BJS National Conference: If They Can Make it from Florida and Washington, then so Can You
Registrations for the Brothers of John the Steadfast National Conference are already coming in. We have people registered from as close as Naperville…
Registrations for the Brothers of John the Steadfast National Conference are already coming in. We have people registered from as close as Naperville…
The following story tells you the wonderful things which CLEF is able to do with the dollars you contribute to it. CLEF is…
Thanks to our computer guru Norm Fisher and our treasurer Linda Ratliff, the “Join Now” button is now easier to use. It now…
(Pr. Niehus is one of our regular columnists. His column is titled “Church News Watch and Commentary.” His beat is the Chicago area,…
My wife Phyllis and I are out in the Pacific Northwest for a few days to celebrate my mother-in-law’s 90th birthday on Sunday….
Pastor Todd Wilken, host of the radio show Issues, Etc. will speak at the second day of the two day national gathering of…
Sometimes we focus on things that aren’t managed well at Synodical headquarters. But we should also note things that are done well. I…
Chris Rosebrough is not only the courageous and generous man who spearheaded the effort to get Issues, Etc. back on the air, he…
(Editor’s note: The Rev. Otten offers a timely post in these days when we struggle with professors at Concordia Chicago who have signed…
In the last chapter of his letter to the Romans Paul says a very strange thing. “The God of peace will soon crush…
We are in a political season and the posting of a petition in support of William Ayers was a political act. Our concern…
(This is the next post in our regular column “Spiritual Headship in the Church and Home“) Did you know that there are really…
Here is a comment we recieved yesterday on the site from Ashley in the Czech Republic. From a reader in the Czech Republic:…
Latest Issue of the Steadfast Quarterly is Hitting Mailboxes and Getting Great Reviews We mailed the latest issue of the Quarterly on Monday…
These Schnitzel and Brats have Issues. Who would’ve thought a little schnitzel and spaetzle could turn into $700 for Issues, Etc.? Actually it…
(Editor’s Note: The Brothers of John the Steadfast are honored to have the privilege to bring this Lutheran Manifesto to the world. We…
A few months ago THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE featured an article about the Greek Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Isaiah, the spiritual head of the 14-state…
(Editor’s Note: Pastor Simcak touches on a theme that will get much attention on this site in the weeks to come. Defining “missions”…
(Editor’s Note: Confessional Lutherans for Christ’s Commission (CLCC) is one of the many confessional organizations that have a regular column on the…
(Editor’s Introduction: We thank David Atkinson, a BJS steering committee member, for this description of the confessional group that meets regularly out in…
Ablaze has its evangelism counter and BJS has its Confessional Reading Groups counter. The news in the synod lately and my recent vacation…
Check it out here. Update: A reader sends along his highlights from an initial reading: No more decision making boards in the Synod….
I will be sending President Hennings a personal e-mail and giving him a phone call on Monday to address the issue that we…
(from Pr. Preus) I believe that I have studied more theology and learned more during the last seven years than at any other…
When I was a young man, I served in the U.S. Navy. During my service, I made three tours to Vietnam. On one…