Morality, “the Wall,” and Abortion
Christians of good will may disagree with the wisdom of certain civil policies and support different political parties. However, other issues involve stances…
Author: Pastor David Ramirez
Pastor Ramirez is the pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Union Grove, WI. He is a 2008 graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne. In 2009, after staying another year at CTS as the Historical Theology Department’s graduate assistant, he was called to Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, IL and ordained into the office of the holy ministry. Some of his particular interests are the teaching of Bible History and youth work.
Concordia Bronxville Publishes Devotions including Female “Pastors”
Why does the Missouri Synod smell like the ELCA right now? Am I just an ungrateful person? After all, we have so many…
Testimony from Our Forefathers on Contraception or “Child Prevention” Part II: Concordia Seminary Professor John H. C. Fritz’s Pastoral Theology
John H. C. Fritz served as a parish pastor for over 20 years, including two as the president of the Western District of the…
Testimony from Our Forefathers on Contraception or “Child Prevention” Introduction and Part I: Concordia Cyclopedia
There has been quite a blustery reaction to the letter sent to the Lutheran Witness that was posted on BJS last Tuesday. The…
Proposed Catechism Explanation Revision
The deadline is approaching to submit feedback and commentary on the proposed Catechism Explanation Revision. As the “field-test” edition of the new version…
The Silence of Adam: Sending Women into Combat
Men have a long history of silently, passively, allowing women to fight and be attacked in their stead. It began with Adam in…
Marquart’s Works Volume I: Popular Writings
The first of a planned 10 volume collection of Marquart’s Works has been published by Lutheran News and edited by Rev. Herman Otten,…
RE: The Most Neglected Part of the Catechism
Rev. Jordan McKinley’s inaugural post on “The Most Neglected Part of the Small Catechism” has gotten me thinking. I played a little guessing game with myself…
Youth Work I-C: Organization and the Family-Youth
[To read the introductory post on this topic, as much of this advice builds upon and flows from the principles laid out in…
Youth Work 1-C: Organization and the Family-Parents
[To read the introductory post on this topic, as much of this advice builds upon and flows from the principles laid out in…
April 26th Regional Youth Conference: “The Old Testament in The New”
My congregation, Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, IL has been holding semiannual regional youth conferences since 2010. Our spring conference is always held…
Youth Work 1-B: Organization and the Pastor
[To read the introductory post on this topic, as much of this advice builds upon and flows from the principles laid out in…
Youth Work I-A: Organization and the Congregation
[To read the introductory post on this topic, as much of this advice builds upon and flows from the principles laid out in…
Women and Children First: Do We Still Believe It? (A Report on Resolution 2-12)
[***Correction*** It seems as though the version that will come before the convention tomorrow may be different then what was already printed (because the committee was…
Women in Combat: Common Questions and Frequently Raised Objections
Common Questions: 1. Women have already been serving in combat situations, why is this a big deal now? It is now official….
Excellent Study Document by Pr. Heath Curtis: “Natural Law and Women in Combat”
Women in combat is an issue that the Missouri Synod ought to speak on, period. It is a no-brainer. It is one thing to send men into…
Women in Combat: Overture for the 2013 Synodical Convention
The following overture concerning women in combat is already being considered by congregations in several districts (and hopefully more soon). I pass it on…
Blue Here, Blue There… But What’s Going on with that other Blue Thing?!?
Ever since the Missouri Synod has been “re-branded” in blue and even Gottesdienst Online got hip to the new trend and dressed up in blue for a few days, I have had blue on my mind. And it struck me that a rather large blue elephant in the room (that lots of people used to be very concerned about) has hardly been discussed of late.
Steadfast Youth: What in the World Do We Do with the Youth?!?
It is a question that every parent, congregation, and pastor faces. It is a question that strikes fear into the hearts of many….