Deathbed Conversions — How common are they?
Don’t get me wrong. Deathbed conversions do happen. And when they do we rejoice and thank God the Holy Spirit for having worked…
Don’t get me wrong. Deathbed conversions do happen. And when they do we rejoice and thank God the Holy Spirit for having worked…
Palms are sweaty and your pulse throbs. The stomach is in a knot. What, oh what, should I say? I’ve done it this…
On occasion I am asked by people who have heard things in the news whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God. I…
Text Lk 7:11-17 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, June 16, 2013 “Miracles and questions,” that’s what I’ve titled today’s sermon. We have all pondered…
When it comes to the practice of Holy Communion many churches use grape juice as opposed to wine. Is the blood of Christ…
Text: Jn 16:23-33 Sixth Sunday after Easter / Confirmation Sunday, May 5, 2013 Thank you. Thank you parents for allowing me…
WITNESS, WORSHIP, & 2 COR 6:14-18 Like many in Synod I have had conversations with proponents of syncretism. They have been…
Our familiarity with Christ’s birth, death and resurrection as our substitute tend to mute the true significance for many. But instead of…
Associate Editor’s Note: Adam Menze died in a plane crash last week. He had a wife (Rhonda) and six young children. He was…
In search and rescue operations tracking an individual lost in the wilderness becomes difficult if not impossible when multiple foreign footprints dot the…
Pastor Karl Weber wrote this for his March 2012 newsletter and gives his permission to share it wherever. Feel free to copy it…
The Gentile Christmas fast approaches on January 6th when the Church celebrates Epiphany. Here, Wise Men came from the East bearing gifts…
We Christians are on the cusp of celebrating our God’s birth from the Virgin Mary. Yes, the Second Person of the Trinity took…
In my recent article I encouraged Minnesotans to vote “yes,” November 6, 2012, on the “Marriage Protection Amendment to the Minnesota State Constitution,”…
For the sake of the children I urge all Minnesotans on November 6th, 2012, to vote “yes,” for the “Marriage Protection Amendment to…
Rev. Dr. Robert Holst, President Emeritus of Concordia University St. Paul, expressed his belief that for too long he viewed the church as…
Rev. Dr. Karl Weber wrote this very timely piece after gleaning comments and posts here at BJS. He has compiled a lot of…
In light of the Fifth Commandment; “Thou shalt not murder,” why does the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and, our Catechism [endnote 1] teach that…
When is the last time you saw the word “liturgical,” in the same sentence with “boot camp”? Initially they don’t seem to have…
Greetings in Christ Jesus! Prior to 1530 the Western Church was simply known as the church catholic as there were no denominations prior…