WELS President Comments on NIV 2011 and New Translation
As one reads BJS lately, you may get the impression that this is an in-house LCMS production. We may not be posting as…
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Pastor Paul Rydecki
Intrepid Lutherans Conference: A Review
The first annual (hopefully!) Intrepid Lutherans Conference was held on June 1st and 2nd at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The theme…
Does God Hate the Sin but Love the Sinner?
Troubled sinner: “I’ve done a terrible thing. God must hate me.” Well-meaning friend: “No, that isn’t true. God hates the sin, but loves…
Church Fellowship – in Story Format
So who wants to talk church fellowship? (Sure, leave it to the WELS pastor to open up this can o’ worms.) This will…
The Journey to the Cross and the Empty Tomb – a Lutheran Translation
I always appreciate the invitations to “journey to the cross this Holy Week,” or to have a “blessed journey to the empty tomb.”…
Steadfast WELS — New Bible Translation or Bust – or Both
It was almost a year ago when the Brothers of John the Steadfast alerted their readers to some of the controversy surrounding the…
Steadfast WELS — It begins on paper
I’ve been graciously asked to bring a little bit of WELS history and an occasional WELS perspective to the Steadfast readers. I’m quite…