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I just finished signing about 30 of the most beautiful and meaningful confirmation certificates I have ever seen. They are from Agnus Dei…
I just finished signing about 30 of the most beautiful and meaningful confirmation certificates I have ever seen. They are from Agnus Dei…
Found over on MercyJourney: The question of admission to the Lord’s Supper is addressed from the instituting words of the Lord which…
UPDATE – the first goal met, we are trying to raise $25,000. Dear Readers of BJS, Please consider this opportunity to show love…
Recently I came across a sermon preached on the occasion of a Lutheran pastor leaving his church and confession behind to join with…
Found over on MercyJourney, extracted from the Brief Statement of the Doctrinal Statement of the Missouri Synod OF THE PUBLIC MINISTRY By…
A guest article written by the Rev. Robert Weinkauf: My son’s visitation at Concordia – Seward. My son is a high school…
At one time in the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, every congregation was united in doctrine and practice. Scripture’s teaching on Holy Communion were taken…
A devout observant Jew, who began studying Zen in 1970, became a Zen Buddhist monk in 1996. In 1984 he wrote and released…
“Born Again to a Living Hope” (1 Peter 1:3-9) Our reading today from 1 Peter 1 says a lot about your past, your…
Found over on Pr. Mark surburg’s blog: When I saw that the book “Heaven Is for Real” was being released as a movie,…
Is anybody else “mercied” out? I know I am. I and the parish I serve embraced the three-fold ministry emphasis of synod (witness/mercy/life)…
I recently got an email from an older member who asked me why our commitment to the synod in our annual budget is…
Easter is when Christians rejoice in the resurrection of Jesus. In addition to Scripture additional circumstantial evidence…
Name That Worldview This is a little lighter segment of Issues, Etc. which may have paved the way for Table Talk…
April 27, 2014 Sermon Text: John 20:19-31 Christ is risen! (He is risen, indeed!) Alleluia! Our text for this morning’s sermon is taken…
When advocating for correct Biblical doctrine there will always be that one person who responds, “We are not saved by pure doctrine. You…
What if Christ has not been raised? What difference would it make for your life? Have you ever considered that question? The great…
Note: Although there certainly are many more, here are a few of my favorite quotations from the writings of C.S. Lewis that only…
Note: When J.R.R. Tolkien couldn’t find a word to express precisely what he was thinking, or trying to convey in his writing, he…
“Amen” (The Lord’s Prayer; 2 Corinthians 1:18-22) Alleluia! Christ is risen! (He is risen indeed! Alleluia!) Yes, “Alleluia” of course is the word…
I’m on the Constitution and Bylaws committee of my church. We’ve had many issues over the past 5-10 years with a set of…
“But Deliver Us from Evil” (The Lord’s Prayer; Luke 23:32-49) “But Deliver Us from Evil”: The seventh and final petition of the Lord’s…
This came in an email from the ACELC and can also be found on their website: “Worship the Lord in the splendor…
We apologize for the problems that we’ve been having with the BJS site over the past week or so; our host first replaced…
We have all heard it from our protestant friends and sometimes even from our Lutheran acquaintances – “Why do you have Jesus on…