Can’t we just remove Illinois? Or maybe Iowa? LCMS, WELS, ELS
A friend of mine in the ELS let me know a few weeks ago about a conference which deserves attention. It is…
A friend of mine in the ELS let me know a few weeks ago about a conference which deserves attention. It is…
From the LCMS Reporter: Synod Secretary Dr. Raymond L. Hartwig announced March 17 that two amendments to the church body’s Constitution that were…
The ACELC has posted all the papers from their recent conference here. We have reproduced the Rev. Dick Bolland’s paper (#2 below) and…
On March 1-3, 2011, the Association of Confessing Evangelical Lutheran Congregations met at Trinity Lutheran Church, Kearney, Missouri, for its Convening Conference. The…
The ACELC has posted all the papers from their recent conference here. We have reproduced the introduction to the conference and welcome your…
Thanks to a BJS reader for preparing a “pamphlet” form of the Litany previously published on this blog. You can download the Litany…
Dr. Elizabeth Goodine, Professor of Religion from Concordia, New York, delivered a paper to the Minnesota South District Theological Convocation on the role of…
(By The Rev. Dr. Timothy A. Rossow, Chairman of the Board and Editor for The Brothers of John the Steadfast) These are good…
One of the advantages of having a synod president who formerly served as the head of world relief is that the denomination will…
There are plenty of examples out there of the silly stuff many of our LCMS pastors are reading and taking as the “gospel”…
The next semi-annual general meeting of the United Lutheran Mission Association (ULMA) will take place on Saturday, March 19, 2011 from 7:00am –…
Newly posted at the Reporter at lcms.org is news of the Council of Presidents adopting a plan of five geographic regions for elections…
Posted today on the Witness, Mercy, Life Together blog is a “Blessed Lent” greeting by Pastor Harrison with a renewed call to the…
Found on Pastor Al Collver’s blog, abc3miscellany: When Bishop Voigt from the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church (SELK) visited the International Center…
Pastor Karl Weber, author of our post on Ash Wednesday (which would be good to re-read in preparation for tomorrow), wrote this paper…
Found on Pastor Paul McCain’s blog, Cyberbrethren: Pastor Matthew Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has extended a wonderful invitation and word…
This was found on the MNN Faithful list from Kari Anderson: I was blessed with having the opportunity to attend the ACELC Conference…
Dr. John Johnson, the president of Concordia University Chicago (River Forest) put out a memo in response to the proposed STOP program on…
This came in my mailbox from my church — Pastor Jeff Caithamer of St John Lutheran Church in Champaign, IL wrote this. I…
Rev. Todd Peperkorn has written an excellent guide to how Christians should approach political conflict in light of the 8th Commandment. His thoughts…
The three year work of the LCMS Task Force on Synodical Harmony is now completed and available at the LCMS blog “Witness, Mercy,…
Thanks to BJS commentator Jim, for this email from Pastor Gary Bertels, Chair, Department of Theology/Languages at Concordia University Chicago: From: CUC…
Forest Boar has posted about Chaplain Frese previously on his blog; here is an update: I recently received, through various roundabout…
President Harrison recently paid a visit to the Concordia Historical Institute Museum that is in the lower level of the LCMS International Center,…
Our recent discovery of Concordia Chicago’s efforts to improve the campus environment for homosexuals or to sensitize students to the threats faced by…