God Makes Rulers Mad
“For God the Almighty has made our rulers mad; they actually think they can do–and order their subjects to do–whatever they please. And…
“For God the Almighty has made our rulers mad; they actually think they can do–and order their subjects to do–whatever they please. And…
From the LCMS facebook page: The Ballwin, Mo., home of Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew and Kathy Harrison suffered an accidental house fire…
This year I turned 62. As we age, we learn more about bereavement. My latest bereavement is the Boy Scouts of America. The…
We can learn a lot from the imprecatory psalms. These are the psalms that speak godly judgment on the ungodliness of…
St. Paul wrote to the churches in Galatia saying, “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again…
Luke 16:1-9 The Wise Steward 16 He also said to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an…
Found over on Pastor Mark Surburg’s blog: In discussions about homosexuality and same sex marriage, you will often encounter people who deliver…
On May 11 BJS reprinted an article published in The Lutheran Clarion titled “Doctrinal Supervision and the Becker Case” by Rev. Dr. Martin…
7/26/2015 – Proper 12 — 9th Sunday after Pentecost Sermon Text — Mark 6:45-56 Audio — Come back later for the audio of…
Found over on Chronicles Magazine: By:Aaron D. Wolf If the role of religion in America today is to teach the faithful to…
Greetings! My name is Jacob Hercamp and I am a vicar finishing up my year of “servitude” in a congregation that I have…
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, hardly known for its love of conservatives in the LCMS has published an “article” (read: opinion piece) on the…
Found over on Pastor Lincoln Winter’s blog, Musings of a Country Pastor: Of course not. The man was a heretic, and his…
…you despise preaching and the Sacrament. In other words, Christians go to church. Those who leave the fellowship of the Church are not…
Matthew 7:15-23 New King James Version 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous…
“God’s Building Project” (Ephesians 2:11-22) “Built on the Rock the Church shall stand.” “Christ is our cornerstone.” “The Church’s one foundation.” These hymns…
What I mention in this article is my opinion and thinking out loud. It was prompted by the Synod President’s comments after the…
Many Districts encourage congregations to survey their members about the status of their congregation and the quality and character of their pastor’s work. It…
July 22nd Luke 7:36-50 36 Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and…
At his table one day Martin Luther said, “Christ is friendlier than we are. If I can be good to a friend, how…
“The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd….
Providence Mark 8:1-9 New King James Version Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand 8 In those days, the multitude being very great and having…
We at BJS were deeply involved in generating this pewcard, so we periodically post information on it, letting new readers have the opportunity…
“Blessings in Christ: Past, Present, and Future” (Ephesians 1:3-14) Today is the beginning of eight straight weeks in which the Epistle reading is…
Thanks to all who have been praying to Our Father for Justin Schwarz. Justin’s surgery was successful, the bypass has new blood flow…