9.5 Things That Hold Lutheranism Together (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Yours truly was the guest on the “Studio A” radio program on KFUO, AM 850, on Monday, October 25, to discuss “What Holds…
Month: October 2010
“Justification: It’s What Holds the Reformation Together” (Sermon on Romans 3:19-28, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Justification: It’s What Holds the Reformation Together” (Romans 3:19-28) Today is Reformation Day. It was on this day 493 years ago, on October…
A Brief Report on the Trip to Concordia Seminary, by Pr. Rossow
As reported last week, the President of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, The Rev. Dr. Dale Meyer, invited me to the seminary this week…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — Carl Braaten’s Open Letter to the Editor of the ELCA’s magazine “The Lutheran”
For those interested in following what is going on in the ELCA and its recently-formed splinter groups, Carl Braaten’s recent “Open Letter” is…
Fame and Confessional Lutheranism, by Jon Townsend
(Jon’s posts can be seen on the Regular Columns page under the title “God Desires Mercy, Not Sarcasm. Every week a copy of…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — Mini-Travelogue by Al Collver on abc3miscellany
Synod President Matthew Harrison is visiting in Germany. Dr. Albert B. Collver, Director of Church Relations has been posting several pictures and videos,…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — Wild Boar on Cause and Effect
Being a person who doesn’t care for the taste NOR smell of Sauerkraut, I found this post by Wild Boar from the Forest…
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You see the banner on the sidebar: You recall that a month ago we posted an article introducing it and offering a special…
Reformation and the posting of the Ninety-Five Theses, by Pr. Rossow
Reformation is a great day for men. It is a festival for men to exhale with all the breath in their lungs the…
Chair of Theology Faculty at Concordia, Mequon Offers a Reassuring Comment, by Pr. Rossow
Rev. Dr. Nathan Jastram, chair of the theology department at Concordia University, Wisconsin submitted the following comment on yesterday’s post about concerns at…
Getting to know you . . .
I’ve been noodling over this for a while but thought I’d throw it out to you all, since you always have such good…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — Pigs that Roll in the Mud — Luther
Those who aren’t following Synod President Matthew Harrison’s blog are missing out. He is still blogging, and well worth reading regularly. Here is…
Unsettling Beliefs in the Faculty at Concordia, Mequon Says Former Adjunct Professor, by Pr. Rossow
We have documented several concerns about our Concordias here on the Brothers of John the Steadfast website, including faculty at Concordia – Chicago…
Bo Giertz’s first book, Kristi Kyrka, now available in English!
Bo Giertz’s first book, Kristi Kyrka (1939), which he published at age 33 (!), is now available in the world’s language! It can…
Clerical Collars – I Need a Ruling: Do You Need to Wear Your Clerical Collar When Reading “Curious George” to the School Children? by Pr. Rossow
It’s good to have a little fun once in a while here at the ultra-serious Brothers of John the Steadfast blogsite. In this…
Meeting at Concordia – St. Louis is Set for Next Week, by Pr. Rossow
The meeting I spoke of last week as been arranged. I will be travelling to St. Louis next week to meet with President Meyer…
New Video about Change in the LCMS
Using Jim Pierces intro to this video, “My friend Eric Comstock has put together yet another well done and thought provoking video simply…
Unity, a Bible Study by Pastor John F. Wurst
This Bible Study was presented to the women of the LWML at The Lutheran Church of Christ the King in Duluth, Minnesota on Tuesday, September 28 +…
BJS Newsreel: If You are within the Sound of My Voice Join us for a Joint Chapter Mtg this Saturday, Open to the Public
(By Pastor Rossow) On Saturday October 23 at 9 AM there will be a joint meeting of two Chicago suburban chapters of The…
Texas Confessional Lutheran Free Conference XXI, Sept 10-11 2010
TEXAS CONFESSIONAL LUTHERAN FREE CONFERENCE XXI Friday & Saturday, September 10-11, 2010 Grace Lutheran Church 1212 W. Jefferson Street Brenham, Texas Theme: “A…
Is The Long Synodical Nightmare Over? By Pastor David Oberdieck
Pastor David Oberdieck, Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lebanon, MO, submitted this piece to us — a reflection of where we in…
Why Belong to a Church?
I found this newsletter article on one of the Faithful lists .. discussion email lists in regions around the country supported by CAT41….
Invitation to Concordia St. Louis to Learn More about their Spiritual Formation Program, by Pr. Rossow
Dr. Dale Meyer, president of Concordia Seminary St. Louis, has graciously invited me to the campus to learn more about the spiritual formation…
Concordia Portland Issues a Statement Changing the Name and Purpose of the Gay Straight Alliance Club. Is this Change Sufficient? by Pr. Rossow
A few weeks ago we reported that Concordia Portland had started a Gay-Straight Alliance Club. We have now received the following statement from Concordia about…