Steadfast Media Pick of the Week — How can I be sure?
How can I be sure? Is it presumptuous or arrogant to be absolutely certain you are a Christian? Are you plagued by the…
Month: August 2013
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Separated from the Multitude
Sermon Text: Luke 12:49-56 Sermon Day: August 18th, 2013; Proper 15 Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Savior, and…
Can I help you?
Visitors? Do pastors and congregations do all they can to make the visitor’s time of worship a Christ-centered time on Sunday mornings? As…
Liturgy, Neither Alone Nor Neutral
“The liturgy, as a true service, is that which aids both the proclamation of and the hearing of the Gospel for the sake…
Augustana Ministerium 2013 Theological Conference
This is an event that has been placed on the Lutheran Calendar. Register Online at The Augustana Ministerium web site TODAY! Please…
Great Stuff — What Is Needed For Unity In the Church?
Another great post over on Ad Crucem: You can see quite a variety of ideas as to what is required for unity…
Portrait of a “Lutheran” Liberal
This was submitted by a friend of mine .. These days, the Lutheran Witness is very much worth reading: It’s a much better, much…
“The Miracle of Faith” (Sermon on Genesis 15:1-6 and Hebrews 11:1-16, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“The Miracle of Faith” (Genesis 15:1-6; Hebrews 11:1-16) Sometimes I think about the impossibility of faith. I mean, if you stop and think…
Great Stuff — Help Supply a new Confessional Parish
Article by Pr. H.R. Curtis over on Gottesdienst Online: Alright, BJS readers, time to put your money where your mouth is. Today…
The Anti-Church
New ideas require new ways of speaking. Old terminology doesn’t cut it when it comes to modern conceptions of church, especially when those…
Steadfast Media Pick of the Week — Hey, Preacher Man
Hey, Preacher Man If you’ve ever heard a sermon review on Issues, Etc., you’ve probably heard the song “Hey, Preacher Man” which is…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — A Word for the Anxious
Sermon Text: Luke 12:22-40 Sermon Day: August 11, 2013, Proper 14 (12th Sunday after Pentecost) In the Name of Jesus! AMEN! Introduction: Beloved in the…
Little Steps
Error is deadly for the Church. Error develops and matures as time goes on if it remains unchecked. It has a step by…
Reading the Bible: What Can Ancient Inscriptions Teach Us? part 2
In the first article we looked styles of writing from Akkadian cuneiform, Ugaritic cuneiform, through the development of Proto-Sinaitic and Paleo-Hebrew. As readers…
Great Stuff — A Clergy Dominated Church?
Another great post found over on Gottesdienst Online: The president-emeritus of the LCMS, the Rev. Gerald Kieschnick, has written a blogpost expressing his…
Establishing the Family Altar
This is a part of Steadfast in the Parish A printable copy can be found here. We have a problem…
Great Stuff — Global Seminary Initiative
The Global Seminary Initiative (GSI) is a program that provides Lutheran theological education in three primary ways:
1) Bringing the best students worldwide to LCMS seminaries to study at the graduate level so that they can return to their home countries and provide advanced theological leadership.
“Where Is Your Head At?” (Sermon on Colossians 3:1-11, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Where Is Your Head At?” (Colossians 3:1-11) “Where Is Your Head At?” That, basically, is the question that comes out of today’s Epistle…
God’s Word, A Javelin: An Essay Contending for the Javelin like Nature of the Word of God
Here is an essay that I wrote about the javelin like nature of the Word of God that’s a bit too long for…
Steadfast Media Pick of the Week — Liturgy and Dogmatics
Liturgy and Dogmatics A paper given at the 2002 Symposia by Dr. Kurt Marquart on whether liturgy or dogmatics has primacy in understanding…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — The Drowning of Narcissus
Sermon Text: Luke12:13-21 Sunday: August 4th, Proper 13 Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and our Lord…
New from the CLCC: New Testament Houses of Worship
For those of you who aren’t familiar, the Confessional Lutherans for Christ’s Commission (CLCC) is an organization which fosters “a united and coordinated…
Great Stuff — How Did Martin Luther Preach? A Summary of His Preaching Technique
Found over on CyberBrethren: How Did Martin Luther Preach? A Summary of His Preaching Technique by Rev. Dr. Benjamin Mayes First published…