“Shuffle Off to Bethlehem” in the Age of Television
In 1985, Professor Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business was published. Upfront, I think it is…
Month: June 2014
“St. Peter and St. Paul: Losing Their Lives for Jesus’ Sake” (Sermon on Matthew 10:38-39, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“St. Peter and St. Paul: Losing Their Lives for Jesus’ Sake” (Matthew 10:38-39) Today is the Third Sunday after Pentecost, but it is…
Steadfast on Campus — Time to Look for LCMS U!
It’s time to help your graduating seniors find a church home away from home as they leave for college. Please take the time…
Steadfast Media Pick of the Week — Youth Ministry
Youth Ministry The White Horse Inn has been doing a series on youth ministry and while it has been good in…
Now in English for the First Time, U.V. Koren’s Works!
Who was the most influential Lutheran theologian in America in the 19th century? C.F.W. Walther? C.P. Krauth? How about U.V. Koren? While lesser…
Be an Instant Expert
A flash of color caught my eavesdropping eye as the person next to me was flipping through a magazine. It was an advertisement,…
A Free God for a bound sinner
Justification, according to the third article of the Formula of Concord Solid Declaration means to “pronounce righteous and free from sins and to…
Blood Moons and Joel 2
On Friday, Pr. Todd Wilken interviewed James Patrick Holding of Tekton Education and Apologetics Ministries concerning his review in the Christian Research Journal of televangelist John Hagee’s book Four…
A True and Bold Confession! Luther and Zwingli-Part III
Ulrich Zwingli and his colleagues responded to Luther’s treatise, That These Words of Christ, “This is My Body,” Etc., Still Stand Firm Against…
TRINITY: How Do Sump Pumps and Sacrifice Work?
A few years ago at our farm, we reached the peak in a long period of historically high precipitation. Sloughs ran over. Fields…
Great Stuff — The Unwritten Rules of the Missouri Synod
Found over on Gottesdienstonline: It’s ordination season again. So, here’s something for the pastor-elects out there. Of course there are exceptions to…
“No Fear” (Sermon on Matthew 10:5a, 21-33 by Pastor Sam Wellumson)
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Do you know what command is given most often in the Bible?…
The Life of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a huge part of the Christian life. The Old Testament and the New Testament are so full of thanks given to…
“Have No Fear of Them” (Sermon on Matthew 10:5a, 21-33, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Have No Fear of Them” (Matthew 10:5a, 21-33) Today is the start of the long green season in the church year. The festival…
A Review of “Teach These Things”
“Another catechism book!? Why can’t we just teach the Small Catechism?” This common — and legitimate — question arises with the publication of…
Steadfast Moms
Lord, keep us steadfast in Thy Word; Curb those who fain by craft and sword Would wrest the Kingdom from Thy Son And…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — It’s all in the Name
St. Matthew 10:21-33 June 22, 2014 Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and…
Steadfast Media Pick of the Week — 30 Minute Church
30 Minute Church A couple of weeks ago there was an article in the Chicago Tribune about Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church…
Redeeming Christian Holy Days from Pagan Lies: Nativity of St. John (Part 3)
This is the third article on the Nativity of St. John. This article will deal with the Neo-Pagan practice of claiming Celtic origins,…
Urgent Need for LSBs and Catechisms
Reprinted with permission from the Facebook page of the same name. Due to government cutbacks in funding worship supplies for deployed chaplains,…
Redeeming Christian Holy Days from Pagan Lies: Nativity of St. John (Part 2)
The Claims about Pagan Origins for St. John’s Nativity This is the second of three articles on the Nativity of St. John and…
Study the Catechism with “Steadfast Throwdown”
Martin Luther’s Small Catechism has been called “the layman’s Bible,” chiefly because it teaches the truths of Holy Scripture in plain and simple…
Redeeming Christian Holy Days from Pagan Lies: Nativity of St. John (Part 1)
This is the first part of three on the Nativity of St. John the Baptist/Midsummer Day June 24th is celebrated as St. John’s…
Do Non-Christians Believe In and Worship the True God?
Consider the argument settled. The Latin version settles it—as it often does . . . After the Yankee Stadium “Prayer for America” in…
TRINITY: Is Love a Lie?
What is more common than talk of love? The word is overused. So much love is false. Billy Joel sang truth in “A…