Good stuff found by Norm: Mollie’s Husband – the Other Hemingway, is Spoofed on NBC’s “30 Rock”
Some of you may not realize that Mollie Ziegler Hemingway’s husband Mark is a writer for the National Review. A week or so…
Month: December 2009
As We Predicted, the Bully Pulpit at the Regional Gatherings is a Slippery Slope, by Pr. Rossow
As we predicted the bully pulpit at President Kieschnick’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on Structure and Governance (BRTFSG) regional gatherings is greased up…
Eight Questions for Delegates to ask Concerning President Kieshcnick’s Claim that the BRTFSG is necessary for the Financial Well-being of Synod
Following the story of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Structure and Governance (BRTFSG) for the last year and speaking with folks around…
The Sleeping Giant and the Sleeping Nephilim
Another hit by Publius Aequillus: From Professor Howard Hill and the “Music Man” to visions of the 1970s with the echo of “Survey…
Follow up Found on Townhall.com Regarding the Play put on by Concordia-Chicago
Thanks to an attendee of our last BJS international conference, here is a follow up on our post about the Play Depicting Gays…
Original Sin vs. Self Esteem, by Kari Anderson (CLCC)
(The Confessional Lutherans for Christ’s Commission is one of the many confessional groups that regularly posts on this website. Like BJS they seek…
Good stuff found by Norm: Seminaries Receive Largest Endowed Bequest
Editor’s Note: In a day and age when leaders of the LCMS are talking about closing down seminaries and selling them for the…
Excellent Dialogue: District President Forke Replies to Pr. Preus
Editor’s Note: We are honored to have the President of the Montana District, The Rev. Terry Forke, leave a lengthy and well reasoned…
A Simple Example of Exorcising the Demon of American Spirituality from Our Understanding, by Pr. Rossow
I learned a simple but profound little exercise from Dr. Nagel while at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He taught us that whenever we…
The Brothers of John the Steadfast Add a Twelfth Chapter – Emmanuel Lutheran in Dearborn, Michigan
We are so pleased to have another chapter joining the Brothers of John the Steadfast. Ron Pierani from Emmanuel, Dearborn, Michigan just e-mailed…
Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain – Despite their Claims the BRTFSG is Squelching Congregations and Elevating Synod/District, by Pr. Rossow
The Blue Ribbon Task Force on Structure and Governance (BRTFGS) continues to stretch the limits of language and logic by claiming that their…
Bursting the BRTFSSG Bubble, Part 5: Is This What “Mission” Sounds Like? by Scott Diekmann
Scott’s posts are archived on the Regular Columns page under the title “Apologetics – Apply Lberally.” He has also posted this story on…
Raw Report from Denver
The following was left anonymously on another string and is our first raw data out of the Blue Ribbon regional gathering in Denver….
Sneak peak at Kieschnick’s new book cover!
It bears an uncanny resemblance to another book!
A Guessing Game – Which Church is President Kieschnick Referring to in His Soon to be Published Book? by Pr. Rossow
Click here and you can see that President Kieschnick is about to publish a new book. It has an interesting title: Waking the…
Good Stuff Found by Norm: Wild Boar on “Flame Alone”
Another posting from Wild Boar that makes a lot of sense .. He’s put up an article called Flame Alone and I wanted…
Have recent changes to the Service followed the example of the Confessions of the Church? By Klemet Preus
President Al Barry is perhaps best known for his pithy aphorism: Keep the message straight Missouri, Get the message out Missouri. These two…
Delegates Beware Sweet Bullying from the Pulpit – Blue Ribbon Task Force Regional Gatherings Start this Week, by Pastor Rossow
The regional gatherings called by President Kieschnick for all the 2010 Synod convention delegates begin this week in Denver. The goal of the…
Comprehensive Analysis on the Blue Ribbon Proposals Part 5 ““ Recommendation #2: The Proposals do not Clarify the Congregational Principle, by Pr. Rossow
This is Part 5 of a continuing series analyzing the final report of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Structure and Governance (BRTFSG)….
Encouragement to Hold on to the Truth by an ELCA Member Making His Way Back to Missouri
Editor’s Note: Here is a comment that was added early this morning to a post from last August. December 2nd, 2009 at 00:34…
Can’t we have a Nice Conversation around Here? More on the Theses on Worship by Klemet Preus
Just when I want to rise above the rancor and politics of past discussions about worship and actually argue the issues reasonably and…
Petitions filed against sale of KFUO-FM
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: At least three petitions challenging the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod’s proposed sale of radio station KFUO-FM to Gateway Creative…
An Open Letter to the Rev. Terry Forke, Montana District President, By Klemet Preus
Dear Brother Forke, Allow me first to apologize for not having responded earlier to your thoughtful letter which was posted on the Brothers…
Wisconsin Synod Updates its Website – Liturgy and Lutheran Confessions are Front and Center, by Pr. Rossow
The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) has recently updated its website. It is attractive and easy to maneuver but best of all it…