The Purdue Christmas Program, O’Reilly, The War on Christmas and President Harrison, by Pr. Rossow
When it comes to the two kingdoms, I tend to be an old fashioned, quietest Lutheran. It’s getting tougher in this country to…
When it comes to the two kingdoms, I tend to be an old fashioned, quietest Lutheran. It’s getting tougher in this country to…
St. Louis, July 20-25, 2013 SUBMITTING CONVENTION OVERTURES 1. What is an “overture”? An overture would be comparable to a motion made at…
The Association of Confessing Evangelical Lutheran Churches has produced some very thoughtful overtures for the upcoming LCMS Convention next summer. We encourage you…
Did Christianity Steal the Date of Pagan Winter Solstice Celebrations? Part 1: The Mis-use of the Church Fathers This article builds on what…
Lutheran Visuals puts out some great stuff. We have used Dr. Just’s video on the liturgy here at our parish. (I…
“Mary’s Song Prepares Us for Mary’s Son” (Luke 1:46-55) One of the things we’re doing this month in our Advent and Christmas services…
Over on the “Tale of Two Synods” post from Pastor Daniel Hinton is the following story of how this blog and others have…
Dear Friend of Issues, Etc., Advent greetings to you! We have produced a special church bulletin insert for the weekends of…
Those who resist the historical and liturgical expression of the faith as a human invention would do well to read, mark, learn and inwardly…
Subscribers to the magazine Lutheran Witness, the official magazine of the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, are no doubt aware of recent improvements…
The Second Sunday in Advent Luke 21:25-36 Jesus proclaims the signs of his second coming. This lesson is a great comfort for the…
Recently I was teaching a Bible Study on 1 Corinthians at the congregation I serve and took a week to share a sermon…
BJS puts out sources of daily study helps or thoughts that are available to help our readers. One of these is from Synod…
Another great stuff article by Pastor Peters on his blog, Pastoral Meanderings: The Bible argues for a professional clergy – “In the…
“Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.” [Psalm 118:1] Rejoice! Give Thanks! And Sing!–all you dear people of God in Christ Jesus.
Thanks in large part to the funds and attention you have raised since The Augustana Ministerium & Confraternity [TAMC] first posted the appeal to help Pastor Dan Chambers on November 14, 2012, Pastor Chambers is headed to Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital in San Antonio this afternoon.
Many years ago my family and I had a wonderful time giving my grandfather a lump of coal for Christmas. Yes, that is…
“Bear Fruits in Keeping with Repentance” (Luke 3:1-20) Advent is a penitential season, and every year on this Second Sunday in Advent, John…
Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. AMEN! Our text for…
or, Divine Revelation Evidently Done by Internal Polling and Focus Groups The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of…
Researching one’s family history can turn up surprises. A couple years ago, a distant cousin of mine researched our family line using a…
On Vocation The Doctrine of Vocation was extremely important in guiding me back to Biblical Christianity and away from pop American-Evangelicalism….
“The Chronicle of Luke: ‘That You May Have Certainty’” (Luke 1:1-4) This past Sunday was the First Sunday in Advent, and thus it…
In answer to an Ask the Pastor on our sidebar: Can we say that receiving communion in an unworthy manner (1 Cor 11:27,…
The Medical Situation via his wife, Karen: We are hoping to have Dan reevaluated to see if Warm Springs is an option….