New feature on the BJS site — Confessional Calendar
For the past several months, Brothers of John the Steadfast have had a calendar on our LutheranWiktionary site. It hasn’t taken off like…
Month: March 2009
Reading through the Book of Concord, week of Mar 30th
One of the goals of the Brothers of John the Steadfast is the creation of reading groups whose intention is to get with…
More BJS Contributors with Respectful Disagreement – Magness and Simeon-Netto
(Editor’s Note: There is quite a lively discussion of the sale of KFUO over on Uwe Siemon Netto’s blog The Center for Lutheran…
Interesting Angle on Ablaze’s Shortcomings ““ Starting Churches without Pastors, by Pr. Rossow
Here is a quote from a recent Ablaze newsletter. It is written by an Ablaze worker in the Philippines (LCP). The LCP…
Second Edition of Pless/Harrison Book on Women’s Ordination Published
John Pless, professor from Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne has alerted us to the publication of a second edition of “Women Pastors, The…
Another PR disaster?
I’ve mentioned before my agnosticism on the matter of selling KFUO-FM. I am swayable to arguments on both sides. Still, from a public…
More Controversy for President Kieschnick – How the Secular Press is Reporting the Proposed Sale of KFUO
BJS steering committee member Pastor Jacob Erhard of Dwight, Illinois alerted us to an article in a St. Louis online magazine with the…
Gospel Reductionism Today – “Blues Brothers Theology” by Rev. John Frahm III
There is a great article on the Reformation Today website by Rev. John Frahm III. It also has some clever graphics for all…
ACL/Luther Academy Conference in Minneapolis Includes Two BJS Speakers
(We have received the following from the ACL and the Luther Academy and encourage you to make plans to attend. The lineup of…
LCMS Foundation raising money!
That’s the good news. The bad news is that it’s raising funds for itself. Heh. LCMS News just sent out information about Gift…
Seminary problems widespread
We recently discussed the financial woes being faced by Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. They are not alone. This USA Today article looks…
Bioethike, by Mollie
If you are as fascinated by bioethics issues as I am, you simply must head over to Rev. Robert C. Baker’s new blog…
“Frequently Asked Questions about an Infrequently Used Practice” (Confession), by Pr. Charles Henrickson
(I’ve been doing this series on the Catechism, especially because we have a Book of Concord Reading Group that has just finished reading…
What President Kieschnick needs to do Now, by Pr. Klemet Preus
(This is the final post in this series on “Lawsuits Among Christians.” For the whole series click on Pastor Preus’ name on the…
BJS Reviews Issues Etc Interview with Colleen Carroll Campbell, by Jon Townsend
We at BJS have created a new column where we hope to review at least one program from Issues, Etc. each week. Our…
35,000 Unique Visitors to the BJS Website in the First 9 Months
The BJS website went on line nine months ago, A.D. June 25, 2008, the 478th anniversary of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession….
Policy Based Government in the Church is a Bad Idea, by Pr. Tim Rossow
(I recently received an e-mail from a BJS reader who was concerned that her congregation was moving to a policy based governance system…
Letter to President Kieschnick Asking for an Apology, by Scott Diekmann & Pr. Rossow
The following is a letter sent by certified mail to President Kieshcnick two weeks ago concerning his role in the trademark controversey. We…
Are the Blue Ribbon Proposals March Madness? An Interesting Chapter Meeting in Naperville
The Bethany Lutheran – Naperville, Illinois chapter of the Brothers of John the Steadfast combined a review of the Blue Ribbon Proposals with…
Church, Inc. and Why Imitation is No Strategy for Lutheranism, by Paul McCain
We found this posted on Cyberbrethren and thank Pastor Paul McCain for permission to reprint it here. I received a postcard in the…
Reading through the Book of Concord, week of Mar 23rd
One of the goals of the Brothers of John the Steadfast is the creation of reading groups whose intention is to get with…
Calvinism, Modern American Evangelicalism, and Lutheranism #4: The Eucharist, by Bethany Tanis
(Editor’s Note: Bethany Tanis has authored many great comments on the BJS website, particularly concerning Calvinism and so we asked her to do…
When sermon illustrations go awry
With all due respect to those who use them, I can not STAND sermon illustrations that use props. I always feel like my…
Who’s in charge around here? by Pr. Klemet Preus
(This is part seven in a series. To view the other posts in this series click on “Klemet Preus” in the Brothers Café.)…
What if Paul wrote the Letter to the Galatians today?
We found the following on the web on sacredsandwich.com, and found it a thought provoking piece on what the contemporary reaction might be…