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Author: Pastor John Frahm III

Rev. John A. Frahm is pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Boulder Junction, WI. He has previously served parishes in Colorado and the Midwest. He is a 1998 graduate of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada and was ordained by Dr. Ray Hartwig in 1998. He was editor of the former website Reformation Today, and has published articles in The Bride of Christ, Logia, and The Lutheran Witness magazines and was a charter member of The Augustana Ministerium and helped write study materials for the ACELC. He has also served as a circuit visitor in the LCMS and has taken an interest in civil liberties He has also been a guest on Issues Etc. In college years, he was active in Lutheran campus ministry activities and was the first president of Region 4 of Lutheran Student Fellowship, helping to organize the first LSF national gathering for college students. Pastor Frahm was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois and was raised in southern Minnesota. He is married to Jennifer, a Michigan native. Jennifer currently works as an instructional designer. Pastor Frahm believes our biblical, confessional, and liturgical heritage is an asset to be boldly and forthrightly applied and used for the mission of the church.

Consecration of the Holy Supper, the Office, and Local Fellowship in Dispersion

by Rev. John A. Frahm III In his 1533 treatise, “The Private Mass and the Consecration of Priests,” Luther mentions how Christians in…

Posted On 5 Apr 20204 Apr 2020

2019 Congress on the Lutheran Confessions

From our friends at the Confessional Lutheran Education Foundation (theclef.org): A Congress on the Lutheran Confessions Presented by the Association of Confessional Lutherans…

Posted On 1 Apr 2019

Married in the Eyes of God But Not the State?

Married in the Eyes of God But Not the State?: A Casualty of Casuistry Rev. John A. Frahm III 13 Therefore submit yourselves…

Posted On 26 Jun 201724 Jun 2017

Lutheran Reflections on The Benedict Option

Lutheran Reflections on The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation by Rod Dreher Rev. John A. Frahm III Rod…

Posted On 3 Apr 20174 Apr 2017

Monergism of Grace and the Lord’s Supper

Monergism of Grace and the Lord’s Supper Rev. John A. Frahm III In our context “monergism” means the “sole working” of Christ in…

Posted On 8 Mar 20178 Mar 2017

Restoring and Paying Forward the Lutheran Chorales

Restoring and Paying Forward the Lutheran Chorales: An Item for Reformation Repentance Rev. John A. Frahm III When Luther nailed the 95 Theses up…

Posted On 23 Feb 201721 Feb 2017

Monergism of the Third Article and Evangelism Methods

Monergism of the Third Article and Evangelism Methods Rev. John A Frahm III The modern history of the LCMS is rife with a…

Posted On 17 Feb 201717 Feb 2017

Book Review — My First Exorcism

Book Review:   My First Exorcism:  What the Devil Taught a Lutheran Pastor about Counter-cultural Spirituality by Harold Ristau, Foreword by John W. Kleinig …

Posted On 13 Feb 201713 Feb 2017

Some Quotes for Discussion of AC XIV

Here are some quotes when considering AC XIV: XIV Of Ecclesiastical Order they teach that no one should publicly teach in the Church…

Posted On 23 Jul 201311 Feb 2017

A False Dichotomy:  Going To versus Being Church

Here’s a graphic that goes around in various versions online that expresses a way of thinking evidently at work among us:   Now…

Posted On 12 Jun 201312 Jun 2013

The Spirit-Filled Church Is Known By Hearing, Eating and Drinking

“The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from or where it…

Posted On 5 Jun 201311 Feb 2017

A Proper Lutheran Altar Call — The Word Leading to the Supper

Jesus says to the church at Laodicea:   “Look, I stand at the door and am knocking.  If anyone hears My voice and opens…

Posted On 15 May 201315 May 2013

A Case for the LCMS Having a Government Information Office

There is no doubt that while we must distinguish between the two kingdoms, since it is essentially distinguishing between the law and the…

Posted On 10 May 201310 May 2013

The Lord’s Supper as Christ’s Last Will and Testament

We hear the words during the consecration, “this cup is the new testament in My blood.”   However, most English Bibles will translate the…

Posted On 28 Mar 201331 Mar 2013

Thy Kingdom Come: Lent and Easter Sermons by David H. Petersen: A Review by Rev. John A. Frahm III

I’ve received my copy of a new book of sermons by Rev. David Petersen of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana.   The…

Posted On 16 Jan 2013

A Belated Reflection on Projection Screens in the Liturgical Context

The use of projection screens in place of printed books or bulletins in the Divine Service has become quite prevalent in some parts…

Posted On 17 Jun 201211 Jan 2020

The Vocation of Music in the Divine Service

We Lutherans, who are heirs of Johann Sebastian Bach and so many other great composers of sacred music, certainly understand that various instruments…

Posted On 7 Jun 201211 Feb 2017

Reasons for Reverence in the Divine Service

Nowadays we hear promoted the idea of “dignified informality” for the services of God’s House.  This nonsensical slogan to promote a casual attitude…

Posted On 1 Jun 20121 Jun 2012

Eschatology and Life in the Two Kingdoms

 As Christians we are always living in the end times.   We are not waiting for them to begin (inaugurated eschatology).   The end times…

Posted On 23 May 201221 May 2012

Steadfast Citizens — Christians and the Bill of Rights

Christians live in particular nations throughout the world.   Each one is different.   God works through the authority He established in the various forms…

Posted On 18 Apr 201211 Feb 2017

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