Dr. Seuss birthday observations…
I am not witty enough to write in his style (but it shouldn’t stop anyone from trying in the comments), but today (Mar…
I am not witty enough to write in his style (but it shouldn’t stop anyone from trying in the comments), but today (Mar…
This came to me from a dear friend who faithfully serves without a helper (yet) suitable for him. I post it here to…
This article is about an often neglected part of a congregation, the pastor’s wife. A man who is called to be a pastor…
Since BJS is dedicated to helping restore fatherhood, I thought I would share a moment from the BJS Conference this past weekend. While…
Doing my future preparations the other day, I encountered something interesting with the Pre-Lent (Gesimas) Gospel lessons. For those of you wondering about…
I recently got back from the 2011 Symposia at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. I was only able to attend the second half…
Lutheran Hour Ministries has chosen Rev. Gregory Seltz to be their new Speaker. For their press release: https://www.lhm.org/newsroom/enewsstory.asp?ArticleID=16561 The Lutheran Hour link has…
I was heading back from Symposia in Fort Wayne (another post on that to come soon) and tuning through the radio (AM) when…
I just returned from Fargo, ND attending the Joint North Theological Conference (Minnesota North and North Dakota Districts). While the weather barely cooperated…
98 years ago on January 9th, one of our great fathers in the faith passed into the Church Triumphant: Karl George Stoeckhardt does…
Recently I read an article at the Reporter Online about the continued discussions between the ELCA and LCMS regarding their “Cooperation in Externals”. …
One of the big problems being tolerated in our Synod is a wide variety of practices in communion fellowship. Some examples are blatant…
A Wish List in no particular order: Men and women would consider the Word of God once again as authoritative and efficacious Preachers…
In another article here on BJS someone commented that because of the mess with ELCA/NALC/LCMC we should change our name. The frustration of…
It came to my attention not long ago that The Lutheran Hour has extended a call to Rev. Dr. Dean Nadasdy, the Senior…
Concordia Publishing House (CPH) has been publishing awesome Lutheran resources for a long time. They are by far one of the best Lutheran…
Contemporary Christian music has evoked a lot of comments lately on this site. This poll is related to that. [poll id=”4″] Option 5…
Many denominations practice calling someone from within the congregation to be their pastor. This “home-grown (SMP, DELTO, list your favorite acronym here)” is…
by Rev. Joshua V. Scheer Many and various sources have said that the LCMS needs to return to the Word of God, especially…
By Rev. Joshua V. Scheer Just a few days ago Fox News published a story about Roman Catholic Bishops in the U.S. trying…
No, this is not a commentary on modern church architecture. It’s about the pulpit shortage and its effects in the LCMS and the…
Rev. Joshua Scheer of Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bagley, MN has this article available as a PDF file on his church website; we’ve…
Martin Noland mentioned the LCMC in his article on What, Now, for the Moderate Lutherans?. Previous BJS poster Rev. Joshua V. Scheer (here…
Rev. Joshua Scheer of Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bagley, MN, spent a good bit of time evaluating the structural changes in the BRTFSSG…
(This is an article that Rev. Scheer is submitting to his local newspaper in Minnesota.) Identity Theft: “Lutheran” By Rev. Joshua Scheer There…