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Category: Pastor Joshua Scheer

2016 Steadfast Conference Recap – Texans show some great hospitality and Lutherans confess great theology

Today marked the last day of the 2016 Steadfast Lutherans Conference.   This year was a marked difference than previous years.  Instead of…

Posted On 6 Feb 2016

Thank you for supporting Candidates (CRM)

In a previous post, I passed along a request to provide some funds to help pastors without calls celebrate Christmas.  That effort was…

Posted On 13 Dec 2015

Statement Clarifying the Position of Concordia University, St. Paul from its President

Recently the secular media has been picking up a story coming out of Concordia University, St. Paul.  It had quoted President Ries in…

Posted On 2 Dec 2015

Supporting Pastors in Need at Christmas

We have often reported of the horrid conditions that many men find themselves in on Candidate status.  Here is an opportunity for anyone…

Posted On 29 Nov 2015

Being “Spiritually Fed”: by Thought, Feeling, or by Faith?

19 By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; 20 for whenever our heart condemns us,…

Posted On 29 Oct 2015

Vicar Overture for 2016 Convention

This came to my attention the other day.  It is a good overture to try to restore faithfulness to our Lutheran Confessions in…

Posted On 10 Oct 2015

Free for theology folks who know Latin — Martin Chemnitz’s works!

Lutheran Heritage Foundation is offering a free hardcover copy of selected works of Martin Chemnitz in Latin.  They do ask that you donate…

Posted On 9 Oct 2015

Jesus speaks against the Heavenly Vision Profit Industry.

in the past few years we have seen “Heaven is for Real” become a best-selling book and movie.  In fact the movie sold…

Posted On 11 Sep 20157 Sep 2015

The LCMS has a new 6th Vice President!

News came out today from the LCMS administration that the Rev. Dr. Robert Kuhn resigned as the Sixth Vice President (East-Southeast Region) of the…

Posted On 1 Sep 20152 Sep 2015

District President May does the right thing and confesses the faith rather than going “interfaith”.

From the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: This quote describes the event: A responsive reading of a prayer for the Earth from Pope Francis’…

Posted On 27 Aug 2015

Being a Man in the Church

I presented on this topic for the 3rd annual Wyoming District Men’s Retreat this past weekend.  What follows are my thoughts which I…

Posted On 19 Aug 201531 Oct 2016

Supporting Lutheran Missionaries – the Network Model

The LCMS has been sending more and more missionaries throughout the world.  It is sometimes thought of that the massive LCMS budget covers…

Posted On 3 Aug 2015

Prayers Requested — For President Harrison and his family at the loss of their home to fire.

From the LCMS facebook page: The Ballwin, Mo., home of Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew and Kathy Harrison suffered an accidental house fire…

Posted On 30 Jul 2015

Secular Media Covers Becker – no surprise on their take

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, hardly known for its love of conservatives in the LCMS has published an “article” (read: opinion piece) on the…

Posted On 21 Jul 201521 Jul 2015

Concordia University Plan for the Future? A consolidated Concordia?

What I mention in this article is my opinion and thinking out loud.  It was prompted by the Synod President’s comments after the…

Posted On 17 Jul 201531 Oct 2016

The Call Process Primer

Calling a new pastor is a great and glorious occasion.  It can however be a hard time as well.  Your congregation is going…

Posted On 8 Jun 201524 Mar 2018

District Conventions Updates…. Post them here

District Conventions have begun and are currently at a frenzy.  Feel free to give news in the comments of interesting resolutions, speakers, and…

Posted On 5 Jun 2015

BJS Update – a new Associate Editor and more….

It has taken a little while to get things in order since taking over the organization and the blog, but things are beginning…

Posted On 13 May 2015

Support Needed for Zion Lutheran in Delmont, South Dakota

A tornado swept through Delmont, SD yesterday and destroyed the church building of Zion Lutheran Church.  I know Pastor Brian Bucklew, the pastor…

Posted On 11 May 201512 May 2015

Repost: Sinful Removal of Pastors — Let me count the ways…

Editors note: This is always timely but is being reposted because several examples of this horrid, shameful, and unchristian behavior have come to…

Posted On 21 Apr 2015

Those are some awfully big shoes… Thanks to Pastor Rossow for being a confessor of the faith.

Yesterday Pr. Rossow told the news of my promotion here at BJS.  There will be much more to come on that in the…

Posted On 9 Apr 20159 Apr 2015

The Original Synod’s view on worship…

From: http://www.ctsfw.net/media/pdfs/lcmsconstitution.pdf The original constitution of the LCMS put it this way when considering uniformity of worship within the Synod: 14. Synod holds in…

Posted On 25 Mar 2015

A Reminder on the BJS Comment Policy

Dear all, As we work out the kinks of the new site (thank you Norm), I write this to remind you of our…

Posted On 3 Mar 2015

2015 Conference Wrap Up — dealing with heterodoxy at home

I am finally back home and can write this up – The conference ended on Saturday after a great set of presentations.  During…

Posted On 23 Feb 201524 Feb 2015

Day One Wrap Up and Hopes for Day Two

Well day one of the 2015 BJS Conference has ended.  It was a good day.  It is a first in the LCMS to…

Posted On 20 Feb 201524 Feb 2015

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