Convention Day One Recap
Today was a day of elections. The Convention considered some resolutions (including some good national and international witness matters), but the main thing…
Month: July 2016
Great Stuff — ‘Be Bold!’ Harrison exhorts church in President’s Report
Found over on blogs.lcms.org, this presentation by President Harrison is well worth 30 minutes of your time to listen to. You can also…
Convention Day One Under Way
The 66th Regular National Convention of the LCMS is underway. Yesterday were the floor committee meetings, and I spent some time in the…
Convention 2016: Synod Convention Update, a helpful resource on resolutions (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Before each of the last two LCMS national conventions (2010 and 2013) I wrote in-depth, detailed analyses of all the proposed resolutions coming…
Great Post — My Last Blog Post. You Won’t Believe What I Have To Say.
Great post by Pastor Lincoln Winter over on his blog Predigtamt (Musings of a Country Pastor): This will be my last blog…
Great Stuff — The Biblical Proof for LLDs? Show me the $$$$
A great podcast over at Table Talk Radio just in time for the convention! With the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod discussing the practice…
Guest Post — Benedict Arnold and the Bosphorus
Here is a guest post written by Pastor Charles Lehmann and originally posted on his blog. Until two days ago I knew…
The Comfort of Election for the Mission of the Church
The doctrine of election or predestination is of great comfort to Christians. This doctrine tells us that our salvation is in God’s hands….
Great Stuff — Rev. Christopher Esget – Growth Through Faithful Preaching, Administration, Education
Found over on SynodConvention.com. Watch that site for good information on the synod convention July 9-14 in Milwaukee. I’m privileged to serve…
“Milwauking Together” and other parodies (by Pr. Charles Henrickson, the wag tailoring the doggerel)
Click the music links and sing along! It’s all in good fun. MILWAUKING TOGETHER Tune: “Happy Together” Imagine Synod-wide, I tried I think…
Rev. Dr. John Sias for Secretary of the Synod — Another Encouragement
It is indeed an honor and a privilege to encourage the election of Rev. John W. Sias as Secretary of the LCMS. I…
Great Stuff — Harrison announces slate for LCMS first vice-president
Found over on blogs.LCMS.org: LCMS President/President-elect Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison has announced the five nominees who will stand for…
Gospel Notes for The Eighth Sunday after Trinity
The Gospel Notes for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity from the Lutheran Service Book’s One-Year Lectionary is now available. You may download the…
Convention 2016: The United List, a helpful guide for elections (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Last month, congregational electors re-elected Synod President Matt Harrison to another term. In a few days, convention delegates will begin electing a host…
Intinction Would Have Withdrawn the Word of Forgiveness from Me
Recently I attended the funeral of a major person in my life. The Sacrament of the Altar was administered. It was administered by…
LCMS Election 2016 – Secretary of the Synod – Rev. Dr. John Sias
There are a few elections that I would like to spotlight here at Steadfast in the coming week leading up to the Convention…
Are You Voting for Luther or Eck?
Philip Melanchthon, author of the Augsburg Confession, sat in Augsburg in early May of 1530 pondering the details of his defense of the…
Sermon — Pr. Martin Noland — The Kingdom of God Comes Near
Sermon Text: Luke 10:1-20 [7th Sunday after Pentecost] In our Gospel lesson this morning, we see Jesus appointing the “seventy-two.” These men, who…
Pastor, Can We Sing Patriotic Songs in Church?
A friend of mine recently had a parishioner ask him if they could sing patriotic songs in the Divine Service this Fourth of…
A Church for Lazarus
The Gospel reading for the 1st Sunday after Trinity is recorded in the Gospel according to St. Luke, Chapter 16, verses 19-31….
Conversion and Repentance
I was recently asked this most reasonable and logical question regarding our “decision” to become a Christian, in the comments section of a…
“Interdependence Day” (Sermon on Galatians 6:1-10, 14-18, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Interdependence Day” (Galatians 6:1-10, 14-18) On July 4, 1776, the United States of America declared their independence from Great Britain. Ironically, just a…
Pietism as the basis of “Lay Ministry”
Lay Ministry – especially that of the Licensed Lay Deacon program – is nothing more than an outbreak of Pietism in the LC—MS….
The Breastless Ones
The Breastless Ones Until less than a century ago, all of humanity was nursed at the breast. The 20th Century brought with it…