Sermon — Pr. BT Ball — Fifth Sunday after Trinity
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 (one-year lectionary) Date: Fifth Sunday after Trinity, June 30, 2013 The Rev. BT Ball St. Paul – Hamel, Il….
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 (one-year lectionary) Date: Fifth Sunday after Trinity, June 30, 2013 The Rev. BT Ball St. Paul – Hamel, Il….
“Free to Be Fruitful” (Galatians 5:1, 13-25) Freedom is a wonderful thing. This week on Thursday, the Fourth of July, our nation will…
Evangelicals face very large hurdles, obstacles, and bring with them several presuppositions that need to be addressed and resolved during their Lutheran catechesis…
A great Worldview Everlasting episode was just posted .. What do Lutherans believe about the Book of Concord? Do they hold to mere…
The fourth and fifth centuries were a time of great change for the Church. At the beginning of the fourth century, the Church…
Open Theism Dr. Steve Cowan talks about Open Theism; what it is; who its major proponents are; and most importantly how it affects…
Text: Luke 9:51-62 Day: Pentecost 6 (Proper 8) June 30, 2013 Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father…
The white smoke has gone up the International Center chimney. “Habemus praesidem!” “We have a president!” Of course we won’t know officially who…
Another home run by Pastor Peters over on Pastoral Meanderings: You can check an earlier post for the SMP task force recommendations…
Over at what looks to be his brand-new blog, “Lutheran Pastor Says”, Rev. Harrison Goodman writes that, “It’s time to get out of…
I assume that is is because that most of our parishes have recently celebrated the rite of Confirmation that the BJS editors asked…
Another great post by Pastor Peters over on Pastoral Meanderings: I have often quipped that the problem in the Lutheran Church Missouri…
Found over on Witness, Mercy, Life Together blog: October 31 is rightly celebrated as Reformation Day, the day in 1517 Martin Luther published…
Another issue of the Lutheran Clarion is out from the Lutheran Concerns Association. Here is the lead article from the magazine: The…
There will be a pre-convention meeting in the St. Louis area this Saturday, June 29, starting at 9:30 a.m., at Good Shepherd Lutheran…
Another great post by Pastor Peters over on Pastoral Meanderings: I recently made a cursory review of both the SMP Task Force…
This is the third article on the Nativity of St. John. This article will deal with the Neo-Pagan practice of claiming Celtic origins,…
Following a church merger, a congregation and pastor are forced to go to court to try to maintain claims to a parsonage that…
“Sons and Heirs” (Galatians 3:23 – 4:7) In our six-part sermon series on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians, we have already talked…
One of the highlights of the ELS Convention each year is the essay, which focuses on some particular doctrine or practice of the…
We published this a year ago; I note that it’s making its way around facebook again, so I thought it might be useful…
Another DP checks in … IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM SO DIST PRES REV. KURTIS SCHULTZ TO VOTING DELEGATES FOR SYNOD PRESIDENT Dear Voting Delegate,…
The Claims about Pagan Origins for St. John’s Nativity This is the second of three articles on the Nativity of St. John and…
Another great post found on Pastor Thomas Messer’s blog, Abide in my Word The LCMS Council of Presidents (COPs) have often…
Worldview Everlasting — Lutheran is a bad word Need a crash course in Lutheranism? Well, this video is what you are…