Matt Harrison Prominently Featured in PBS Report on Haitian Relief
We thank BJS blog commenter “Smalltown Lutheran” for alerting us to a PBS report with video that features Matt Harrison both at the…
Month: January 2010
Great Speakers, Legendary Hospitality, Rich/Authentic Liturgies & Manly Food at the BJS Conference
It is not too late to sign up for the second annual BJS conference, February 12-13 at Bethany Lutheran Church – Naperville, Illinois…
CENTRALIZED CONTROL IN THE OBAMA HEALTH PLAN AND THE KIESCHNICK STRUCTURE PLAN, by Pr. Martin Noland
In a recent post on the blog “Brother’s of John the Steadfast,” the Rev. Dr. Tim Rossow comments on the eerie similiarity between…
Harrison back from Haiti, interviewed on St. Louis radio, TV (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Rev. Matthew Harrison, Executive Director of LCMS World Relief and Human Care, has returned from Haiti and, along with medical team coordinator Jacob…
Lutheran get-together in Orange County CA, Saturday, February 6 (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Lutheran laypeople and pastors are invited to attend a get-together in Orange County, California, on Saturday, February 6. The gathering will take place…
Making Clear What President Kieschnick Said on His Haiti Video, by Pr. Rossow
We have had a few posts about President Kieschnick’s video about his on-again, off-again trip to Haiti. In a couple of those posts…
The Character of Matt Harrison – He will Go to the Brink for the Gospel, Literally, by Pr. Joel Brondos
(Editor’s Note: This comment was left on our “Haiti Relief Efforts” post. You can see the post and all the comments by clicking…
The Danger of Ministry: Norway, Wittenberg, Haiti, by Klemet Preus
About four years ago my wife and I vacationed in Norway, the home of my ancestors. In the course of that visit we…
Dr. Kuhn Sets the Record Straight on the BRTFSSG Final Report, by Scott Diekman
Very early in the day on January 18, Rev. Dr. Robert Kuhn, former President of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, stood up before those…
President Kieschnick’s BRTFSG and President Obama’s Health Care: Similar Trajectories, by Pastor Rossow
I have heard numerous people over the last year suggest that President Kieschnick’s Blue Ribbon proposals and President Obama’s Health Care Plan have…
How to Speak and Write Postmodern, An Insightful Quote from BJS Reader Henry Bimpage
(Introduction by Pr. Rossow) An interesting discussion has broken out on Phillip Magness’ post on the Model Worship Conference. He questioned the use…
An Update from Matt Harrison, Blogging for Lutheran World Relief
Matt Harrison has been asked to blog for Lutheran World Relief while he is in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Here is an…
Good Stuff Found by Norm – Those Buzzwords (Review of the Model Conference on Worship) by Phillip Magness
The following is an Issues Etc Blog of the Week and was written by BJS’s own Phillip Magness, Cantor at Bethany Lutheran Church…
Good Stuff Found by Norm – Pastoral Meanderings – How We Know God
Since our BJS staff spent most of their time at the booth in Ft. Wayne we thought it would be appropriate to share…
An update from Matt Harrison in Haiti
(Editor’s Note: This is from a blog titled the ABC3S of Miscellany.) You should visit that site frequently for updates from the team…
Congregational FAQ to Nominate President and Vice-”Presidents of Synod
Here are Frequently Asked Questions and the segment from the Bylaws talking about the nominations. This document is available by PDF as well….
More information on Haiti relief efforts
In the YouTube video that is on the front page of the LCMS.org site, President Kieschnick mentioned that he himself had hoped to…
I haven’t seen a spelling error this bad
since last week, when failed Democratic candidate for Senate Martha Coakley misspelled the name of the state she was seeking to represent. Yikes….
KFUO(FM) sale to be delayed?
The Webster-Kirkwood Times has a story saying as much, based largely on an interview with Frank Absher, a broadcast veteran and St. Louis…
BJS Presence at Ft. Wayne this Week for Symposia, by Pr. Rossow
Both I and Associate Director Suzanne Zobel are manning the BJS booth at the Symposia at Ft. Wayne this week. (We will try…
Live Blog from the Lutheran Concerns Association Conference (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS” is the theme for the annual conference of the Lutheran Concerns Association (LCA), being held today in…
Applying the Principle of Adiaphora with Confidence, by Klemet Preus
Article X of the Formula of Concord deals with indifferent matters or what has been called “adiaphora.” The application of Article X to…
CLCC Introduces a Seminar on Parish Structure, by Kari Anderson
The Confessional Lutherans for Christ’s Commission (CLCC ) has produced a new seminar which is available to download files at www.theclcc.org . This…
Ladies Welcome! Planning for Sisters of Katie Luther to Take Place at BJS Conference, by Suzanne Zobel, BJS Associate Director
You’ve been told it’s coming. The name has been shared (in several forms) by word of mouth, in print, on the website….
More Good Stuff, Well, Maybe More Interesting Stuff, Found by Norm on the Web
I came across the following and found the comments on it very amusing. I thought BJS readers would appreciate a laugh reading through…