Good Report from the Ohio District Convention
(Editor’s Note: We thank Darrell Wacker for this update from the Ohio District convention. If you have any further comments on the Ohio…
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Review of the Alley’s Manifesto Pt. II ““ A Telling Testimony from Steve G. On Why He Quit Small Groups, by Pr. Rossow
The other day I posted a comparison of Walther’s six duties of the church with The Alley’s Manifesto written as a guide for…
Who Says Conservative Confessionals Can’t Give Testimonies?
(From the Editor: This comment was posted on my article on The Alley’s Manifesto and I thought it was worth a wider readership….
Dentist Shortage, by Pr. James Douthwaite
I went to the dentist today. We always talk a lot, and he was telling me about a seminar he went to where…
489th Anniversary of the Condemnation of Luther
On this, the 489th anniversary of the official response issued by Pope Leo X condemning and rejecting the teachings of Martin Luther, we…
Insightful Review of the South Wisconsin District Convention, by Pr. Tom Chryst
Pastor Tom Chryst has documented on his blog and Facebook page several reviews of the various district conventions around the synod. If you…
Handling the Holy Things – Sacristan Rubric Part II, by Dave Wohlrab
(Editor’s Note: I serve a church of 2,000 people. We have lay, male sacristans who assist the pastors with the distribution of Holy…
Murdered Abortionist Dr. Tiller Was Excomunicated from the LCMS
Click for an interesting story from Mollie on the Dr. Tiller story that is not in the mainstream press. http://www.getreligion.org/?p=13316
Handling the Holy Things – Sacristan Rubric Part I, by Dave Wohlrab
(Editor’s Note: I serve a church of 2,000 people. We have lay, male sacristans who assist the pastors with the distribution of Holy…
From Cyberbrethren, Congregations and New Pastors: A How To Guide, by Paul McCain
Pastor Paul McCain over on Cyberbrethren produced this piece a few days ago that contains some excellent statements that would help congregations with…
Invited Guests from Around the Synod Take the BRTFSSG Survey and Share their Responses with Commentary ““ Today’s Guest: Rev. Andrew Simcak, Jr
We have invited over thirty people from around the synod to take the BRTFSSG survey and share with us their responses and comments….
The Steering Committee Requests Your Comments on the Proposed BJS Constitution
The Steering Committee of the Brothers of John the Steadfast has worked hard in the last few months to develop a constitution for…
Video from Grace Lutheran – Tulsa, OK Will Make You Feel OK to Be A Confessional Lutheran, by Pr. Rossow
I was alerted today to a great video promoting Grace Lutheran Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. You can view it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qo0V57INpA. I have…
Calvinism, Modern American Evangelicalism, and Lutheranism #6: Similarities between Confessional Calvinism and Lutheranism, by Bethany Tanis
(Editor’s Note: Bethany Tanis has authored many great comments on the BJS website, particularly concerning Calvinism and so we asked her to do…
Invited Guests from Around the Synod Take the BRTFSSG Survey and Share their Responses with Commentary ““ Today’s Guest: Rev Thomas C. Messer
We have invited over thirty people from around the synod to take the BRTFSSG survey and share with us their responses and comments….
Invited Guests from Around the Synod Take the BRTFSSG Survey and Share their Responses with Commentary ““ Today’s Guest: Pr. Charles Henrickson
We have invited over thirty people from around the synod to take the BRTFSSG survey and share with us their responses and comments….
Birth Announcement from Mollie
We received the following birth and baptism announcement and thought we would pass it along to our readers. Congratulations Mark and Mollie. …
Invited Guests from Around the Synod Take the BRTFSSG Survey and Share their Responses with Commentary ““ Today’s Guest: Dr. Bethany Tanis
We have invited over thirty people from around the synod to take the BRTFSSG survey and share with us their responses and comments….
New Feature: Invited Guests from Around the Synod Take the BRTFSSG Survey and Share their Responses with Commentary ““ Today’s Guest: The Infamous and Pseudonymous “Carl Vehse”
We have invited over thirty people from around the synod to take the BRTFSSG survey and share with us their responses and comments….
Save 50% on Treasury of Daily Prayer – Special from Concordia Publishing House
We have featured the Treasury of Daily Prayer from CPH several times here on the website. We highly recommend it to our readers…
CD’s from the ACL Conference in Minnesota Now Available
(Editor’s Note: Many of you were asking about recordings from the ACL conference two weeks ago in Minneapolis. The following announcement just appeared…
Evangelism 101: Don’t I Have to be Dynamic to do That?, by Pastor Mark Elliott
This is part of a series of articles on evangelism that is being written by Pastor Elliott for the St John Lutheran Church…
Rocky Mountain District to Entertain Motions to Slow Down the Blue Ribbon Express
We ran across some motions that will be brought before the Rocky Mountain District convention this June. Here is one that wisely asks…
Second Edition of Pless/Harrison Book on Women’s Ordination Published
John Pless, professor from Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne has alerted us to the publication of a second edition of “Women Pastors, The…
Gospel Reductionism Today – “Blues Brothers Theology” by Rev. John Frahm III
There is a great article on the Reformation Today website by Rev. John Frahm III. It also has some clever graphics for all…