Loss of the Law, by Kari Anderson of the CLCC
(The Confessional Lutherans for Christ’s Commission is one of the many confessional groups that regularly posts on this website. Like BJS they seek…
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More Trouble at Our Concordias – Problematic View on Women, from Concordia Bronxville, by Pr. Rossow
Dr. Elizabeth Goodine, Professor of Religion from Concordia, New York, delivered a paper to the Minnesota South District Theological Convocation on the role of…
A Wonderful Invitation: Pastor Harrison Invites, and Encourages Us, to Pray the Litany Daily During Lent
Found on Pastor Paul McCain’s blog, Cyberbrethren: Pastor Matthew Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has extended a wonderful invitation and word…
How Satan took down the first preacher… Guard the pastor’s wife.
This article is about an often neglected part of a congregation, the pastor’s wife. A man who is called to be a pastor…
Reflections on Fargo (not the movie)
I just returned from Fargo, ND attending the Joint North Theological Conference (Minnesota North and North Dakota Districts). While the weather barely cooperated…
LCMS Ministerial Growth and Support Department Eliminated – “Good Riddance,” by Pr. Rossow
The December issue of the Reporter includes an insert in which the LCMS Department of Ministerial Growth and Support announces that due to…
Helping Pastors All Year Long — the Augustana Ministerium
But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to…
More on President Harrison’s call to serve as assistant pastor
The Rev. Matthew Harrison wrote a note to District Presidents about his acceptance of the call to serve at Village Lutheran in Ladue….
Official Document on Daily Worship at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, by Pr. Rossow
Below is the official paper on daily worship at the St. Louis Seminary. It was given to the faculty last Spring but beyond…
Confessional Lutherans for Christ’s Commission November 2010 Newsletter
(The Confessional Lutherans for Christ’s Commission is one of the many confessional groups that regularly posts on this website. Like BJS they seek…
Bio – Pastor Joshua Scheer
Pastor Joshua Sheer got our attention a few months ago with his study of the new ELCA offshoot, the LCMC (Lutheran Congregations in…
BJS Newsreel: BJS Blog Welcomes Pastor Joshua Scheer to the Brothers Café
Pastor Joshua Scheer got our attention a few months ago with his study of the new ELCA offshoot, the LCMC (Lutheran Congregations in…
9.5 Things That Hold Lutheranism Together (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Yours truly was the guest on the “Studio A” radio program on KFUO, AM 850, on Monday, October 25, to discuss “What Holds…
Unity, a Bible Study by Pastor John F. Wurst
This Bible Study was presented to the women of the LWML at The Lutheran Church of Christ the King in Duluth, Minnesota on Tuesday, September 28 +…
Why Belong to a Church?
I found this newsletter article on one of the Faithful lists .. discussion email lists in regions around the country supported by CAT41….
Dr. Gene Veith interview
I’m a big fan of Dr. Gene Veith, who lives in Virginia and is a provost at Patrick Henry College. The Washington Examiner…
Reformation Week on Issues Etc
Dear Friend of Issues, Etc., Monday, October 18 marks the beginning of Issues, Etc. Reformation Week! We’ll be doing a five-part series on…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — Looking for Luther by Christian Tiews
I came across this one and thought it might be of interest for folks thinking about going to the Luther Lands to celebrate…
Contest to invite Fans to Issues, Etc. Facebook Page
Issues, Etc. is having a contest to generate fans of the Issues Etc Facebook page: You can win a $50 gift certificate to…
More installations today
Rev. Paul McCain has some great pics and footage of today’s installation service of President Matthew Harrison’s staff. Go check them out. A…
Whether you are a Nerd, Into Yoga or are Straight and want to be a Gay Ally, there’s a Club for You at Concordia, Portland, by Pr. Rossow
Our Concordias are a mess. Over a year ago we reported that several faculty members at Concordia – Chicago had signed a petition…
ELCA Splinter Group CORE to Constitute a New Church this Week but Falls Short on Scriptural Authority, by Pr. Rossow
Earlier this week we ran a post about a federation of congregations called the LCMC (Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ). This coming…
What do We Call It? Katie Luther Journal in the Works, by S. Zobel
The newest addition to our publication family needs a name! The quarterly journal for SKL (Sisters of Katie Luther) focuses on a specific…
A View of the LCMC from an LCMS Pastor, by Rev. Joshua V. Scheer
Martin Noland mentioned the LCMC in his article on What, Now, for the Moderate Lutherans?. Previous BJS poster Rev. Joshua V. Scheer (here…
Blessed Feast of Mary, Mother of Our Lord Day – The Lutheran Confessions on Honoring the Saints, by Pr. Rossow
Whenever a saint day falls on a Sunday we at Bethany – Naperville, Illinois celebrate it with the propers for the day. I…