Sisters of Katie Luther — Celebrating the Church Year — April
Another post on Sisters of Katie Luther. Parents: Be sure to watch Sisters of Katie Luther near the end of each month so…
Month: March 2015
Christian Worship: Palm Sunday Sermon
What is worship? How do you worship? Well, the word worship literally means to ascribe worth to someone or something. And this is…
Wearing Jean Shorts to a Wedding: 7 Problems with CoWo
Originally posted over on JonRodebaugh.wordpress.com: Music is one of my favorite indulgences. Thanks to my parents, I grew up on a healthy…
Photos of Bishops, Delegates, and First Pastor of the Kenyan Lutheran Church Locked Out by Obare, by Pr. Rossow
Here are a few photos from the debacle in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya (ELCK). I have been posting stories about Walter…
Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Easter, Eggs, and Nowruz
By now most Americans have probably heard of the Iranian/Persian New Year festival called Nowruz, or No Ruz. One of the more recent…
“Ride On…to Die!” – Homily for Palm/Passion Sunday
“Ride On…to Die!” Philippians 2:5-11 & Matthew 27:11-54 St. Paul sums it up well. Jesus “made Himself nothing, taking the form of a…
“Your Committed and Determined King” (Sermon on Mark 11:1-10; 14:12-26; by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Your Committed and Determined King” (Mark 11:1-10; 14:12-26) Today is a Sunday that goes by two names, “Palm Sunday” and the “Sunday of…
ACELC — Why a Synod?
This is the latest ACELC email blast. Visit the ACELC website to sign up for the emails if you don’t already receive them….
Just the Facts, Ma’am: Ordain Women Now Post Public Support for Rev. Dr. Matthew Becker
Unless you’ve been on a trip to the moon recently, you are no doubt aware of a movement by some who seek to push…
Update on the Ecclesiastical Battle in Kenya, by Pr. Rossow
Yesterday I wrote about Bishop Obare of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya (ELCK), a sister church of the LCMS, hiring police to…
Using Freedom to Steal Freedom: Mob Beauty
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Power Undone by the Weakness of a Lamb
Jerusalem is abuzz with the name of Jesus. Everyone is wondering. Everyone is expecting. Everyone is asking, “could He be the Christ?” Pilgrims from all over the Empire have come to Jerusalem, come to celebrate the Passover, come today especially to select their lamb, the lamb for the sacrifice
Why the McDonald’s Bathroom Isn’t as Holy as the Divine Service
Prolegomena: This is the sixth and what will likely be the final chapter of the recent discussion on praise bands between Pr. Reeder…
The Most Dangerous Situation You’ll Ever Encounter: A Sermon for Wednesday of Judica on Psalm 130
Click here for a free, downloadable Bible study of Psalm 130 from Around the Word. Out | of the depths* I cry to…
Ecclesiastical War Looming in the Kenyan Lutheran Church as Obare Hires Guards to Keep People from the Electoral Convention, by Pr. Rossow
While we are fighting our worship war here in the LCMS, a worthy fight indeed, the Lutherans we are in fellowship with in…
“The Tree of Life in the Paradise of God” (Revelation 21:22 – 22:5, 22:14)
“The Tree of Life in the Paradise of God” (Revelation 21:22 – 22:5, 22:14) And so we come full circle. One month ago,…
Christian Anderson’s 3rd and 4th Points
Originally posted Feb 14, 2007 on diatheke.blogspot.com: [The following is from a paper by Pr. Christian Anderson found in The Clergy Bulletin…
Well-Digging Missions Project for Day Schools, Sunday Schools and VBS, by Pr. Rossow
This is an invitation for your Day School, Sunday School or VBS to join with children from all around the country to give…
The Original Synod’s view on worship…
From: http://www.ctsfw.net/media/pdfs/lcmsconstitution.pdf The original constitution of the LCMS put it this way when considering uniformity of worship within the Synod: 14. Synod holds in…
Whose liturgy is it anyway?
I was reading in Rev. Eric Andersen’s article‘s comments section when I happened across a very enlightening comment from a BJS reader who…
Sermon on the Agnus Dei
Title: Preaching the Ordinaries – The Agnus Dei Text: John 1:29-37 Fourth Mid-Week Lenten Service, Wednesday, March 18, 2015 This evening we come…
Great Stuff — Quid Est Veritas?
Another great post over on GottesdienstOnline by Pastor Larry Beane: I just read a statement by a professor on the LCMS clergy…
Why the Praise Band & I Are Never, Ever, Ever Getting Back Together
Please note: This post is a response to Pastor Kent Reeders’ response to my post, “Why I Quit the Praise Band.” If you…
A Terse and Poignant Defense of Traditional Worship, by Pr. Rossow
Occasionally a comment on a post rises to the level of an actual post. Here is a comment by BJS writer Miguel Ruiz…
Bible Studies That Don’t Ask You to Talk about Your Feelings
This Lent I began editing and co-authoring a weekly free, downloadable PDF Bible study with Pr. Bryan Wolfmueller on the Penitential Psalms (6, 32, 38,…