BJS/SKL Goes International with Associate Director’s Trip to Africa this Week
TRULY INTERNATIONAL — FIRST BJS/SKL SEMINARS ABROAD The international character of BJS/SKL (Brothes of John the Steadfast/Sisters of Katie Luther) has been…
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Great Stuff Found on the Web — Children in Church by Amanda Markel
I came across this in a google alert (requires a gmail.com account) on the term lutheran. This post is one woman’s thoughts on…
Call for Insights into PLI, by Pr. Rossow
We recently had a request for a review of the work of PLI – Pastoral Leadership Institute. I am not aware of any…
Welcome, Zion Lutheran of Mission Valley
I just saw this brief story about a celebration planned at Zion Lutheran Church in Mission Valley, Texas, Sunday. The reason? They’re joining…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — What is REAL Lutheran Worship anyway? on Intrepid Lutherans
There is a great post on Lutheran Worship over on Intrepid Lutherans. By the way, the Intrepid Lutheran site was in part inspired…
ELCA Splinter Group CORE to Constitute a New Church this Week but Falls Short on Scriptural Authority, by Pr. Rossow
Earlier this week we ran a post about a federation of congregations called the LCMC (Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ). This coming…
New BoC reading group in Evansville, IN
We at BJS are excited when a new Book of Concord Reading Group starts up; If you have one that we don’t yet…
A marketing consultant advises the early church
Christianity Today‘s Mark Galli looks at how consultants would have advised the early church to improve preaching and other issues in this dead-on…
What do We Call It? Katie Luther Journal in the Works, by S. Zobel
The newest addition to our publication family needs a name! The quarterly journal for SKL (Sisters of Katie Luther) focuses on a specific…
The more things change . . .
I just stumbled across this delightful Lutheran Witness article. I think it might have been written in 1916. I had to share it…
Lutheranism and the Classics Conference at Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne
LUTHERANISM & THE CLASSICS (1-2 October 2010) A major conference considering how the classical languages have influenced the Lutheran Church in the past,…
Confessions Study Season is Starting Back Up – Word from Nebraska…
The August gathering of the Nebraska Lutherans for Confessional Study (NLCS) will be held on Thursday, August 26 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,…
A View of the LCMC from an LCMS Pastor, by Rev. Joshua V. Scheer
Martin Noland mentioned the LCMC in his article on What, Now, for the Moderate Lutherans?. Previous BJS poster Rev. Joshua V. Scheer (here…
Insightful Devotion on “Congregations Gone Wild,” in Dr. Murray’s Memorial Moment
Dr. Scott Murray of Memorial Lutheran Church – Houston, Texas and recently elected fifth vice president of the LCMS, has written another insightful…
Today, the Anniversary of John the Steadfast’s Death, Reminds Us of the Work of the Brothers of John the Steadfast, by Pr. Rossow
One of our LCMS historians sent me an e-mail this afternoon to remind that today is the anniversary of the death of John…
A year after denomination accepted gay clergy, some local Lutheran churches appear to be leaving
The following was found in my local paper this morning; I don’t know how many of you have similar information showing up in…
Blessed Feast of Mary, Mother of Our Lord Day – The Lutheran Confessions on Honoring the Saints, by Pr. Rossow
Whenever a saint day falls on a Sunday we at Bethany – Naperville, Illinois celebrate it with the propers for the day. I…
Wanted: Mercy Medical Team volunteers for Haiti
This came across on LCMS news today .. shows that LCMS WR-HC is still active and needing our help. There have been comments…
Great Devotion by Rev. Dr. Scott Murray, One of our New VP’s
The Rev. Dr. Scott Murray of Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston, Texas, writes a daily devotion that we have highlighted on occasion. Today’s…
Harrison on the Wretched Network? It’s Not what You Think – Check It Out, by Pr. Rossow
Here is an interesting video that came our way via LCMS Rev. John Day from Houston, Texas who found it on the web….
What, Now, for the Moderate Lutherans?
During the 1970s in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), the “liberal” faction referred to itself as the “moderates.” Richard John Neuhaus advised against…
President Kieschnick’s Letter to Pastors, August, 2010
Here is President Kieschnick’s last official letter to the pastors of the synod. His other letters can be found here. A Pastoral Letter…
“If I were President Harrison I would…,” by Pr. Rossow
I hope you will take me up on this offer to complete the above sentence. I make this invitation not so much to…
Is Your Treasure the Word or the Soundtrack?
This is a guest post by Cheryl Magness. The recent BJS post “Firearms Training” discussed at some length the recorded hymn accompaniment tracks…
How to continue support of World Relief and Human Care
In the comments to the previous post some folks wondered how they could make sure their contributions for relief efforts go to relief…