Of Presidents, Bishops, and Birth Control
President Harrison has issued an update in the current controversy over the Federal Government’s mandate of free birth control for all, world without…
President Harrison has issued an update in the current controversy over the Federal Government’s mandate of free birth control for all, world without…
As Pr. Rossow noted a few weeks ago (see here) we are adding new writers to BJS in order to provide some new…
I was asked to post this online, so here it is, a handout of the last third of my presentation today on the…
We had a wonderful first day of liturgy, eating, and thinking at the Fourth Annual Brothers of John the Steadfast International Conference. Pastor Fisk…
Recently I had the crossful opportunity to be with my daughter (4 years old) in the Emergency Room after a massive seizure. [She…
About a year ago one of my professors gave me the lecture notes of my grandfather, Robert Preus, from when he taught a…
A single mom named Michelle put the following quote on the church coffee shop debate post from a couple of weeks ago. It…
Over on the post about the end of the “missional mindset” BJS reader James defends the promulgation of small groups. People are really confused…
One of the recurring themes in the recent discussions about the LC–MS “Specific Ministry Pastor” (hereafter SMP) program is the matter of a…
Every year clergy and laity from Wyoming (and some from other districts as well) converge on Casper, Wyoming to hear speakers on topics…
My parents did not teach my siblings and me to be hymn-Nazis. Rather, they simply taught us good hymns and good theology, and…
The Brothers of John the Steadfast (BJS) started a few years ago with Klemet Preus on our blog roll and now we are pleased to…
NOTE: This has been shared on Facebook by people who attend congregations of the PSW District. I have talked to the PSW office…
Because of comments and additional information received by email, the post has been completely revised. I did the best research I could on…
I am not sure how a schizophrenic can “walk together” but this past week has been interesting. On the one hand, Pr. Rossow…
There was a critical exchange at the Ft. Wayne Symposia yesterday afternoon. After President Larry Rast’s presentation on the theological formation of pastors…
For at least twenty years I have been puzzled about the place, or function, of ecclesiastical law (i.e., synodical constitution and bylaws) in…
Two of the Three BJS Speakers Spoke at the Ft. Wayne Symposia! Pictured here are Rev. Jonathan Fisk and Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller. They…
This Sunday is actually going to be the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, which has in recent history become an occasion for some…
A unanimous US Supreme Court has dismissed the employment discrimination case against Hosanna-Tabor Lutheran Church. This is the best decision for the religious…
There are many confessional Lutherans and other confessional Christians who are not near authentically liturgical and doctrinal churches. There is a plethora of…
I had a chance to look through the latest Lutheran World Relief News magazine the other day and as soon as I opened…
(This is the next post in our regular column “Spiritual Headship in the Church and Home” Pastor Hein’s articles on BJS can be…
Whereas, one of the most important ways in which synodical universities are held accountable to the membership of the synod is through the…
A recent article on this site brought some attention to the costs of seminary. Having graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in 2008 I…