Unsung Steadfast Heroes of Past LCMS Battles, by Pr. Walt Otten
(Editor’s Note: Pastor Otten writes the BJS regular column “Steadfast Lessons from the Past.” The columns are archived here. Walter Bouman, well known…
(Editor’s Note: Pastor Otten writes the BJS regular column “Steadfast Lessons from the Past.” The columns are archived here. Walter Bouman, well known…
In the last column I had written (which was a couple months ago) I started talking about recruiting laity–to be exact laity recruiting…
The Brothers of John the Steadfast chapter at Bethany Lutheran in Naperville, Illinois (the church Pastor Rossow serves) has scheduled a fund-raiser for…
(Editor’s Note: Early on this website has included much in the way of theological critique. Our goal is to not only teach the…
A few months ago THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE featured an article about the Greek Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Isaiah, the spiritual head of the 14-state…
(Editor’s Note: This is from Jim Claybourn commenting on a previous post here on the site.) We are planning on beginning a weekly…
(Editor’s Note: We welcome Pastor Robert Niehus to our list of columnists. Each day as a part of his normal routine Pastor Niehus…
(Pr. Otten writes the “Steadfast Lessons from the Past” column found on the “Regular Columns” page.) We have heard that it is…
(Editor’s Note: Pastor Simcak touches on a theme that will get much attention on this site in the weeks to come. Defining “missions”…
The pretense is over, the jig is up, and the powers to be within the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod have played their hand and…
(Editor’s Note: Jonathan is on our BJS steering committee. He is the author, producer and voice of our fine promotional spots on Issues,…
Mercy is an oft redefined word; so much so that people use it in conjunction with killing and do not laugh themselves silly…
(Editor’s Note: Confessional Lutherans for Christ’s Commission (CLCC) is one of the many confessional organizations that have a regular column on the…
I just got word of a chapter starting up in Pennsacola, Florida. James Neiswonger informs us that their group is unamed as yet…
(Editor’s Introduction: We thank David Atkinson, a BJS steering committee member, for this description of the confessional group that meets regularly out in…
(Editor’s Note: we welcome Pastor Ben Ball from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Brookfield, Illinois. He will be offering analysis and commentary on…
by Pastor Walt Otten The Brothers of John the Steadfast have asked this 1959 Concordia, St. Louis graduate to prepare a bi-monthly post…
Steadfast Parish of the Month – Memorial Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas Once upon a time – a half century ago, to be exact…
Where do I start? Pastor Wilken has introduced us to a nightmare called the Texas Lutheran Youth Gathering. The problems with this event…
(This is another of our regular posts from Confessional groups around the synod and beyond.) The name really says it all. Northern Illinois…
“Jesus is Lord” Our Lord said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” (Matthew 28:19) What part of…
(Twice a month for the next few months we will be featuring our favorite quotes from the “Bring Back Issues, Etc.” petition site….
(from Pr. Rossow) In this column we will be passing on extended quotes from various LCMS communications from around the synod. The intention…
I’m a lay person who has been constantly being educated in what it truly means to be a confessional Lutheran. I love it!…
(from the Texas Confessional Lutherans) Most of you, if not all of you, will be shocked how the offering dollar is used! The…