Talking with little ones about the Sixth — Guest post by Holly Scheer
The Sixth Commandment isn’t less relevant with on demand sex around every virtual corner In the not-so-distant past pornography was disseminated in print…
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The Church in Need – A Hard Look at Giving – Guest post by Vanessa
Thanks to Vanessa for this guest post. For more by Vanessa check out her regular blog: Bible, Beer, and Babies. No one likes…
Things your pastor’s wife wishes you knew – Guest post by Holly Scheer
This is a collection of sentiments from all of my sisters in Christ that I have met over the years. Please know that…
Great Stuff – How God Blessed the Reformation through Katie Luther
From the Evangelical Lutheran Synod… Katharina von Bora was born January 29, 1499. Much about her life must remain a mystery to us,…
Rejected by FiveTwo: How I Failed My Sacramental Entrepreneur Aptitude Test – Guest Article by Vanessa
Rejected by FiveTwo: How I Failed My Sacramental Entrepreneur Aptitude Test The first time I heard the title “sacramental entrepreneur” I’m pretty sure…
Guest Article — The Supreme Court Non-Decision
By now just about everyone has heard that the Supreme Court of the United State has declined to hear the appeals of multiples…
We need pastors not pansies — Guest Article by Vanessa Rasanen
The following was submitted by Vanessa Rasanen, who runs Bible, Beer, and Babies blog. I became a Christian nearly a decade ago, attending…
Guest Article — Grace and the Corrupter
Posted by Rev. Edward A. Engelbrecht, Concordia Publishing House O you sons of men, return, And you their daughters, come. And abandon the…
Twice More to John 6: An Analysis of the Sacramental Interpretation
Twice More to John 6: An Analysis of the Sacramental Interpretation Rev. Philip Hale – St. Paul, Bancroft and St. John, Lyons NE…
The Church and the Single Mom — A guest post by Dcs. Ellie Corrow
When I was in college a couple of friends were brainstorming about where I could meet a nice, Christian man, since it was…
Guest Article — Just what do you say when others experience crosses?
by Holly Scheer There are defining moments that stick with us, both of the good and bad variety. When things go well we…
Building up the Body of Christ (by rebuilding the laity core) — Guest article by Gene White of the CLCC
Hopefully the title clarifies a concern of many clergy and laity within Lutheranism over a trend of the last few decades. All those…
ACELC — We Need to Learn from History
On February 19, 1974, a little over 40 years ago, most of the faculty and students of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis took a…
Who Really Gets Saved?
The following is written in response to an ELCA article in “The Lutheran” entitled “Who Gets Saved” which taught universalism. You can find…
How to make it through church with children — Guest post by Holly Scheer
Sitting calmly in one spot, standing on cue, holding a hymnal without letting it become a projectile, going for communion without scaling the…
Lutheran Schools and the Small Catechism — guest article by Andrew Strickland
Christmas shopping is always an exciting endeavor. By exciting I mean terrifyingly hectic. By terrifyingly hectic I mean I wish I had gotten…
Poisonous perfection and the importance of forgiveness — Guest Article by Holly Scheer
How often when dealing with a particularly offensive transgression have you asked your child, “Why did you do that?” If they couldn’t answer…
Augustana Ministerium
[Please circulate the following far and wide; this need and so many other needs of hurting pastors and their families are so great,…
Hot for Preacher — The issue of lust in the church.
Lust. To be honest, this seems to get a lot more attention as a man’s sin. Men – with their visual-driven minds –…
Advent in the home — Guest article by Holly Scheer
Advent has begun again. It’s easy and tempting to treat Advent as a pre-Christmas but it’s so much more. Advent is waiting for…
Steadfast Guest — My Atheist Experience
Associate Editor’s note: This article comes from Vanessa whose blog states that she is “an Army National Guard wife, a working mom of…
Steadfast Guest — Children are on loan from God by Holly Scheer
On December 31, 2008, my husband and I spent our anniversary in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of a children’s hospital in…
Guest Article — ELCA Has Biggest Split in American Church History
by Rev. Kevin Vogts Since shortly after its formation in 1988 the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has been fixated on deviant sexual…
Harrison elected to second term as LCMS president
Found on LCMS.org: The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison has been elected to his second term as president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri…
Luther’s Small Catechism Part 3 The Second Commandment
Our BJS Catechism Series continues with Part 3, the Second Commandment. This one features Pastor May from Lutherans in Africa. Pr. May does…