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Communion Every Sunday: Surprise, Surprise

The reasons for Communion every Sunday are surprising. The reasons Lutheran churches fell away from this practice also are surprising. Pr Klemet Preus,…

Posted On 8 Jan 201512 Apr 2015

Justification: Lutheran and Roman Catholic

A while back I was contacted by a man who was curious about the difference between the Roman Church and the Lutheran Church….

Posted On 26 Jul 201014 Sep 2018

Guest Post: Rev Matthew Rueger on Equity or Christological Equality?

Rev. Dr. Matt Rueger of the Iowa East district has written the following: I think it is well considered, well expressed and certainly…

Posted On 8 Jul 201014 Sep 2018

Top Ten Reasons why the Higher Things Conference in Logan, Utah Was Absolutely Great (in no particular order)

10. “Pastor, after the breakout today I have decided I want a Christ centered wedding and not a bride centered wedding.”  Where do…

Posted On 4 Jul 2010

Let’s put it in Perspective

  I spent two days last week in dismal humidity teaching about the Augsburg Confession to a small but enthusiastic group of Lutherans…

Posted On 30 Jun 2010

Reasons to Vote against Rev. Matt Harrison

Ever since Rev. Matt Harrison got 600 more nominations for president that his closest rival I have heard, through the grape vine, some…

Posted On 21 Jun 201021 Jun 2010

How did the nominations committee miss this one?

The nominations committee of the LCMS, elected at last year’s district conventions, deserves our thanks for pouring over the various nominations for the…

Posted On 3 Jun 20103 Jun 2010

Women Distributing the Lord’s Supper

A couple of weeks ago I had a conversation with a young woman who wondered whether it was proper or godly for a…

Posted On 11 May 201014 Sep 2018

Why President Kieschnick’s Numbers are Down

This is the fourth and final post analyzing why President Kieschnick showed so poorly in nominations. Perhaps his greatest weakness is that President…

Posted On 6 May 20107 May 2010

Why President Kieschnick showed poorly: Part III

I am analyzing the factors which lead to President Kieschnick’s poor showing on synodical nominations. Last time we looked at President Kieschnick’s strong…

Posted On 30 Apr 201030 Apr 2010

What do the nominations numbers mean? Part II

I am analyzing the mistakes which President Kieschnick has made in the last nine years which lead to his poor showing on synodical…

Posted On 26 Apr 201026 Apr 2010

What do the nominations numbers mean? Part I

The nominations have been calculated and Rev. Matt Harrison has received 75% more nominations than his closest rival. Never, in synodical history has…

Posted On 19 Apr 201019 Apr 2010

Good Bishop Sunday

When I was a young mission pastor I helped start a church which organized on Good Shepherd Sunday (this year April 18 or…

Posted On 14 Apr 201014 Apr 2010

Pastor Harrison’s Picture

I hadn’t seen Matt Harrison’s picture lately in either the Witness or the Reporter. I figured that he was too busy traveling to…

Posted On 10 Apr 201011 Apr 2010

Analysis of the 1977 convention elections

Analysis of the 1977 convention elections And a correction Far be it from me correct my colleague Mollie Zeigler Hemmingway, but… she has…

Posted On 9 Apr 201014 Sep 2018

Seven Last Words

Yesterday I offered my own words upon which the reader might meditate in anticipation of the observance of the death of our Lord….

Posted On 31 Mar 201014 Sep 2018

Thoughts on Good Friday

Here are my thoughts regarding the seven words of Christ from the cross. Tomorrow I will share thoughts of Luther and the next…

Posted On 30 Mar 201014 Sep 2018

Holding the Confession – Pitfalls to Avoid, by Klemet Preus

Every so often there is a text for the sermon that has something in it really worth analyzing but other more seasonal emphases…

Posted On 20 Mar 201014 Sep 2018

Have recent changes to the Service followed the example of the Confessions of the Church? By Klemet Preus

President Al Barry is perhaps best known for his pithy aphorism: Keep the message straight Missouri, Get the message out Missouri. These two…

Posted On 4 Dec 20094 Dec 2009

Can’t we have a Nice Conversation around Here? More on the Theses on Worship by Klemet Preus

Just when I want to rise above the rancor and politics of past discussions about worship and actually argue the issues reasonably and…

Posted On 1 Dec 20092 Dec 2009

An Open Letter to the Rev. Terry Forke, Montana District President, By Klemet Preus

Dear Brother Forke, Allow me first to apologize for not having responded earlier to your thoughtful letter which was posted on the Brothers…

Posted On 1 Dec 20092 Dec 2009

Let’s not tinker with Article II, More thoughts on the BRTSFG, by Klemet Preus

In my previous blog I discussed one of the proposed changes to Article II of the LCMS Constitution and the reductionistic nature of…

Posted On 10 Nov 20092 Dec 2009

Let’s Not Tinker with Article II of the Constitution, by Klemet Preus

The final report of President Kieschnick’s Blue ribbon task force is on the synod’s web site and the conversation surrounding it has continued….

Posted On 28 Oct 20092 Dec 2009

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