Great Stuff — Forget The War On Christmas, The War On Advent Is Worse
A great post found by original BJS columnist Mollie Hemingway found over on TheFederalist.com excerpted below: I just received an email asking…
Category: Mollie Hemingway
Mollie Hemingway “helps spotlight lack of abortion trial coverage” (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Mollie Ziegler Hemingway, religion journalist, media critic, and Steadfast blogger, is being featured in the news for her role in calling attention to…
Attention St. Louis-area Issues, Etc. listeners!
You may have heard that “Issues, Etc.” is “returning” to KFUO radio. This is true, in the sense that KFUO listeners will get…
Getting the history right on Yankee Stadium
I wanted to post this important piece by David Berger, who has served the Lutheran Church in many capacities. He is perhaps best…
Scary Words: I’m from the District and I’m here to help
I’m stealing this idea from someone else but remember President Reagan’s joke about the nine most terrifying words in the English language: ‘I’m…
Singing Praise — The proud past and bright future of Lutheran Music
Found on Pastoral Meanderings Singing Praise — The proud past and bright future of Lutheran music. By Mollie Ziegler Hemingway (first printed…
My Name’s Mollie And I’m A Submissive Wife
I’ve seen links to this all over facebook and google plus, and thought it might generate some interesting discussion here. One link to…
I always thought my church was pretty cool
but it’s not like we’re the Cool Lutheran Church pictured here.
Lutheranism in the local paper
Well, my local paper, at least. I was interviewed by a reporter for the Washington Examiner for their “Credo” section. Each Sunday, a…
Congratulations to Dr. Larry Rast, president-elect of CTSFW
I’m just seeing the announcement on the Concordia Theological Seminary web site. We’ll update with details. The entire slate of candidates was fantastic…
Decent and Good Order
People who are trying to communicate with the Minnesota South District of the LCMS about the plan to sell off University Lutheran Chapel…
Can you feel the “open communication”?
In one of the many documents the Minnesota South District has posted, it claims to act in “the interest of open communication and…
Holy Tuesday decisions
I’ve put in interview requests with a few of the Minnesota South leaders who made the decision to sell University Lutheran Chapel. This…
Concordia Theological Seminary President Nominees Announced
News from Ft. Wayne: Please be advised that the election for the new President of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana will be…
Holy Week and Confession
The first of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses is “When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, “Repent” (Matthew 4:17), he willed the entire…
St. Louis Seminary’s “Out of the Box” workshop
Did anyone get a chance to attend the “Out of the Box” workshop held at Concordia Seminary a week ago in St. Louis?…
LCMS school in Supreme Court case
The Supreme Court will decide whether a teacher at an LCMS school can sue under a federal law against workplace discrimination. The issue…
Burkee reviews are in
A few months ago we discussed the publication of a book about Seminex. Reviews of that book are in. You should read all…
Constitution changes ratified
From the LCMS Reporter: Synod Secretary Dr. Raymond L. Hartwig announced March 17 that two amendments to the church body’s Constitution that were…
How should Christians act during political turmoil?
Rev. Todd Peperkorn has written an excellent guide to how Christians should approach political conflict in light of the 8th Commandment. His thoughts…
Response from Rev Gary Bertels, Theology Department Head, to LGBT advocacy event
Thanks to BJS commentator Jim, for this email from Pastor Gary Bertels, Chair, Department of Theology/Languages at Concordia University Chicago: From: CUC…
Concordia Chicago to host LGBT advocacy event
Students at Concordia University Chicago are reporting that faculty have invited them to a pro-LGBT event on campus. The email was sent to…
Kieschnick’s new position
From the Concordia University – Texas web site: Former Synodical President joins CTX Rev. Jerry Kieschnick named Pres. Ambassador for Mission Advancement Concordia…
Sad, sick, struggling Christians not welcome?
I’m a big fan of Twitter and I know some of you are, too. I came across a curious tweet from Michigan District…
Nominations for CTS President
I was going to summarize the following call for nominations. But you might as well read the whole thing: The Rev. Dr. Dean…