A Christmas Wish (Prayer) List
A Wish List in no particular order: Men and women would consider the Word of God once again as authoritative and efficacious Preachers…
A Wish List in no particular order: Men and women would consider the Word of God once again as authoritative and efficacious Preachers…
In another article here on BJS someone commented that because of the mess with ELCA/NALC/LCMC we should change our name. The frustration of…
One of our readers asked a very good question over on the “Little Old Ladies Communion Post.” I thought it deserved its own…
It came to my attention not long ago that The Lutheran Hour has extended a call to Rev. Dr. Dean Nadasdy, the Senior…
Concordia Publishing House (CPH) has been publishing awesome Lutheran resources for a long time. They are by far one of the best Lutheran…
This is a comment (# 55) posted by Pastor Ben Ball of St. Paul’s Brookfield, Illinois in response to the contextualization gobbledygook used…
Below is the official paper on daily worship at the St. Louis Seminary. It was given to the faculty last Spring but beyond…
Contemporary Christian music has evoked a lot of comments lately on this site. This poll is related to that. [poll id=”4″] Option 5…
Many denominations practice calling someone from within the congregation to be their pastor. This “home-grown (SMP, DELTO, list your favorite acronym here)” is…
President David P. E. Maier invited the pastors of his district to their 2011 theological conferences on worship with a letter that includes…
by Rev. Joshua V. Scheer Many and various sources have said that the LCMS needs to return to the Word of God, especially…
(This article is long overdue due to several reasons. First, I had to write it. Then, it needed to be reviewed by Dr….
By Rev. Joshua V. Scheer Just a few days ago Fox News published a story about Roman Catholic Bishops in the U.S. trying…
I believe that the LCMS is divided on the issue of the powers of the clergy. This does not refer to the authority…
No, this is not a commentary on modern church architecture. It’s about the pulpit shortage and its effects in the LCMS and the…
Pastor Joshua Scheer got our attention a few months ago with his study of the new ELCA offshoot, the LCMC (Lutheran Congregations in…
As reported last week, the President of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, The Rev. Dr. Dale Meyer, invited me to the seminary this week…
(Jon’s posts can be seen on the Regular Columns page under the title “God Desires Mercy, Not Sarcasm. Every week a copy of…
The meeting I spoke of last week as been arranged. I will be travelling to St. Louis next week to meet with President Meyer…
Dr. Dale Meyer, president of Concordia Seminary St. Louis, has graciously invited me to the campus to learn more about the spiritual formation…
A few weeks ago we reported that Concordia Portland had started a Gay-Straight Alliance Club. We have now received the following statement from Concordia about…
What seems like just yesterday, although it has actually been nearly 25 years now, I sat at the feet of scholars that many…
I continue to be shocked and saddened that the institution that taught me to flee from the tactics and practices of Pietism is…
The following post will appear in the Concordia Seminary – St. Louis announcements tomorrow. Small Groups TODAY!!! Tuesday, September 28, there will be…
Editor’s Note: Over on another string Ron Beck asked a great question about Luther and his musical reforms (comment #79). He asked: I…