Mormon Church Softens on Homosexuality
or, Divine Revelation Evidently Done by Internal Polling and Focus Groups The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of…
or, Divine Revelation Evidently Done by Internal Polling and Focus Groups The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of…
Researching one’s family history can turn up surprises. A couple years ago, a distant cousin of mine researched our family line using a…
Did Christianity Steal the Date of Sol Invictus? The claim is that Sol Invictus “Invincible Sun” is a more ancient pagan holiday in…
Of the major Christian Holy Days, Christmas, Easter and Pentecost are the high points in the Historic Church Year. On these Holy Days…
Attention all former Evangelicals! I am currently enrolled at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis in their doctor of ministry program. With my schooling I…
In this catechism post, I’ve prepared a few responses to popular questions about the end-times hysteria surrounding the Maya calendars, the year 2012…
What happens when Justification becomes peripheral and not the central article? I’ll tell you what happens: Doctrine becomes not life. Doctrine becomes something…
Simple, childlike faith in Jesus is good. In fact, children often make fine examples of the Christian Faith (note Jesus’ use of them…
Another question came in using our Ask a Pastor button on the right. Sorry these are taking a while to answer, but we…
We’ve all seen it play out either before our eyes or in cyber space. A pastor is discouraged about something. Before you know…
Several years ago there was a lot of buzz on the internet about Rob Bell’s new book titled, Love Wins. The conversation in the…
A child’s first word is usually “mama” or “dada.” For my son, his first word was “Thank you.” While he pronounced it “Tay-due,”…
A word from Flacius about the current desires to have more debates about things which are clearly taught in Scripture: “A year ago,…
For sure BJS is not a political blog. I am actually surprised and pleased at how seldom the BJS nation inserts political commentary into the…
The 2010 LCMS convention asked the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) to work with the synod president to promote confessional Lutheran theology…
Jesus warned His disciples in Matthew 16, “How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? Beware…
Here’s another question that came in using our Ask a Pastor button on the sidebar. I teach at a Lutheran high school, my…
Associate Editor’s Note: With this post we want to introduce a series of articles written by Pastor Joseph Abrahamson, a personal friend who…
I started writing this post about a month ago, and I stopped writing and almost forgot about it. But yesterday I read from…
A Pick in Exile I was too young to remember the struggles in the church during the 1970’s and I’ve never been too…
“These are not floor plans but explorations of forms that distinguish relationship between congregation, presider, and the transcendent.” –Father Gilbert Sunghera Ahhhh, the…
Often I hear well-intentioned Christians talk about prayerfully considering major decisions going on in their lives in such a way that sounds like…
Behold, We Live St. Paul described the ministry of the apostles to the congregation in Corinth in these words: “as dying, and behold…
The Role of Elders I dug up this old interview with Dr. Al Collver on the role of lay elders in the church….
A concerned reader sent this question: I am a Lutheran and understand that eulogies are not given in traditional Lutheran funeral services. But…