Great Stuff — How to Reclaim Parental Spiritual Responsibility in Advent
Great Stuff by Stan Palmer found over on blogs.lcms.org. This is web-exclusive content for the Lutheran Witness: Although written from a modern…
Author: Norm Fisher
Norm was raised in the UCC in Connecticut, and like many fell away from the church after high school. With this background he saw it primarily as a service organization. On the miracle of his first child he came back to the church. On moving to Texas a few years later he found a home in Lutheranism when he was invited to a confessional church a half-hour away by our new neighbors.
He is one of those people who found a like mind in computers while in Middle School and has been programming ever since. He's responsible for many websites, including the Book of Concord, LCMSsermons.com, and several other sites.
He has served the church in various positions, including financial secretary, sunday school teacher, elder, PTF board member, and choir member.
Norm has been involved behind the scenes in many of the "go-to" websites for Lutherans going back many years.
He is one of those people who found a like mind in computers while in Middle School and has been programming ever since. He's responsible for many websites, including the Book of Concord, LCMSsermons.com, and several other sites.
He has served the church in various positions, including financial secretary, sunday school teacher, elder, PTF board member, and choir member.
Norm has been involved behind the scenes in many of the "go-to" websites for Lutherans going back many years.
Should Women Fight?
Great stuff found over on GottesdienstOnline: The D.O.D.’s sad announcement yesterday reminded me that the CTCR of the LCMS is considering the…
Lutherans in the World Missions Conference
There is a Missions Conference titled “Are we Going the Right Way?” being held in Houston TX on November 7, 2015 from 9am…
Book of Concord Drawing, Reformation 2015
Rick Techlin, a frequent attender at BJS conferences, has graciously given out a Book of Concord at each of the last few Brothers…
Resolution To Memorialize Synod To Return to a Pastoral-Based Model of Governance
Convention fast approaches. A good thing some District Presidents and Synod President Harrison have done is to emphasize the need for administrators to…
Grasping at Straws
Found over on GottesdienstOnline: In response to the last post about the use of Entertainment Worship at the chapel of Concordia Seminary…
Great Stuff — “The New Antinomianism: Denying Thesis 18 of Law and Gospel” By Rev. Mark A. Preus
Found over on Gottesdienst Online: I know you’ll all want sources. “Where have you seen this?” “Who said this?” I can’t give…
WordSites — making Websites available for Lutheran Organizations
I’m so excited to share this with you. Joshua McNary & I often get approached by non-profit organizations wanting a new website for their organization, but they have limited (or non existent) funds to devote to the project. We’ve long wished there was more we could do to help these deserving groups reach more people with the life saving Word of Jesus Christ through an expanded internet presence.
Pewcards (Divine Service — an Explanation)
We at BJS were deeply involved in generating this pewcard, so we periodically post information on it, letting new readers have the opportunity…
Great Stuff — Why they don’t sing in Church anymore
Great stuff by Jonathan Aigner found over on Patheos.com: Editors Note – the following may not be from Lutherans, but much of what…
Great Stuff — Lutheran “synergism” and the regenerate will
Another great article found over on Pastor Mark Surburg’s blog: No Lutheran who confesses that the Book of Concord is a correct…
Great Stuff — The surprising history of Romans 6 and baptism in the early Church
Another great post found over on Pr. Mark Surburg’s blog: The doctrine of Holy Baptism believed by the one holy, catholic and…
Great Stuff — Four things Lutherans believe about the Law that are false … and true
Posted originally on Pr. Surburg’s Blog: In our study of Scripture we return to the same texts, yet we often do not…
Sermon — Pr. Tony Sikora — Strong through Weakness
Our text this morning says that Jesus came to a house, not necessarily his house, but He came to house. This house is like any other house. This house is like our house. And just like our house there’s more to this house than just the walls and the roof, the windows and the door. There’s people in this house. There’s people in your house, people you love very much, people Jesus loves very much, that’s why he comes to a House in the first place.
Great Stuff — What the Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Will Mean for Confessional Lutherans
Great Stuff found over on ELS.org: Back in 2014 the three judges of the 7th Circuit Court ruled that Wisconsin and Indiana…
ACELC — Duties of the Pastor: Expectations and Evaluations
From the ACELC Conference, Sexagesima Tuesday, 2015, Kansas City, MO “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” (Romans…
Great Stuff — Mark’s thoughts: They worshipped when?!?
Great stuff found over on Pastor Mark Surburg’s blog: During the years 111-113 A.D. a Roman named Pliny served as the appointed…
Great Stuff — Koinonia Project One year On… Part 2
Great stuff found over on Pastor Lincoln Winter’s blog, Musings of a Country Pastor The discussions in the Koinonia Project (KP) are…
Sermon — Pr. Christopher Maronde — Seventh Sunday of Easter
Sermon from Pastor Christopher Maronde at Good Shepherd in Lincoln, NE, originally posted here Sermon Text — John 15:26-16:4 May 17th, 2015 —…
Pastoral Educational Debt Survey
Brothers of John the Steadfast is again writing an article on the educational debt of Pastors. A couple of years ago, Pastor Matt…
Fritz — Try the Spirits
While it is true that heresies are brought into the Church by the theological schools and the spiritual leaders, it is also true…
Great Stuff — Bylaws vs. the Word of God
Another Great article found over on Pastor Lincoln Winter’s blog, Musings of a Country Parson: There are not a lot of pending…
Great Stuff — Giving thanks for care and growth of career missionaries
Great stuff found over on WMLTblog: Dear Fellow Redeemed in Christ! “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good.” (Ps. 107:1)…
Divine Service — an Explanation is now in its FOURTH printing
I’m pleased to announce that we are now on the FOURTH printing of the pewcards shown below. This card was prepared and printed…
ACELC — Why a Synod?
This is the latest ACELC email blast. Visit the ACELC website to sign up for the emails if you don’t already receive them….