LCMS Congregation Becoming an ELCA Congregation
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Gilroy, California, is changing denominational affiliations from the LCMS to the ELCA. Although Good Shepherd is Missouri Synod,…
Why Johnny Can’t Sing Hymns? / My First Hymnal
I found this post on Pastor Christopher Amen’s blog, Babblings. We at BJS are thinking of starting a listing of books that are…
Steadfast Chemnitz — Introduction
When I was asked to write for brothers of John the Steadfast, at first I was reluctant. I’m a new pastor, less than…
Issues Etc. — Talk Radio for Holy Week
Dear Friend of Issues, Etc., Lenten greetings to you! We have produced a special church bulletin insert to be included for the weekend…
Sermon — Rev. Tony Sikora — Jesus is Going Where? That’s Amazing! But I’m Still Afraid.
Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. AMEN! Our text for this…
Evangelical thoughts about Youth Ministry, somewhat useful for Lutherans.
Found the following post on churchleaders.com. While it’s not a Lutheran site, and there’s some things very wrong with it, the overall point…
A Video on Three Profound Topics: Mission Vacations, The Will of God and Chocolate, by Pr. Rossow
This video was passed on to me by one of our missionaries out in the field. If it moves you to support missions…
Steadfast On Campus — A Common Order
I couldn’t help but follow the discussion on BJS concerning the topic of worship wars titled “Every Sunday Pro-Choice Sunday?” (Who cares that…
An open letter to the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod Concerning Campus Ministry
The following is “An open letter to the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod Concerning Campus Ministry” written by a LCMS college student at…
Steadfast in Worship — Three Words about Worship in the Lutheran Confessions
I would like to spend a little time with three words mentioned by Pastor Martin Noland in his response (comment #32) to my…
Forty Days and Nineveh shall be overthrown!
Far from putting ULC in the place of Nineveh, this post is about the fact that ULC-Minneapolis has forty days left before they…
A Theological Coversation with Jesus: John 3
Since I haven’t posted in a while, here is a sermon I preached in chapel this morning. The text is John 3:1-16, and…
Witness, Mercy, Life Together — District Convention Representation
Found on Witness, Mercy, Life Together blog: With three district conventions down and 32 to go, delegate representation is a subject of considerable…
Sermon — Rev. Tony Sikora — Men Love Darkness But God Loves Men (and Women and Children too!)
Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. AMEN! Our text for this…
Theological Cataracts and Cholesterol
This is an article written by Pastor Karl Weber, author of our posts on Reliability of Scripture, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. If…
Seeking Sanctuary and Finding None…
One of those old words used for a church building was “sanctuary”. This word means “sacred place” and has also been noted as…
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…
Seminex and the Sovereignty of Scripture
Forty years ago, in September 1972, the “sleeping giant” of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod “blew its volcanic top.” “Tremors, rumblings, and vents of…
“Oh, for God’s Sake, Don’t Argue!”
This posting is a reflection on a portion of C. S. Lewis’ first Screwtape letter. (The John Cleese reading of this letter is…
Excellence in Lutheran Education
In the comments section of Pastor Rossow’s recent post about President Harrison’s taking questions directly from the microphones at a district convention, Pastor…
Steadfast LCMS — Lutheran by conviction.
Several years ago, on a mission trip to Haiti, I had an opportunity to spend some extra time with the now sainted Rev….
Steadfast ELS — It is written.
Gegraptai, “it is written.” This was the motto found on the seal of the old Norwegian Synod. It has served as the byline…
Sermon — Rev. Tony Sikora — Who Needs Idols When the Lord Gives Jesus?
Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. AMEN! Our text for this morning’s…
President Harrison Takes Questions Directly from the Delegates and Builds Trust, by Pr. Rossow
It has been three district conventions cycles since delegates got to ask questions of the synod president without his handlers working them over,…
Harrison Teaches and Wows Delegates at NID Convention, by Pr. Rossow
President Matthew Harrison taught and wowed the delegates at the Northern Illinois District (NID) convention Friday afternoon. He started his presentation with an…