To threaten or not to threaten; The full letter
Since LCMS Inc. is denying that it has threatened legal action against Pastor Wilken and Jeff Schwarz, we at BJS thought that you…
Since LCMS Inc. is denying that it has threatened legal action against Pastor Wilken and Jeff Schwarz, we at BJS thought that you…
We have just concluded our best week ever for unique visitors here on the BJS website. We blew away our previous high by…
Rev. Joseph Fisher from West Bend, Wisconsin has prepared a motion that will be submitted to the South Wisconsin District’s pastor’s conference in…
(Editor’s Note: Pastor Erik Stefanski is in Sri Lanka teaching the faith. He took the time to weigh in on The Alley issue…
We have had some vigorous discussions about worship on the posts on The Alley church this past week. One of the scriptures often…
I have been thinking that it would be good to write a summary critique of the problems with the move toward the “unchurch”…
The Biblical Convictions statement from The Alley (see below) has some meat to it but does not mention Baptism or the the Lord’s…
On Tuesday I introduced you to a troubling situation in the Minnesota South District of the LCMS. There is a new congregation in…
The Minnesota South District of the LCMS has an interesting situation that characterizes the conflict that has been brought about in our church…
The “No Pietists Allowed” parties for the upcoming National Conference will be first-come, first-served. If you are attending the conference we need to…
Issue #3 of our Steadfast Quarterly is printed and will be mailed this week. Included in the “Church Watch” section is a…
There is a website called Wordle (www.wordle.net) that allows you to submit a document and it will turn it into a graphic featuring…
Yesterday we followed up on the gay activist story in the Northwest District of the LCMS. Today we offer this interesting perspective as…
I took some time today to call President Schumacher in the Northwest District Office. There is an on-going problem at Bethlehem Lutheran Church…
We asked a couple of Bethany – Naperville seasoned business entertainers to make a list of recommended restaurants in Naperville and Chicago for…
I am back in Naperville now, teaching confirmation, preparing Sunday Bible class and catching up on a few administrative tasks. Before leaving Ft….
I heard a couple of interesting things while in Fort Wayne today and got to meet some great BJS folks. First the details…
We have a booth set up at the Confessional Symposium here in Ft. Wayne. I have been quite busy greeting Brothers and hawking…
It was reported today that William Ayers was denied access to Canada Sunday night due to his criminal record and yet Dr. Johnson…
There is a study guide available to help individuals and groups (elders, church councils, confessions reading groups, Bible classes, etc.) work through Rev….
I just got a phone call from a good confessional laymen who checks in periodically and he was concerned that too many posts…
A few days ago a reader requested a definition of “worldview” on our LutheranWiktionary. I have obliged. (To view the LutheranWiktionary click here….
Our LutheranWiktionary continues to grow and we are slowly but surely adding entries from more of you, our readers. Our computer guy Norm…
(Editor’ s Note: We have had a lot of interest shown in Rev. Noland’s article and so we thought we would publish it…
So far we have had over a half dozen folks contribute definitions for our new LutheranWiktionary. Don’t be timid. Join in the fun….