There is still no word on the court case with ULC (eviction hearing). The MNS District Convention begins on Thursday. This letter was…
Another great post by Pastor Ken Kelly on Priestly Rant: Pastor Kelly points out very importantly the need to be critical of even…
Another great post by Pastor Philip Hoppe’s blog, Meditations of the Heart: At the Kansas District Convention, we discussed the program called TCN…
In my present congregation I have developed a program to help our families which will begin this summer. Fundamental to this is the…
The 95th annual convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) is fast upon us. It will begin with “Synod Sunday” services and a…
Another great post found on This We Confess by Pastor Woodford: The argument that often continues among Lutheran brother pastors is the…
DISCLAIMER: As the author, I do not place any blame on the men who now serve in the preaching office who went through…
From Rev. Paul L. Beisel over on Lutheran Pastor: Churches that maintain traditional stances on various and sundry doctrinal and moral issues…
Another great post by Pastor Paul Beisel over on LutheranPastor.wordpress.com. If you want to understand me… …just read the Book of Concord. Seriously….
The Star Tribune in Minneapolis, Minnesota reported (here), in an article on June 5, 2012, that Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is considering moving…
HT to Pastor Clint Poppe for suggesting this post; his words: Dr. C. Matthew Phillips is a member here at Good Shepherd, history…
The sacraments of baptism and communion were instituted by Jesus. He calls the church to baptize in the great commission of Matthew 28:16-20…
Friends of ULC set up a blog in May giving some additional details about the situation the congregation finds itself in. It contains…
Thesis I of Walther’s Law and Gospel in Laymen’s Terms: The whole Bible can be separated into two easy categories, they are Law…
The first annual (hopefully!) Intrepid Lutherans Conference was held on June 1st and 2nd at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The theme…
Your graduating seniors are heading off to college. They’re leaving the herd and the lion is waiting. For some of them, this may…
Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. AMEN! Our text for this morning’s…
The past two days have been filled with courtrooms for ULC and the MNS District. The latest news is that each party has…
A Throwback Pick The pick this week is a presentation by Dr. David Scaer from Symposia 2002 entitled “Missouri’s Identity Crisis: Rootless in…
Rev. Dr. Karl Weber wrote this very timely piece after gleaning comments and posts here at BJS. He has compiled a lot of…
We Lutherans, who are heirs of Johann Sebastian Bach and so many other great composers of sacred music, certainly understand that various instruments…
How Can One Know? Par for the course in Africa, our trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo was a study…
Found on Pastoral Meanderings: There is perhaps nothing that I enjoy more about the distribution of the Sacrament of the Altar than…
In John 8:11b Jesus says, “Go your way, and from now on do not sin again.” This is a passage that was spoken…
I am trying to teach myself German. I had one year in college and a little tutoring from a brother pastor in my…