Nomination Numbers: What Does This Mean? By Rev. Martin Noland
The number of nominations for synodical president and vice-presidents were released last week. The most significant datum was the difference in nominations…
The number of nominations for synodical president and vice-presidents were released last week. The most significant datum was the difference in nominations…
I hadn’t seen Matt Harrison’s picture lately in either the Witness or the Reporter. I figured that he was too busy traveling to…
Analysis of the 1977 convention elections And a correction Far be it from me correct my colleague Mollie Zeigler Hemmingway, but… she has…
On Wednesday, April 14th at 4pm, Issues, Etc. is going to be doing a live 24-hour broadcast spending two hours on various books…
Yesterday I offered my own words upon which the reader might meditate in anticipation of the observance of the death of our Lord….
Here are my thoughts regarding the seven words of Christ from the cross. Tomorrow I will share thoughts of Luther and the next…
A recent post by the Rev. Dr. Timothy Rossow at “Brothers of the John the Steadfast” made me realize an extremely significant consequence…
Every so often there is a text for the sermon that has something in it really worth analyzing but other more seasonal emphases…
Yesterday we posted some news and commentary from Reclaim News on the intriguing situation with a congregation out in Oakland, California. The district…
In a recent post on the blog “Brother’s of John the Steadfast,” the Rev. Dr. Tim Rossow comments on the eerie similiarity between…
About four years ago my wife and I vacationed in Norway, the home of my ancestors. In the course of that visit we…
Article X of the Formula of Concord deals with indifferent matters or what has been called “adiaphora.” The application of Article X to…
Dear President Forke, Let me respond to the five assertions you made in your most recent letter. 1. …
Brother Forke, Allow me a few words about the place of freedom in our discussion. The idea of “Freedom” is very difficult for…
(For the previous posts in this discussion go to the Brothers” Cafe on the homepage and click on Pastor Klemet Preus or click…
President Al Barry is perhaps best known for his pithy aphorism: Keep the message straight Missouri, Get the message out Missouri. These two…
Just when I want to rise above the rancor and politics of past discussions about worship and actually argue the issues reasonably and…
Dear Brother Forke, Allow me first to apologize for not having responded earlier to your thoughtful letter which was posted on the Brothers…
Editor’s Note: Martin Noland posted a wide-ranging masterpiece of a comment on the Wendt commentary on the Forke-Worship Theses story. The title above…
In my previous blog I discussed one of the proposed changes to Article II of the LCMS Constitution and the reductionistic nature of…
(Editor’s Note: for an introduction to this essay and for Part I click here. For Part II click here and for Part III…
(Editor’s Note: for an introduction to this essay and for Part I click here. For Part II click here and for Part III…
The final report of President Kieschnick’s Blue ribbon task force is on the synod’s web site and the conversation surrounding it has continued….
(Editor’s Note: for an introduction to this essay and for Part I click here. For Part II click here.) I am surprised that…
(Editor’s Note: for an introduction to this essay and for Part I click here.) Before we look at contemporary challenges to laymen’s rights…