Writing, not reading, the signs
I’m paging through the most recent First Things (March 2010), which is the 20th anniversary issue of the publication devoted to “religion in…
I’m paging through the most recent First Things (March 2010), which is the 20th anniversary issue of the publication devoted to “religion in…
“Confessing the Faith: In Light of the Lutheran Confessions” will be the theme for what looks to be an outstanding conference in Bloomington,…
Every so often there is a text for the sermon that has something in it really worth analyzing but other more seasonal emphases…
In addition to announcing this series of meetings below, this is reminder about the Lutheran Calendar available on this site. Go to steadfastLutherans.org/cal…
In my daily readings using Google Reader I came across this comment about the Call Process from the Pastor’s viewpoint. I’ve been involved…
We have another new Confessions Reading Group to add to our Counter. Pastor Rod Zwonitzer informed us that the parish he serves, Emmanuel…
(The following is quoted from a recent Reclaim News list-serve story. Since the LCMS is not reporting on this significant story we thought…
Back in February, The Reporter ran a story headlined “World Mission seeks 200-plus missionaries.” There is a major confusion in the church today…
(Matt Harrison recently spoke to a group in Houston, Texas. Here is the response of one of the attendees.) Like many Lutherans, my…
Over at Matt Harrison’s Mercy Journeys site, I learned the sad news that Pastor Doris Jean Louis had been killed: The Psalmist wrote,…
The LCMS Council of District Presidents (COP) has chosen to view a functionally non-Lutheran LCMS parish as a model for others to follow….
From: “LCMS e-News” <[email protected]> Date: March 11, 2010 3:02:49 PM PST Subject: [LCMSNews] COP explores post-church culture 3.11.2010 LCMS…
This section of the BJS site is intended to point out the good and odd things found on the web. We can’t possibly…
(Editor’s Note: Pastor Charlie Mueller Jr., Senior Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church – Roselle, Illinois, recently listened to Pastor Wilken’s presentation on LCMS…
I happened on this from Pastor Schlueter’s blog, Straight Schlueter. Contemporary Worship and the Gospel of Relationship by Rev Paul Schlueter I recently…
The LCMS national youth gathering organizers have scheduled bands to play at the gathering that are heterodox in theology (i.e. they mix false…
We thank a BJS reader for alerting us to this troubling development. Here is a disclaimer on the bottom of the website promoting…
I’ve posted several items from Pastoral Meanderings from Pastor Peters and found the following today. I’d caught the article he refers to about…
The following came in on the LCMS World Relief and Human Care enewsletter this morning. To subscribe to the list, type your name…
March 18th is the second anniversary of the cancellation of Issues, Etc. I’ve found on at least two places on the web a…
Next week is Lutheran Schools Week. Lutheran schools across the country will be celebrating in various ways. From a recent Reporter, we learn:…
This is Part 10 of a continuing series analyzing the final report of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Structure and Governance (BRTFSG)….