Fame and Confessional Lutheranism, by Jon Townsend
(Jon’s posts can be seen on the Regular Columns page under the title “God Desires Mercy, Not Sarcasm. Every week a copy of…
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A Time of Crisis and Opportunity: Be an Apologist, not a Pharisee, by Jon Townsend
(Jon’s posts can be seen on the Regular Columns page under the title “God Desires Mercy, Not Sarcasm…) A Time of Crisis and…
Lutherische Kultur im Exil, by Jonathan Townsend
In what almost seems like a former life now, I worked for a professor who wrote a book called Literarische Kultur im Exil…
I spend more time at the Kulturbrauerei in Heidelberg than I do looking for Disputations, but the Kellerbier doesn’t stop me from thinking about them, by Jon Townsend
(Heidelberg is the site of Luther’s famous disputations with his then Augustinian brothers, thus the title of this post. Jon’s posts can be…
A Lutheran Family Road Trip ““ From Darwin to the Pill, by Jon Townsend
(Jon’s posts can be seen on the Regular Columns page under the title “God Desires Mercy, Not Sarcasm…) In February of this year,…
And Sad is the Life of a Reactionary, by Jon Townsend
(Jon Townsend’s posts are archived on the Regular Columns page under the title “I Desire Mercy and Not Satire but a Little Satire…
The True Comfort of Steadfast Fathers, by Jon Townsend
(Editor’s Note: Jon writes our “I Desire Mercy not Sarcasm…” column but there is no sarcasm in this post. I thought it would…
BJS Muse Responds Poetically to the Recent Deaths of Neuhaus and Elisa: Paralell Lives – Ein Lutherisches Märchen, by Jon Townsend
(Editor’s Note: Jon Townsend is a creative brother. He is the one who writes and produces the BJS ads on Issues, Etc. His…
Bishop Andrew Elisa of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sudan is Gravely Ill ““ and Could Use our Help and Prayers, by Jon Townsend
(Editor’s Note: Jon writes a column for us titled “I Desire Mercy and Not Satire but a Little Satire is Good for the…
A Tale of Two High Schools, er, um”¦ of Two Synods? By Jonathan Townsend
Ok, here is where I get into big trouble… In the 1970’s a Lutheran Synod that bears the name of a Midwestern…
Shoot don’t Shoot: The Proper Distinction between Law and Taunting, by Jonathan Townsend
(Editor’s Note: Jonathan is a laymen from Michigan. His posts can be found in his regular column “I Desire Mercy and Not Satire…”…
Thick Skin, by Jonathan Townsend
(Editor’s Note: Jonathan is on our BJS steering committee. He is the author, producer and voice of our fine promotional spots on Issues,…
Introducing “I Desire Mercy, Not Satire…”
Mercy is an oft redefined word; so much so that people use it in conjunction with killing and do not laugh themselves silly…