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Latest LCMS Missions Magazine – Three Great Things and an Iffy One, by Pr. Rossow

President Harrison has just sent out a link to the latest edition of the LCMS Missions magazine. You can download the pdf here. There…

Posted On 12 Feb 201512 Feb 2015

Three Simple Steps to Move Forward with the Matthew Becker Case, by Pr. Rossow

There are three things that I see need to be done to move forward with the Matthew Becker case and in the following…

Posted On 28 Jan 201529 Jan 2015

Actions Speak Louder than Words, by Pr. Rossow

2.15  Expulsion of a District President or Officer from Membership in the Synod 2.15.1  The action to commence expulsion of a district president or…

Posted On 26 Jan 201527 Jan 2015

The LCMS Stopped Being the Church of Walther Long Ago, by Pr. Rossow

I am not talking about voters’ assemblies. I am not talking about the true visible church of God on earth. I am not…

Posted On 24 Jan 201524 Jan 2015

There is no Greater Rush than Chanting Shalom at the 5/2 Wiki Conference, by Pr. Rossow

The attached video is part of a presentation by Ian Morgan Cron at the Five Two Wiki conference this fall. It has the feel of a youth convention. Here is a tweet on the video clip on the Five Two web page:

There is something incredibly beautiful in chanting “shalom”

Posted On 22 Nov 201426 Nov 2014

Cuisine for BJS Conference Set: The Lutheran Church Basement – We Need Your Ideas, by Pr. Rossow

The 2015 BJS Conference cuisine has just been announced. The two day conference will include all the usuals (manly man breakfast, Chicago pizza…

Posted On 18 Nov 201418 Nov 2014

You’re On Five Two’s Enemies List Bud, by Pr. Rossow

Why do people put Face Book blogs up on the internet and then delete comments that they don’t like? I guess it is…

Posted On 15 Nov 201415 Nov 2014

Check Out the D Min Program at Fort Wayne, by Pr. Rossow

I completed the D Min program at Concordia Theological Seminary a few years back and it was one of the highlights of my…

Posted On 12 Nov 2014

To Heterodox Teacher Beth Moore – It is a Faithless Generation that Looks for Signs, by Pr. Rossow

In the Gospel reading for this week in the one year series Jesus says “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not…

Posted On 8 Nov 2014

A Solution to the CUS Problem – So You Don’t Think I am Just a Bomb-Lobbing Curmudgeon, by Pr. Rossow

So you don’t think I am just a bomb-lobbing curmudgeon, I thought I would offer a few thoughts by way of solution to…

Posted On 4 Nov 2014

LCMS Inc. – Please Stop Touting the Pagan Growth of the Concordias, by Pr. Rossow

The sprawling headline across the top of the most recent Reporter (November 2014), the official newspaper of the LCMS, brags “CUS Enrollment Hits…

Posted On 1 Nov 2014

Vanessa was Disappointed by Her Phone Call to St. Louis, by Pr. Rossow

Comment #50 over on the Five Plus Two Makes Three post caught my eye. I think it is worth posting for all to…

Posted On 31 Oct 201431 Oct 2014

BJS’ers Not the Only Ones Getting Deleted at 5/2; Just as Chris Rosebrough, by Pr. Rossow

Rev. Chris Rosebrough is the founder and moderator of Pirate Christian Radio. He is a sharp witted and sharp thinking Lutheran. He has…

Posted On 25 Oct 2014

Deleted Comments at 5/2 Blog – DP’s, Who is Genuinely Courageous and Open, 5/2’ers or BJS’ers? by Pr. Rossow

The 5/2 editors are deleting comments on their blogs that they apparently don’t like. (You can find these blogs at the Five Two…

Posted On 24 Oct 2014

I Applaud Mr. 5/2 Bill Woolsey, No, Really I Do, by Pr. Rossow

Don’t write off entrepreneurs in the church. I know some great churchy entrepreneurs such as Todd Wilken (Issues, Etc.), my partner in ministry…

Posted On 23 Oct 2014

The Real Reasons LCMS Pastors Want to be like American Evangelicals, by Pr. Rossow

In a post yesterday Martin Noland quoted John Hannah asserting that an aversion to Roman Catholicism is what makes LCMS’ers want to look…

Posted On 12 Oct 201412 Oct 2014

Some Thoughts on Synod, Mercy, the Divine Service and a Restored Church, by Pr. Rossow

St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hamel, Illinois dedicated its restored sanctuary on Sunday. It was devastated months ago by a fire in the church…

Posted On 9 Sep 2014

Updates from St. Louis on Work of Task Forces, by Pr. Tim Rossow

A few months ago I complained that most of the email coming out of synod and district was weighted toward the mercy end…

Posted On 5 Sep 2014

BJS Holds Church Growthers Ransom for One Million Comments, by Pr. Rossow

“Church Growthers, release your home spun creeds and liturgies, your felt needs, your sermons on ten keys to do this or that and…

Posted On 30 Jul 2014

Rev. Klemet Preus Called Home to Heaven, by Pr. Rossow

The brotherhood of our Lord’s shepherds has lost a beloved comrade. Rev. Klemet Preus died in the Lord today. He will be greatly…

Posted On 9 Jul 20149 Jul 2014

The U. S. Army has its Own Praise Band? By Pr. Rossow

The morning news shows will often feature military bands on patriotic holidays. This weekend the U.S. Army is celebrating a birthday and true to…

Posted On 14 Jun 201414 Jun 2014

Dr. Gard Accepts Call to Presidency of Concordia, Chicago, by Pr. Rossow

Dr. Daniel Gard has accepted the call to be president of Concordia University, Chicago. We are very pleased with this outcome here at…

Posted On 13 Jun 2014

Confessional Leader Elected President of Concordia Chicago, by Pr. Rossow

Dr. Daniel Gard, Professor of Exegesis at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, is the new president of Concordia University Chicago in River…

Posted On 31 May 201431 May 2014

Pastors Protest Rev. Walter Obare’s Dictatorial Leadership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya, by Pr. Rossow

Several pastors, evangelists, deaconesses and laymen have released a video of their protest outside of the headquarters of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of…

Posted On 15 May 20144 Jun 2016

Personal Guinness Boycott Grows out of Lutheran-Catholic Dialogues, by Pr. Rossow

Bill Donohue (you might recognize him as one of the talking heads from Fox News) and The Catholic League have put together a…

Posted On 15 May 201415 May 2014

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