Review — Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Hymns
Note: The following review is by Cory Westby, whose bio appears below the review. I have anxiously awaited the release of this hymnal…
Category: Steadfast Guest
Slow and Steady Wins the Catechetical Race — by Pastor Ryan Loeslie
The following is a guest article by Rev. Ryan Loeslie, Pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Merna, Nebraska. Most of us are familiar with…
Guest Post — Sean Smith on LYF Youth Poll
Posted by Sean Smith on Facbook, an article pointing to blogs.lcms.org: 48.3 percent responded that pre-marital sex is always wrong, 16.1 percent…
Guest Post — Benedict Arnold and the Bosphorus
Here is a guest post written by Pastor Charles Lehmann and originally posted on his blog. Until two days ago I knew…
Guest Post: Thoughts on the Upcoming Election for Synod President by Rev. Andrew Yeager
In the next few days, pastors and lay leaders in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod will vote for the president of our Missouri Synod….
The Emperor’s Fig Leaves: Feminism and the Draft
This guest article is written by Rev. John Preus, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Iowa. The Emperor’s Fig Leaves: Feminism…
Thoughts by a Concerned Layman on the Diaconate…
Here’s a submission from a Concerned Layman: Before I begin in earnest, let me say that I am not a pastor, nor am…
Should Lutheran Preaching Condemn False Teachers? — Guest post by Pr. Johannes Nieminen
A spirit of universalism and toleration which is indifferent to doctrine suggests that the Lutheran church, while confessing the truth, need not…
Best Practices for “Ministry”? Report from Rev. Brian Flamme
The “Best Practices for Ministry” description is brief on the convention website. “A FREE conference encouraging pastors, church workers and lay people as…
Guest Post from Pastor Bolland — It’s Time for the ACELC
This was original added as a comment on another post. We watched it all happen. Over the decades we watched it all,…
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…
Guest Article — Misers and Miserable Sinners
BJS welcomes guest articles; here is another one from Pr. Engelbrecht. To submit your own articles, contact us. From descriptions of Dickens’…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Thrivent stumbling over the truth…
“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.” Sir Winston…
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…