Memorial Moments – Devotion of the Week by BJS
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Lutheran Preaching is the Answer, by Rev. Kurt Hering
Rev. Kurt Hering has made an audio recording of a Luther sermon and written a fine admonishment to Lutheran pastors about law/gospel preaching….
Fog of War, by Scott Diekmann
(Scott’s posts are archived on the Regular Columns page under the title “Apologetics – Apply Lberally.” He has also posted this story on…
Indiana District Convention – A View from the Floor, by Glen Piper
(Editor’s Note – We thank regular BJS website reader Glen Piper for this summary of the Indiana District Convention. You can also read…
Luther on diapers
I was writing a column about vocation the other day and came across this amazing quote from Luther in his Estate of Marriage:…
A Lutheran Manifesto, by Pastor Fritz Baue
A LUTHERAN MANIFESTO Cover Letter Dear Reader, Greetings to you and blessings through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! You have before you…
Go west, young man
With the decline of the St. Louis Seminary’s financial situation, Uwe Siemon-Netto and his Center for Lutheran Theology and Public Life are moving…
Notes on the Liturgy #22 — Benediction
(One of the goals of Brothers of John the Steadfast is to train the Brothers in good practice and theology. This article is…
More on President Kieschnick’s Claim of Doctrinal Unity in the Synod, by Pr. Rossow
Yesterday we reported a quote from President Kieschnick from his presentation to the Northern Illinois District convention. He asserted that there is overwhelming…
The Transforming Churches Network: Part 9, Will We Yield?, by Scott Diekmann
(Scott’s posts are archived on the Regular Columns page under the title “Apologetics: Apply Liberally to Affected Area.” This is the ninth post…
The Transforming Churches Network: Part 8, Let Reason Be Far Away, by Scott Diekmann
(Scott’s posts are archived on the Regular Columns page under the title “Apologetics: Apply Liberally to Affected Area.” This is the eighth post…
Notes on the Liturgy #19 — Communion & the Peace
(One of the goals of Brothers of John the Steadfast is to train the Brothers in good practice and theology. This article is…
The Transforming Churches Network: Part 7, Turning the Gospel into Law, by Scott Diekmann
(Scott’s posts are archived on the Regular Columns page under the title “Apologetics: Apply Liberally to Affected Area.” This is the seventh post…
The Transforming Churches Network: Part 6, Turning the Church Upside Down, by Scott Diekmann
(Scott’s posts are archived on the Regular Columns page under the title “Apologetics: Apply Liberally.” This is the sixth post in a series…
Notes on the Liturgy #18 — Pre-Communion Prayer & Lord’s Prayer
(One of the goals of Brothers of John the Steadfast is to train the Brothers in good practice and theology. This article is…
Memorial Moments – Devotion of the Week by BJS
There are many devotional sources around the web that will deliver to your inbox a new short piece to help you in your…
Doctrine and Practice: Resisting the Influence of Evangelicalism, Part IV, by Pr. Klemet Preus
(These posts are adapted from a presentation Pastor Preus made in Sweden for the North European Luther Academy in 2006 and which was…
The Transforming Churches Network: Part 2, It’s All About Commitment, by Scott Diekmann
(Scott’s posts are archived on the Regular Columns page under the title “Apologetics: Apply Liberally to Affected Area.” This is the first in…
Caring for elderly family members, by Mollie
I’m working on a story about how families should plan the end-of-life care of elderly family members and treat it as a sanctity…
BJS Reviews Issues Etc Pastor’s Roundtable on Confession and Absolution ““ Issues, Etc. 16th April, 2009, by Jon Townsend
We at BJS have created a new column where we hope to review at least one program from Issues, Etc. each week. Our…
Doctrine and Practice: Resisting the Influence of Evangelicalism, Part I, by Pr. Klemet Preus
(These posts are adapted from a presentation Pastor Preus made in Sweden for the North European Luther Academy in 2006 and which was…
A Lutheran Family Road Trip ““ From Darwin to the Pill, by Jon Townsend
(Jon’s posts can be seen on the Regular Columns page under the title “God Desires Mercy, Not Sarcasm…) In February of this year,…
More BJS Contributors with Respectful Disagreement – Magness and Simeon-Netto
(Editor’s Note: There is quite a lively discussion of the sale of KFUO over on Uwe Siemon Netto’s blog The Center for Lutheran…
KFUO-AM and KFUO-FM, by Mollie
Until I served on the Board for Communication Services, I wasn’t actually aware of the profound difference between the AM and FM stations….
Andy Simcak from the Texas Confessional Lutherans Checks in with Some Wisdom on the Blue Ribbon Recommendations
(Editor’s Note: We have several key issues that we are tracking on this site. Lately our attention has been rightly…