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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…