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There Are Two Perspectives On Delayed And Legalistic Baptisms
The sacraments of baptism and communion were instituted by Jesus. He calls the church to baptize in the great commission of Matthew 28:16-20…
Law & Gospel: Two Sides Of The Same Coin (Law & Gospel In Laymen’s Terms: Thesis I)
Thesis I of Walther’s Law and Gospel in Laymen’s Terms: The whole Bible can be separated into two easy categories, they are Law…
Intrepid Lutherans Conference: A Review
The first annual (hopefully!) Intrepid Lutherans Conference was held on June 1st and 2nd at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The theme…
Steadfast on Campus — A Cry for Help and a Wish List
Your graduating seniors are heading off to college. They’re leaving the herd and the lion is waiting. For some of them, this may…
Sermon — Rev Tony Sikora — Proper 5
Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. AMEN! Our text for this morning’s…
Steadfast Media Pick of the Week — A Throwback Pick
A Throwback Pick The pick this week is a presentation by Dr. David Scaer from Symposia 2002 entitled “Missouri’s Identity Crisis: Rootless in…
The Vocation of Music in the Divine Service
We Lutherans, who are heirs of Johann Sebastian Bach and so many other great composers of sacred music, certainly understand that various instruments…
Notes from the Mission Field: The Comfort of Certitude
How Can One Know? Par for the course in Africa, our trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo was a study…
What Does It Mean To, “Go And Sin No More?”
In John 8:11b Jesus says, “Go your way, and from now on do not sin again.” This is a passage that was spoken…
How The Missouri Synod Once Handled Difficult Doctrinal Issues
I am trying to teach myself German. I had one year in college and a little tutoring from a brother pastor in my…
Grape Juice (Communion in One Kind — Part Two)
Having been encouraged to study the Book of Concord (see my previous post), my Wednesday evening adult Bible class turned to Luther’s Small…
Steadfast Guest — Homeschooling by Holly Scheer
This article comes from Holly Scheer, the wife of Pastor Scheer, who has the task of teaching their children at home. It’s hard…
“Styles” of Ministry
And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For…
Walther’s Law and Gospel In Laymen’s Terms
For devotions and discipleship, one of my staff and I worked through C.F.W. Walther’s book titled, “The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel.”…
Lutheran Student Fellowship at Vanderbilt forced into unofficial status by University policies
We at BJS welcome submissions of articles that may be of interest or educational to our readers. Newsletter for June 2012 As…
Reasons for Reverence in the Divine Service
Nowadays we hear promoted the idea of “dignified informality” for the services of God’s House. This nonsensical slogan to promote a casual attitude…
Seismic Apologetics
Matthew 27:45-54 45 Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. 46 And about the…
Sermon — Rev Tony Sikora — When Piety is Not Enough
In the Name of the Father and of the X Son and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN! John 3:1-17 Beloved in the Lord, Pious…
Steadfast proclamation: Giving the goods of the cross
In the season of Pentecost we meditate on the giving of the Holy Spirit, that is, the giving of the benefits of the…
Steadfast Media Pick of the Week
The Internet is all about being relevant, right? In the past week or so there have been a couple posts on classical education, and this week’s Steadfast Media pick is a recent segment of Issues, Etc. on the same subject. Pr. Heath Curtis and Jocelyn Benson explain what classical education is, its history, how it differs from modern educational models.
The Pastor’s Protection Against Aggressors In The Church
There have been many excellent books written for parishioners of abusive pastors and structures. Books like, “The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse,” are…
Sermon — Rev Tony Sikora — Pentecost Sunday
Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! AMEN! Our text for this morning’s…
Unity in Worship
There was a time in the not so distant past when one could step into any Lutheran church in the United States…
Steadfast Office – The Divine Call
So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had…