may be unfamiliar with the ‘battle for the Bible” in the LCMS during the late 1960’s and 1970’s. Many…
There is a website called Wordle (www.wordle.net) that allows you to submit a document and it will turn it into a graphic featuring…
Registrations for our National Conference are still coming in and it is not too late. We just got another eight registrations today. Because…
This Synodical restructuring thing is serious business. We’re not just deciding how to route the interoffice mail here. As several fellow…
I’ve studied the differences between the Lutheran Confessions and other church body’s teaching enough to know that it’s highly unlikely I would ever…
Yesterday we followed up on the gay activist story in the Northwest District of the LCMS. Today we offer this interesting perspective as…
(Editor’s Note: ULMA is the United Lutheran Mission Association. They are an independent confessional Lutheran group that is dedicated to establishing new confessional…
I took some time today to call President Schumacher in the Northwest District Office. There is an on-going problem at Bethlehem Lutheran Church…
(Editor’s Note: This is the second in a four part series from Pastor Preus. It also builds on his previous series on Ablaze….
BJS website reader Joe Hildreth reports that the new Miss America, Katie Stam is from Seymour, Indiana and attended one of the local…
One of the goals of the Brothers of John the Steadfast is to raise funds for new Lutheran media, particularly the radio show…
One of the goals of the Brothers of John the Steadfast is the creation of reading groups whose intention is to get with…
(Editor’s Note: We are very honored to have Dr. Daniel Gard, Professor of Exegetical Theology and Dean of Military Chaplaincy at Concordia Theological…
We asked a couple of Bethany – Naperville seasoned business entertainers to make a list of recommended restaurants in Naperville and Chicago for…
(Editor’s Note by Pastor Rossow: We believe President Kieschnick is manipulating the results of the surveys on the Blue Ribbon Task Force Recommendations…
I am back in Naperville now, teaching confirmation, preparing Sunday Bible class and catching up on a few administrative tasks. Before leaving Ft….
(One of the goals of Brothers of John the Steadfast is to train the Brothers in good practice and theology. This article is…
Dear Friend of Issues, Etc., When it came to preaching, St. Paul had a very simple standard: “We preach Christ crucified.” (1 Corinthians…
(Editor’s Note: This is the first in a four part series from Pastor Preus. All of his posts can be found archived in…
In case you haven’t thought of it for your church, here is a “bulletin insert” that I put in my church bulletin this…
I heard a couple of interesting things while in Fort Wayne today and got to meet some great BJS folks. First the details…
We have a booth set up at the Confessional Symposium here in Ft. Wayne. I have been quite busy greeting Brothers and hawking…
The chapter at Pastor Hein’s church in Lockport, Illinois is really taking off. (Pastor Hein writes our “Headship Column.”) They even have a…