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BJS just received an interesting comment over here. As the saying goes, “they will know we are Christians by our love”. I have…
Among the flood of stories going on right now at BJS I wanted to remind all of our readers (and many of the…
One of our fundamental distinctions as Lutherans is the use of both Law and Gospel. This is evident in the often used account…
Dr. Gene Veith has brought something up over on his blog concerning a “Lutheran” pastor who has now twice written for Christian Post…
Recently in preparing for teaching on 1 Corinthians 7 (marriage, divorce, and remarriage) I ran across some things that deserve reflection. The first…
I preached the following sermon today at my congregation’s Memorial Service for Victims of Abortion (the service provided by Lutherans for Life). In…
Often times in pastoral ministry you find yourself in situations that are not pleasant. There are times when you find a situation you…
Rev. Bart Day (Office of National Mission) and Rev. Marcus Zill (Coordinator of LCMS U and a faithful pastor in my circuit) have…
There is a great opportunity to learn from one of our Synod’s best pastors. Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church (St. Paul, MN), St. Paul…
The fad of “Heaven is for Real” is starting to pass, but there is always more effort by the devil to distract people…
“A fellowship in which the Word of God is fundamentally falsified, or in which a fundamental falsification of it is tolerated, is not…
This year take the opportunity to come to the 5th Annual Brothers of John the Steadfast National Conference on February 15-16th. This year…
“Tend to Me: Devotions for Mothers“ is the second book by Emily Cook, wife of Rev. Joshua Cook, a faithful LCMS pastor. Together…
Recently I was teaching a Bible Study on 1 Corinthians at the congregation I serve and took a week to share a sermon…
Over the past year, the authors of BJS have increased a lot, but another thing has been increasing as well – the size…
Simple, childlike faith in Jesus is good. In fact, children often make fine examples of the Christian Faith (note Jesus’ use of them…
A word from Flacius about the current desires to have more debates about things which are clearly taught in Scripture: “A year ago,…
In the two parishes I have been privileged to serve, the saints gathered there have been awesome in showing appreciation through big and…
Often I hear well-intentioned Christians talk about prayerfully considering major decisions going on in their lives in such a way that sounds like…
Behold, We Live St. Paul described the ministry of the apostles to the congregation in Corinth in these words: “as dying, and behold…
In my community right now there is a ton of emphasis on bullying in our local schools. This has been a real issue…
Great news everyone, every Monday morning at 7:30 CST on KFUO’s His Time program there will be a brief spot (10 minutes) with…
As Robert Paul’s posting reminds us today of the anniversary of one of our Lutheran Fathers church membership being transferred from militant to…
Tomorrow morning I have the honor of being on the KFUO program “His Time” hosted by Pr. Randy Asburry. I will be participating…