50 Things Every Confirmand Should Know Before Confirmation, by Pastor H Doug Minton
I came across this posting here and thought it might be a nice listing for parents to review to help them in their…
Month: October 2010
Everything I Needed to Know about Small Groups I Learned at Seminary from the Historical, Exegetical and Systematics Departments, by Pr. Rossow
What seems like just yesterday, although it has actually been nearly 25 years now, I sat at the feet of scholars that many…
Augsburg Confession XIV (Harrison Gets a Call)
I just heard that Village Lutheran Church in Ladue, Missouri, called the Rev. Matthew Harrison as assistant pastor. Why would our Synodical President…
Reformation Day Remembrance and a Call to Laymen for Study, by Kari Anderson of the 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…
Shock and Sadness as St. Louis Sem Continues to Promote Pietism’s Chief Tactic – Small Groups Set to Replace Chapel Service Tomorrow, by Pr. Rossow
I continue to be shocked and saddened that the institution that taught me to flee from the tactics and practices of Pietism is…
How About “Confessions Dogs” to Labor Alongside the “Comfort Dogs?” by Pr. Rossow
With all this talk of Comfort Dogs and the new editions of the Lutheran Confessions, it hit me, we need Confessions Dogs to…
Book of Concord Readings
BJS has as one of its goals to promote reading of the Book of Concord, either through Confessions Reading Groups, through online reading…
More Fun than Lutherans Ought to be Allowed to Have – LOL Silliness on the Comfort Dog Post, by Pr. Rossow
BJS readers and commenters make sure that we don’t take ourselves too seriously. In case you missed it there was a string of…
Concordia Seminary may be Dropping Chapel Services but Bethany Naperville is Adding More, by Pr. Rossow
Concordia Seminary may be dropping chapel services in favor of “small group ministry” but here at Bethany Lutheran Church and School we are…
Comfort Dogs Come Home to Roost in My Parish, by Pr. Rossow
If nothing else, these are very interesting days in the Church. Here is one of those stories of interest. One of our school…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — Forest Boar on “Justification? Check. Sanctification? Not so much…”
Another posting from Wild Boar from the Forest that caught my eye this morning .. He’s put up an article on Justification /…
Dr. Gene Veith interview
I’m a big fan of Dr. Gene Veith, who lives in Virginia and is a provost at Patrick Henry College. The Washington Examiner…
Reformation Week on Issues Etc
Dear Friend of Issues, Etc., Monday, October 18 marks the beginning of Issues, Etc. Reformation Week! We’ll be doing a five-part series on…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — Looking for Luther by Christian Tiews
I came across this one and thought it might be of interest for folks thinking about going to the Luther Lands to celebrate…
“#1 LCMS Handicapper” to Serve on Panel for Joint BJS Chapter Gathering in Chicago Suburbs, by Pr. Rossow
On Saturday October 23 at 9 AM there will be a joint meeting of two Chicago suburban chapters of The Brothers of John…
News of ACELC and COP Meeting in St. Louis
Editor’s Note: A group known as the Association of Confessing Evangelical Lutheran Congregations (ACELC) released a statement to the synod a few weeks…
Minnesota North Confessionals Hosting a Free Conference on Emerging Lutheran Groups Such as the ACELC, by Pr. Rossow
The Minnesota North Confessional Lutherans are holding what promises to be an interesting conference. They have invited three speakers, including your BJS editor,…
“The Lystran Women’s Missionary League” (Sermon on 2 Timothy 1:1-14, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“The Lystran Women’s Missionary League” (2 Timothy 1:1-14) Today is “LWML Sunday,” and so this morning I want to recognize and honor the…
Everyone in the Sanctuary was Singing, Really! by Pr. Rossow
This evening at our Saturday evening service I looked around the sanctuary and two different times, once during the offertory and once during…