It’s Not all a Bed of Luther Roses Out There, by Pr. Ben Ball
(Editor’s Note: we welcome Pastor Ben Ball from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Brookfield, Illinois. He will be offering analysis and commentary on…
(Editor’s Note: we welcome Pastor Ben Ball from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Brookfield, Illinois. He will be offering analysis and commentary on…
Check it out here. Update: A reader sends along his highlights from an initial reading: No more decision making boards in the Synod….
(Editor’s note: Pr. Preus’ spot in the Brothers’ Cafe has several posts about synodical restructuring that you may want to re-read.) One upon…
Pastor Charles Henrickson passed along this timely summary of a report given to the synod back in 1961 when structural changes were being…
Driving through the radio broadcast wasteland in the Canadian Shield north of Lake Superior in Canada could be a mind-numbing trip if not…
Being steadfast in part means being vigilant, i.e. keeping watch. For the next three days it is crucial for steadfast laymen (and pastors)…
So now that Kari Jobe (who I’m sure is very nice and dedicated but not, you know, Lutheran) is no longer the “lead…
(Editor’s note: We thank Pastor Dennis Bestul from Cupertino, California for this excellent article reminding us that traditional, liturgical worship exemplifies true diversity,…
by Pastor Walt Otten The Brothers of John the Steadfast have asked this 1959 Concordia, St. Louis graduate to prepare a bi-monthly post…
By Rev. Klemet Preus August 15 is the Feast of St. Mary the mother of our Lord. Now I know that at Glory…
While theology does not change, management style and theory do. And these days we are experiencing a leadership style which is painfully similar…
Readership Totals We have some great statistics from the month of July for the John the Steadfast website. We had 5,358 unique visitors…
I found out a little bit more about the KFUO budget situation. Recently we discussed how odd it is that the 2008/2009 budget…
Our good friends down in the nation of Texas, the Texas Confessional Lutherans, are holding a free conference early next month, September 5-6…
I will be sending President Hennings a personal e-mail and giving him a phone call on Monday to address the issue that we…
Steadfast Parish of the Month – Memorial Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas Once upon a time – a half century ago, to be exact…
After all this serious (but necessary) discussion of the Texas “Lutheran” Youth Gathering, we need some levity. If it strikes his fancy I…
Recently we discussed how odd it was that the KFUO budget would increase for the coming year when David Strand claimed that Issues,…
Mollie here. Remember how David Strand claimed that Issues, Etc. was terminated for “programmatic” reasons? Remember how everybody wondered what in the heck…
Where do I start? Pastor Wilken has introduced us to a nightmare called the Texas Lutheran Youth Gathering. The problems with this event…
(This is another of our regular posts from Confessional groups around the synod and beyond.) The name really says it all. Northern Illinois…
“Jesus is Lord” Our Lord said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” (Matthew 28:19) What part of…
(Twice a month for the next few months we will be featuring our favorite quotes from the “Bring Back Issues, Etc.” petition site….
Someone with the handle “Mighty Ignorant One” wrote a comment last night or this morning and it got accidentally deleted. “Mighty Ignorant One”…
(from Pr. Preus) OK, we are all waiting on baited breath for the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Synod’s Structure…