Terror in Orlando: What Should We Do?
After Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old Muslim from Fort Pierce, Florida, murdered at least 49, and wounded another 53 at “Pulse,” an LGBT…
After Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old Muslim from Fort Pierce, Florida, murdered at least 49, and wounded another 53 at “Pulse,” an LGBT…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Bylaws of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) instruct the Secretary of the Synod to notify the candidates in the…
A friend has written some thoughtful comments about the prospect of requiring young women to register for the draft. I thought I would…
Closed communion is evangelical and ecumenical. Open communion is legalistic and sectarian. Closed communion is the practice of communing only those who have…
I am a Senior Pastor. I not only am responsible by Divine Call for preaching, teaching, baptizing, absolving, and communing, but according to…
Rev. Jacob Sutton Pastor, Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Terre Haute, Indiana Floor Committee #6 – Seminaries I have been asked to write about…
Found over on Gottesdienst Online The LCMS is blessed to have a large number of faithful men who would be capable of…
Dear Pastor, June 30 marks the eight-year anniversary of the return of Issues, Etc. In 2008, Issues, Etc. was being heard on more than 100 radio…
The Top 15 Reasons Why I’m Voting for Matt Harrison for LCMS President 15. He’s evangelical and catholic. 14. He wears a…
“For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified” (I Corinthians 2:2). I have a cross in my…
Pastor Lawrence White once called the Missouri Synod convention a “Tri-Annual Armageddon.” All the synodical hopes and fears of all the years will…
This weekend, pastors and lay delegates throughout the synod will be casting votes for president of the synod. The Brothers of John the…
2016 Resolution 7-01 asks the Synod in convention to commend the presidents of the Concordia University System (CUS) colleges and universities for their…
An open letter to the Synod by three former members of the Commission on Constitutional Matters (CCM) has recently been widely disseminated. These…
Good people go to heaven and bad people go to hell. Jesus told a story about a rich man and a poor man. …
This hymn is offered here freely for you to use in holy worship. If you do choose to use it, please be kind…
Editor’s Note – Included below are some excellent thinking and discussion points for the clergy and laity of the Lutheran Church – Missouri…
This hymn is offered here freely for you to use in holy worship. If you do choose to use it, please be kind…
The life of the baptized lay person today should look very similar to the life of the baptized in the sixteenth century. Most…
This hymn is offered here freely for you to use in holy worship. If you do choose to use it, please be kind…
Paul calls the message of the Christian Gospel a skandalon. And yet it is this very message, carried to the Christian by way…
Continuing from our last post, these questions are a compilation of the most frequently asked questions addressed to the LCMS Presidential candidates on…
Continuing from our last post, these questions are a compilation of the most frequently asked questions addressed to the LCMS Presidential candidates on…
Editor’s Note: The LCMS Presidential Election is set for June 11-14, 2016 through an online voting system. If you were a delegate to…
Are you willing to die on that hill? This is a question that often gets asked when pastors face bad doctrine and practice…