Sad, sick, struggling Christians not welcome?
I’m a big fan of Twitter and I know some of you are, too. I came across a curious tweet from Michigan District…
Month: January 2011
The Worship Wars Might End If We Had a Real War in Our Land – “Real Worship” by Father Larry Beane
The following was posted on the Gottesdienst Blog. Many of you know Father Beane from his blog Father Hollywood. This post is one of…
2011 Symposia Reflections
I recently got back from the 2011 Symposia at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. I was only able to attend the second half…
New Lutheran Hour Speaker
Lutheran Hour Ministries has chosen Rev. Gregory Seltz to be their new Speaker. For their press release: http://www.lhm.org/newsroom/enewsstory.asp?ArticleID=16561 The Lutheran Hour link has…
Marriage – the lower estate?
I was heading back from Symposia in Fort Wayne (another post on that to come soon) and tuning through the radio (AM) when…
Beautiful Baptismal Certificates from Wolfson Creative, by Pastor Thomas Messer
Pastor Messer wrote this on his blog and submitted it to us for posting here: A few weeks back, I contacted Pr….
Handling 2010 Convention Resolutions 8-10 and 9-27
In our upcoming Voter’s Assembly (2-27-11), we will have a rare opportunity to respond to the actions of the 2010 National LCMS Convention,…
BJS non-functioning for the past day or so.
We at BJS apologize to our readers for the non-functioning website for the past few days. No posts could be written, nor could…
Nominations for CTS President
I was going to summarize the following call for nominations. But you might as well read the whole thing: The Rev. Dr. Dean…
BJS Newsreel: BJS Conference Keeps Getting Better – President’s Sr. Assistant and Former Commission on Worship Assistant Director Jon Vieker to Chant Evening Prayer
It’s not too late to sign up for the annual BJS Conference. LCMS President Senior Assistant Jon Vieker will be making the trip…
Reflections on Fargo (not the movie)
I just returned from Fargo, ND attending the Joint North Theological Conference (Minnesota North and North Dakota Districts). While the weather barely cooperated…
Discounted Accomodations for BJS Conference – Come Join the Brothers and Sisters for a Wonderful Conference and Retreat
The closest hotel to Bethany Lutheran Church, site of the third annual BJS conference, has set aside a block of rooms at a…
Seminary president pool
I wanted to highlight a comment from the Rev. Martin Noland, in a previous post. He explains a bit about what the pool…
Wenthe to retire
I’m hearing that Dean Wenthe, president of Concordia Theological Seminary, has told faculty that he is retiring. Further announcements are forthcoming. Things are…
I Want to Transform My Church – Too True Video, by Pr. Rossow
Check out this video. It is too true. I just got it on the NICL (Northern Illinois Confessional Lutherans) group e-mail. Thanks Craig….
Installation at Village Lutheran Church
Paul McCain has a great blog post up about the installation of the Rev. Matthew C. Harrison at Village Lutheran Church in Ladue,…
Remembering a Forgotten Father
98 years ago on January 9th, one of our great fathers in the faith passed into the Church Triumphant: Karl George Stoeckhardt does…
ELCA publisher’s new book on LCMS
Usually Augsburg Fortress, the ELCA’s publishing house is in the news for its financial troubles. But I thought some might be interested in…
Federal court ruling supports Concordia University – Seward
Via the best First Amendment blog on the internet: Lutheran University Entitled To Title VII Exemption For Religious Hiring; Exemption Cannot Be Waived…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — Fathers
This was referred to me by one of BJS’ commenters: Fathers Fathers are now the down trodden of society. In many commercials…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — Children’s Church
I found the below referenced in a later post by Wild Boar from the Forest, saying: If a church has “children’s church”, they…
BJS Newsreel: Did We Mention the Flaming Cherries Jubilee for the BJS Banquet Dessert?
Did we mention that we are serving Flaming Cherries Jubilee for the banquet dessert at this year’s Brothers of John the Steadfast conference?…
BJS Newsreel – Rev. Jonathan Fisk of Worldview Everlasting to Preach at BJS Conference Divine Service
We are happy to announce that Rev. Jonathan Fisk will be preaching at the BJS Conference Divine Service on Saturday, February 12. Rev….
Is it Cooperation in Externals if Only One Side Views it as an External?
Recently I read an article at the Reporter Online about the continued discussions between the ELCA and LCMS regarding their “Cooperation in Externals”. …
It’s Four O’Clock on a Tuesday – Will There be an Epiphany Feast? By Donna Linnemeyer
It’s Four O’Clock on a Tuesday – Will There be an Epiphany Feast? By Donna Linnemeyer (Editor’s Note: Donna Linnemeyer is the Program…