Dear Readers of BJS, I had the opportunity to present on the state of creation and evolution in the LCMS this past spring. The videos of the presentations are now up. Presenters included a few District Presidents and also seminary … Continue reading
The election for Synod President has concluded and we have the results. Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison is re-elected. He will be having his fourth term which breaks the “three terms and out” pattern that has been for a while in … Continue reading
Concordia Portland has its loud and proud Gender and Sexuality Resource Center: The vision of the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) is to create and foster a safe and inclusive campus climate that supports the academic and personal development … Continue reading
Dear Readers of Steadfast Lutherans, We have been largely quiet about the coming convention of the LCMS. Some of that is because we have decided to focus more on the theology that our people need to confess than on the … Continue reading
Easter 7 John 15:26–16:4 University Lutheran Chapel, Boulder, CO In the Name of the Father, and of the X Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Jesus words in the Upper Room have the tone of a commencement address. “I … Continue reading
Editor’s note – I spent today studying this paper. It was great and I would highly recommend everyone take the time to read it. It’s a long read, but well worth it. Here is a PDF. Strangers in Our Father’s … Continue reading
Dear readers of the Brothers of John the Steadfast (Steadfast Lutherans), It is with a sad heart but confident hope that I announce the news that our brother in Christ, Rev. Herman Otten was taken from this life to life … Continue reading
1 Cor. 15:32 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Shorty before Jesus was born, the pagan Roman poet Horace sang these words about spring and its promise of new life: The swift … Continue reading
A Congress on the Lutheran Confessions Presented by the Association of Confessional Lutherans National Free Conference No. 30 and the Luther Academy Lecture Series No. 26 May 8 – 10, 2019 LOCATION: Crowne Plaza Aire BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA; NEAR THE … Continue reading
They now have a Gender & Sexuality Resource Center. These kinds of things have been going on at Portland for around a decade or more. Their mission is this: The mission of the GSRC, rooted in Christ’s call to love, … Continue reading
Dear readers of Steadfast, This year we are adding a feature for our Lenten Devotions – audio recordings for each day narrated by the Rev. Paul Cain, Senior Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Sheridan, WY (he is also one … Continue reading
Greetings in the Name of Jesus. In 2014 I published Teach These Things: Catechesis for the Lutheran Parish. I hope it’s been a blessing to you in your ministry. (A 2nd Corrected edition was released in 2016. If you haven’t upgraded … Continue reading
26 February Anno Domini 2019 Greetings Redeemed, In December of last year, scholia.net reached its 20th anniversary of existence. It was set up and designed as resource and devotional site for visitors, pastors, missionaries, vicars, parishioners, teachers, chaplains, parents, home-schoolers, … Continue reading
We’ve been particularly quiet this LCMS election season – there will be some reviews of resolutions at some point, but this is a commendable article put out by Lutheran Concerns Association about the organization Congregations Matter (which Steadfast exposed a … Continue reading
We just released our new Lenten Devotion, which will be available soon for print, but this just went through as well. The Lutheran Church has long had the tradition of publishing books of sermons for the church year from its … Continue reading
“Lent with the Lord’s Commands” is now available. You can download for free: Booklet format for two-sided printing. Print this file duplex and staple the center to make a booklet. Cover: Color or Black/White Inside Pages Large Print/E-reader Purchase copies from … Continue reading
This year and for the coming years we are going to use the occasional midweek services as an attempt to better catechize our people. Stemming off of the success of last year’s The Lord’s Prayer in the Lord’s Passion we … Continue reading
I have heard many people over the past decade wonder about a “Luther” for the LCMS. I don’t think it would go very well. Such a man with similar criticisms would not be received well by the LCMS at large … Continue reading
You can now purchase a copy of the Advent devotion for this year on Amazon. Lulu sometimes struggles with long delays, so Amazon can produce it for a little more cost but get it shipped to you in only a … Continue reading
This year’s Advent devotion is now available for download in two formats: Booklet format for two-sided printing. Print this file duplex and staple the center to make a booklet. Single-page format for eReaders or to print a large-print edition. Print … Continue reading
The Concordia University System needs reform. Here is a new chapter to the struggles at Concordia, St. Paul. The university has a “Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Plan” which includes a strategy of creating a prayer room for different religious faiths. Here … Continue reading
“Ever New and Greater Light and Devotion” is the theme for this year’s Steadfast Lutherans Advent series. The series will include a service plan (look below) for three-midweek services and a devotional booklet for the whole season of Advent (to … Continue reading
From http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutherantheology.waltheropenques.html Theses on Open Questions 1868 C. F. W. WALTHER Church Fellowship was established in 1868 between the Wisconsin Synod and the Missouri Synod, on the basis of agreement on these theses as drawn up by C. F. W. … Continue reading
1517. is having their conference right now I guess. What do the readers of Steadfast have to say about this graphic they posted on their facebook? Why might a confessional Lutheran have a problem with this? Is this statement unionistic? … Continue reading
Luther on comfort in the ministry: “It is remarkable that God has committed to us preachers the ministry of the Word for the ruling of men’s hearts, which we can’t look into. But this is the office of God, who … Continue reading