Confirmed into . . . Synod?
Some may be familiar with the history of the ELS and her relationships to the LCMS. After the LCMS began talks exploring fellowship…
Some may be familiar with the history of the ELS and her relationships to the LCMS. After the LCMS began talks exploring fellowship…
The forty-ninth annual Bjarne Wollan Teigen Reformation Lectures were held at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN on October 27–28, 2016. The theme…
The annual Bjarne Teigen Reformation Lectures will be held October 29–30, 2015 at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato MN. This year the theme will…
One of the highlights of the ELS Convention each year is the essay, which focuses on some particular doctrine or practice of the…
What is justification? For Lutherans, the central teaching of the Bible is justification by faith apart from the works of the law. The…
During its annual convention in June 2012, the ELS resolved that “our members be alerted to this recent challenge” to the Biblical teaching…
A recent edition of Rock Center with Brian Williams featured hilarious selections from the book, “P.S. I Hate It Here!: Kids’ Letters from…
On Sunday, June 17, the 95th annual convention of the ELS began in traditional fashion, with an afternoon Synod Sunday service, following the…
The 95th annual convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) is fast upon us. It will begin with “Synod Sunday” services and a…
There was a time in the not so distant past when one could step into any Lutheran church in the United States…
Training in God’s Word begins at home. With this in mind, Luther wrote this heading before each part of the Catechism, “In the…
Gegraptai, “it is written.” This was the motto found on the seal of the old Norwegian Synod. It has served as the byline…
It is an honor to be asked to add the occasional ELS perspective to the Steadfast Lutherans. The ELS is the little “sister…