“The Burden of Our Ministry and the Basis for Our Joy” (Sermon on 2 Corinthians 4:5-12, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
This is the sermon I preached Sunday night at the opening service of our East Missouri Pastors’ Conference. CH “The Burden of Our…
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The Priceless Treasure
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an…
Great Stuff — A Voter’s Guide to the Ten Commandments.
Found on Hope Aurora’s website by Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller: The Curb of the Law: A Voter’s Guide to the Ten Commandments. …
Notes from the Mission Field: What Does This Really Mean?
Here is the Lutherans in Africa September newsletter (PDF) Catching Up For some of you, it has been a while since you heard…
“Pray for Those in Authority: This Is Good and Pleasing” (Sermon on 1 Timothy 2:1-7, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
This was my “sermonette” this morning for KFUO’s “His Time.” You can listen to it at this audio link. (After host Randy Asburry…
Franz Pieper on the Preaching Office
LCMS President Matthew Harrison is opening a Pandora’s Box of fun by posting little snippets of his translation work. I do not consider…
Great Stuff — Christian First; Lutheran Second?
Found on Scott Diekmann’s blog, Stand Firm: I recently read a blog post by a Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod pastor who thinks it’s…
Harking Back: “That We May Grow”
My hometown newspaper has a frequent feature called “Harking Back.” The column is a look back at what was happening 5, 10, 20+…
BJS Board Member Jonathan Fisk’s First Book to be Published by CPH, by Pr. Rossow
CPH executive editor Paul McCain has informed us that Pastor Jonathan Fisk’s first book is about to be released by CPH. You can…
Forgiveness in the Marriage
Those three words are what make a marriage tick. I may not have 60 years’ experience like both my sets of grandparents, nor…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — A Journey to Lutheranism
Found over on Lutheran Forum: by L. Koch — June 25, 2012 When I was sixteen months old, my parents had me…
Founder and Editor of BJS on KFUO this Morning, by Pr. Rossow
Hey, that’s me. I will be interviewed on the Morning Show on KFUO radio this morning at 8:30 CST. The host is Pastor…
“Rooted and Grounded in Love” (Sermon on Ephesians 3:14-21, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Rooted and Grounded in Love” (Ephesians 3:14-21) On this day when we have the confirmation of our two adult catechumens, I want to…
Steadfast in Education: John Milton, Classical Christian Educator
One of the presenters at this month’s conference of the Consortium for Classical and Christian Education (CCLE) was Dr. E. Christian Kopff, whose…
WMLTblog — Some Basic Questions on Witness, Mercy, Life Together
Some years ago I was working with a small congregation in a small town during a vacancy in the pastoral office. The congregation,…
An ECUSA Resolution Failed…in More Than One Way
On Tuesdays two retired pastors and I get together for a Bible study on the upcoming Sunday’s Gospel reading. In our past Tuesday’s…
Steadfast Media Pick of the Week — An Overtime Pick
An Overtime Pick One of the longest running solo Lutheran podcasts is Dan Engle’s Time Out. For those who haven’t heard it, a…
Toward an Apologetic of Mercy, Part 1
Apologia and Diakonia. Two Biblical Greek words that seem to have nothing in common with each other. And yet, they have increasingly become…
ULC Final Divine Service and Closing Service
Note: Special thanks to Norm Fisher, BJS tech guru for making this post possible. The artful summary video set to Psalm 48 is…
Steadfast Office – Is AC V Alive?
Associate Editor’s Note: Please remember Pastor Wurst, his congregation and the whole community of Duluth, MN in your prayers as they have been…
Sermon — Rev Tony Sikora — Two Parables, One God, For You
Grace, mercy and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. AMEN! Our text for…
Great Stuff — Missional Moments?
Found on Pastor Messer’s Abide in My Word: The Minnesota South District Convention will occur later this week. In reading the agenda,…
Great Stuff — Why I spoke against TCN
Another great post by Pastor Philip Hoppe’s blog, Meditations of the Heart: At the Kansas District Convention, we discussed the program called TCN…
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…
Lawsuits and Court
Rev. Dr. Karl Weber wrote this very timely piece after gleaning comments and posts here at BJS. He has compiled a lot of…