Another new blogger for BJS
As Pr. Rossow noted a few weeks ago (see here) we are adding new writers to BJS in order to provide some new…
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As Pr. Rossow noted a few weeks ago (see here) we are adding new writers to BJS in order to provide some new…
Whereas the “Specific Ministry Pastor” (hereafter SMP) program was adopted in 2007 to replace the “Distance Education Leading to Ordination” (hereafter DELTO) program,…
Text: Mark 1:40-45 [Sermon for Sixth Sunday after Epiphany, with commentary on the present abortion issue] When Christians look at the many…
I was asked to post this online, so here it is, a handout of the last third of my presentation today on the…
We had a wonderful first day of liturgy, eating, and thinking at the Fourth Annual Brothers of John the Steadfast International Conference. Pastor Fisk…
When Lutherans face controversy or difficult decisions, they can turn to several resources. First in line are the Scriptures and Confessions. Second are…
Thanks to Jonathan Lange, a Librivox Volunteer, the entire Book of Concord is now available in audio format. You can find it on…
Recently I had the crossful opportunity to be with my daughter (4 years old) in the Emergency Room after a massive seizure. [She…
About a year ago one of my professors gave me the lecture notes of my grandfather, Robert Preus, from when he taught a…
A single mom named Michelle put the following quote on the church coffee shop debate post from a couple of weeks ago. It…
Registration for the annual BJS conference closes tomorrow night. The conference is being held in Naperville, Illinois this Friday and Saturday and features Revs. Fisk,…
Per a request by a frequent BJS commentor, I’ve added a “More Recent Comments” option under the Recent Comments section of the sidebar….
“And He Healed Many” (Mark 1:29-39) Yesterday, on a pastors’ e-mail list that I’m a part of, one of the men, Pastor Jay…
Long-term conference attendee Rick has offered a drawing of a premium edition of the Book of Concord to attendees at the Brothers of…
Beloved, The sermon for this morning is based upon Mark 1:29-39. Blessings, Pr. Sikora Grace, mercy and peace be unto you…
Over on the post about the end of the “missional mindset” BJS reader James defends the promulgation of small groups. People are really confused…
February 3, 2012 A Statement on Recent HHS Decision and Religious Freedom We are deeply distressed by the U.S. Department of Health and…
I found this making it’s round on facebook this morning; another great find to a new-to-me blog, This We Confess, by Rev. Lucas…
Registration will close Tuesday night for this years Brothers of John the Steadfast Conference which will give us time to stomp the grapes for the…
I posted Pastor Marcus Zill’s Reflections on the Campus Ministry Think Tank a few days ago, and he mentioned that his thoughts were…
Here is yet another excellent article found on Lutheran Witness The View from Here written by Rev Tim Pauls. You can subscribe to…
One of the recurring themes in the recent discussions about the LC–MS “Specific Ministry Pastor” (hereafter SMP) program is the matter of a…
Pastor Marcus Zill posted this on facebook on January 7th. There have been several comments on BJS asking “what happened at the think…
Beloved, Our text for Sunday’s sermon is St. Mark 1:21-28. Blessings, Pr. Sikora Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our…
Every year clergy and laity from Wyoming (and some from other districts as well) converge on Casper, Wyoming to hear speakers on topics…