Lutheran Witness — Worship for the Weary
Here is yet another excellent article found on Lutheran Witness The View from Here written by Rev Tim Pauls. You can subscribe to…
Month: January 2012
Pastors are Examples to the Flock
One of the recurring themes in the recent discussions about the LC–MS “Specific Ministry Pastor” (hereafter SMP) program is the matter of a…
President’s Think Tank on Campus Ministry & 2013 National Campus Ministry Conference Plans
Pastor Marcus Zill posted this on facebook on January 7th. There have been several comments on BJS asking “what happened at the think…
Sermon — Rev. Tony Sikora — Epiphany 4
Beloved, Our text for Sunday’s sermon is St. Mark 1:21-28. Blessings, Pr. Sikora Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our…
Tell the Good News About Jesus. Wyoming District being “missional”
Every year clergy and laity from Wyoming (and some from other districts as well) converge on Casper, Wyoming to hear speakers on topics…
Justification Central to Lutheran Hymnody
My parents did not teach my siblings and me to be hymn-Nazis. Rather, they simply taught us good hymns and good theology, and…
Don’t Forget about Our “No Pietists Allowed” Blogs – A Quaint Story about London just Recorded There, by Pr. Rossow
About once a month we get a reader dropping a post onto one of our No Pietists Allowed blogs. This afternoon a pastor…
To Exempt District Campus Congregations From Sale
WHEREAS the Pacific Southwest District Board of Directors at its January 2012 meeting decided to place all 17 real estate holdings of the…
A New Preus Blogging on BJS and Other Improvements, by Pr. Rossow
The Brothers of John the Steadfast (BJS) started a few years ago with Klemet Preus on our blog roll and now we are pleased to…
Choir at 2012 BJS International Conference
Liturgy Solutions just posted a copy of the Introit that will be sung at the conference Divine Service. Let Cantor Magness know if…
The Blessings of Weekly Communion
My church has “forever” had communion every Sunday, but at alternate services. Early service for the 1st and 3rd Sundays, and late service…
Another faithful Chapel sacrificed to District finances?
NOTE: This has been shared on Facebook by people who attend congregations of the PSW District. I have talked to the PSW office…
The Best Fifteen Minutes of Theology I have ever Read, Heard or Seen – Fisk’s Critique of the Anti-Religion Guy, by Pr. Rossow
In case you are one of the 13 people who hasn’t seen it yet I thought I would encourage you to view one…
SMP Program is “Mega-Death” for Lutheran Congregations
Because of comments and additional information received by email, the post has been completely revised. I did the best research I could on…
To Restore a Biblical Pastoral Office in the LCMS
Whereas, the “Specific Ministry Pastor” (hereafter SMP) program was adopted in 2007 with the claim that it would produce “church planters and missionaries”…
Sermon — Rev. Tony Sikora — Epiphany 3
Beloved, This week’s sermon lends itself to Life-Sunday. I pray it is a blessing for you. Pr. Sikora Grace, mercy and peace…
“Net Growth” (A sermon by Pr. Charles Henrickson, on Mark 1:14-20)
“Net Growth” (Mark 1:14-20) Where are the fish? Where have all the fish gone? This is the question on the mind of most…
The divided house of Missouri – in the same week the sems divided over SMP.
I am not sure how a schizophrenic can “walk together” but this past week has been interesting. On the one hand, Pr. Rossow…
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: “Megadeth bassist studying for Lutheran ordination at Concordia” (posted by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a story in the January 19 edition (written by reporter Tim Townsend) about David Ellefson, a student in…
Fort Wayne President Rast’s Bold Statement about the SMP Program and other Interesting Notes from the Symposia, by Pr. Rossow
There was a critical exchange at the Ft. Wayne Symposia yesterday afternoon. After President Larry Rast’s presentation on the theological formation of pastors…
University Lutheran Chapel and the Law of Love
For at least twenty years I have been puzzled about the place, or function, of ecclesiastical law (i.e., synodical constitution and bylaws) in…
If You Liked the Symposia You’ll Love The BJS Conference, by Pr. Rossow
Two of the Three BJS Speakers Spoke at the Ft. Wayne Symposia! Pictured here are Rev. Jonathan Fisk and Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller. They…
Avoid “Life Righteousness” this Sunday!
This Sunday is actually going to be the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, which has in recent history become an occasion for some…
Sermon — Rev. Tony Sikora — Epiphany 2
Beloved, John 1:43-51 serves as our text for the Second Sunday after Epiphany. Blessings, Pr. Sikora Grace, mercy and peace be unto…