Caesar’s continued war against the Church…
In 2007 the United States House of Representatives passed “The College Cost Reduction and Access Act.” This act established the Public Service Loan…
Author: Pastor Joshua Scheer
Pastor Joshua Scheer is the Senior Pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He is also the Editor-in-chief of Brothers of John the Steadfast. He oversees all of the work done by Steadfast Lutherans. He is a regular host of Concord Matters on KFUO.
Pastor Scheer and his lovely wife Holly (who writes and manages the Katie Luther Sisters) have four children and enjoy living in Wyoming.
Differences between the ELCA and LCMS, with links, being updated
A few years back I took on the task of researching the official beliefs of the ELCA and comparing them to official beliefs…
Church hopping, a natural outgrowth of felt needs ministry…
Found this (and had it sent to me by a friend) on the web the other day: “Spirit moves ‘church hoppers’”. The article…
Excellent resource on sale – one of the keys to understanding our Life Together debates
Luther’s work “On Christian Freedom” was required reading at seminary. It provided a great way to understand the freedom we have in Christ…
“Help it be for good” — Continuing to support ULC.
ULC has now been holding its services at another site since their building was purchased by Doran companies. The MNS District in convention…
Lutherans — the Original Freedom Folks.
Today we celebrate our country’s independence. But as a Lutheran I have a heritage of freedom that goes way further back than just…
ULC Final Divine Service and Closing Service
Note: Special thanks to Norm Fisher, BJS tech guru for making this post possible. The artful summary video set to Psalm 48 is…
Who can discuss the LCMS?
Recently the topic of whether someone from outside of the LCMS can discuss or be critical of the LCMS came up on a…
ULC last Divine Services in their chapel this Sunday, eviction Monday
The eviction order that the MNS District BOD sought against ULC received the judge’s stamp of approval. This Sunday, June 24th will mark…
+ Dr. Robert Preus + on Marriage and Family
Recently on my post about helping families in their devotional lives, Erich Heidenreich posted a link to an excellent presentation by Dr. Robert Preus
Here is the audio recording on “Marriage and Family”adapted for a seminary audience and discussing life in a parsonage [Dr. Preus and his wife are the speakers].
MNS Convention Update on ULC. UPDATED
The MNS Convention started conducting business today. The elections went to the Mission Vision MNS candidates, with Rev. Dr. Dean Nadasdy elected District…
MNS Board of Directors release new minutes from May and they show something…
That is appalling. See the draft minutes here. There was a chance that the sale could have fallen through, but apparently the District…
Save ULC – Update including a recent letter sent from MNS District to delegates AND a letter of clarification by President Harrison
There is still no word on the court case with ULC (eviction hearing). The MNS District Convention begins on Thursday. This letter was…
A way for congregations to support families in raising Lutheran children.
In my present congregation I have developed a program to help our families which will begin this summer. Fundamental to this is the…
Update on ULC Eviction hearing
The past two days have been filled with courtrooms for ULC and the MNS District. The latest news is that each party has…
CTCR responds to the ELCA “Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust” Statement
In 2009 the ELCA adopted their statement “Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust” which allowed for them to now ordain practicing homosexuals into the…
Supporting resolutions for ULC stricken, “this” resolution is put to the MNS Convention. UPDATED
The ongoing struggle over ULC, showing the deepening divisions in our Synod has a new document. ULC has released a critical evaluation…
ULC Legal Claims Documents
Some new documents have put out by ULC in their cause to save their facility from being destroyed by the MNS District’s…
Memorial Day — A good day to read Luther’s view on soldiers.
Memorial Day is a good day. It is a day when we remember those who have fought and died for our country. Really…
Mission Vision MNS: Supporting past and current actions of the MNS District
There is a political group in the Minnesota South District looking to continue the same policies and procedures that currently have one of…
Not the type of service you expect from a District – MNS serves eviction papers to ULC.
In the past few days there has been a sequence of bad news for University Lutheran Chapel (ULC). First, their restraining order was…
Wyoming District Convention Report
I had the opportunity to be a delegate to the Wyoming District Convention this past weekend. It was a good convention with relatively…
ULC and the courts – a back and forth between pastors.
Recently there has been a public debate ongoing on Facebook in regards to the ULC lawsuit against the MNS leadership. Rev. Mark Surburg…
God’s Gift of Motherhood
Here are some good quotes for our moms this day: The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of…
Doctrine means nothing when Practice can mean anything.
Recently I was discussing some things with a fellow pastor and I uttered the phrase above. Many comments recently on this blog have…