CHRISTIANS & THE CHALLENGE OF ISLAM: A BALANCED VIEW This will be the theme of the Second Annual Apologetics Conference to be held October 11, 2008 from 1-4pm at the Henry Ford Centennial Library Auditorium in Dearborn, Michigan. Dr. Adam … Continue reading
Could we discuss the theology included in this Reporter story: Mark Couser, 26, has been working with the Lutheran Inner-City Network Coalition (LINC) North Texas, in Dallas-Fort Worth, for the past five years, helping to train church planters and other … Continue reading
Rosemarie does not know it yet but she had a part in starting the Brothers of John the Steadfast. I have not seen her in a few years but she is coming to our parish Confessions Reading Group tonight and … Continue reading
(This is the final post of a five part series on worship in the LCMS.) What is the future of the LCMS in the aftermath of the last two decades of worship wars within our church? I’m going to … Continue reading
I just got a look at one of the key articles in the upcoming issue of the Steadfast Quarterly and it is superb. It is Dr. Martin Noland’s review of the Proposals from the Blue Ribbon Task Force. (Click here … Continue reading
(Editor’s note: this is part four of a five part series on worship by Pr. Preus.) Many pastors and congregations in our synod employ what has been called “blended worship?” It is a combination of the historic liturgy and … Continue reading
(Pr. Otten writes the “Steadfast Lessons from the Past” column found on the “Regular Columns” page.) We have heard that it is no longer your grandfather’s church, but it is also no longer your grandmother’s church. This grandmother, … Continue reading
(Editor’s Note: This is part three of a five part series on worship in the LCMS.) What is this trend in our synod where churches are following the liturgy sort of? They have most of the parts but they … Continue reading
Check out our Confessions Reading Groups Ticker on the Confessional Growth page of the website. It continues to go up, not as fast as the Ablaze counter, but its not about numbers but about confessing the truth. We welcome to … Continue reading
Here’s the latest on the JeffersonHills Church (apparently affiliated with the LCMS and best known for their Satan billboard campaign): If you missed this weekend you missed something huge that God has called JH to launch. Beginning in September we … Continue reading
Pastor Todd Wilken, host of Issues, Etc., will be installed as Assistant Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Millstadt, Illinois on Sunday, October 5 at 7 PM. The service will be followed with a coffee and cake reception. Trinity … Continue reading
I think the Ablaze! folks should check this out. Why duplicate efforts? … Continue reading
(Editor’s Note: This is part two of a five part series on worship in the LCMS.) Have you every wondered why we have worship wars in the Missouri Synod? I’m going to explain to you why this is so … Continue reading
(Editor’s Note: Pastor Simcak touches on a theme that will get much attention on this site in the weeks to come. Defining “missions” and understanding its place in the church is a fundamental part of the LCMS Task Force’s justification … Continue reading
The pretense is over, the jig is up, and the powers to be within the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod have played their hand and have shown us their hole cards. As we suspected, it is now becoming questionable to speak of … Continue reading
(Editor’s Note: With this post Pastor Preus begins a five part series on worship in the LCMS.) Have you ever wondered why American Evangelicals tend to have an expectation that their worship services will have an emotional impact upon … Continue reading
We at Brothers of John the Steadfast have made the decision to require registration to comment on the site. The reason for this change is the massive amount of spam comments we are receiving. We have worked hard to prevent … Continue reading
There was an interesting story in The Reporter the other day: In other actions, the Board: authorized its general counsel to prepare a release for use of the LCMS-owned trademark for the radio program “Issues, Etc.,” the archived programs, and … Continue reading
(Editor’s Note: Jonathan is on our BJS steering committee. He is the author, producer and voice of our fine promotional spots on Issues, Etc. We also introduce him here as one of our regular columnists. His column is titled “I … Continue reading
Mercy is an oft redefined word; so much so that people use it in conjunction with killing and do not laugh themselves silly at the oxyMORONIC nature of language in the post-modern age. Sarcasm is a piece of steel that … Continue reading
(Editor’s Note: BJS is proud to have attorney Craig Parton on our advisory board. Mr. Parton is a former evangelical who catechized into Lutheranism a few years ago when he came to understand the Biblical teaching of the sacraments. He … Continue reading
(Editor’s Note: Confessional Lutherans for Christ’s Commission (CLCC) is one of the many confessional organizations that have a regular column on the BJS website. Their special concern is to educate laymen and women of the LCMS through seminars and … Continue reading
I just got word of a chapter starting up in Pennsacola, Florida. James Neiswonger informs us that their group is unamed as yet but had thier first meeting last week. They are starting out with six members. They have been … Continue reading
Pastor Joel Brondos has written a fascinating test that analyzes the theology of the Ablaze! movement by offering side-by-side statements. The first statement represents positions which are clearly in line with the Scriptures and Lutheran Confessions while the second statement … Continue reading
(Editor’s Introduction: We thank David Atkinson, a BJS steering committee member, for this description of the confessional group that meets regularly out in Orange County, California. They will be keeping us abreast of their activities via their entry on the … Continue reading