New Release from Steadfast Press – “Christ and the Church” – Second Edition by Rev. Andrew Richard
We are slowly putting different books together here at Steadfast Press. This is a revision of a devotion that should be used by…
We are slowly putting different books together here at Steadfast Press. This is a revision of a devotion that should be used by…
So, we’ve talked about why the Church need not fear for her survival. We’ve started the discussion of outreach with the importance of…
Married in the Eyes of God But Not the State?: A Casualty of Casuistry Rev. John A. Frahm III 13 Therefore submit yourselves…
nota bene: Why is this important? Lutherans have insisted from the very beginning of the Reformation that we are not inventing new teachings…
Many and contradictory statements have been made to explain (the) drastic declines (in the birth rate), but no reasonable doubt remains that the…
John H. C. Fritz served as a parish pastor for over 20 years, including two as the president of the Western District of the…
There has been quite a blustery reaction to the letter sent to the Lutheran Witness that was posted on BJS last Tuesday. The…
The January 2017 life issue of The Lutheran Witness, with stories on the joys and challenges of adoption, the importance of human life…
I’ve already written a review of this magnificent devotion here. It is now available through Lulu in its final form for only $4.37. …
I have been married for over 15 years and a pastor now for over 5 years. In my vocations, as a husband and…
“This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.” St. John 2:11…
Psalm 45 My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is the pen of…
While the world was celebrating the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling to legalize gay marriage, conservative Christian blogs everywhere were filled with obituaries. And…
Adam fell down on his vocation as catechist of Eve. Ever since, husbands have had the tendency to default on their calling to…
The Second Sunday after Epiphany January 17, 2016 “God Sanctifies Marriage” St. John 2:1-11 Jesus first showed his glory as true God at…
Men have a long history of silently, passively, allowing women to fight and be attacked in their stead. It began with Adam in…
And Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment [regarding divorce]. But from the beginning of…
19“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use…
As the world gets further and further away from God’s design for marriage and human sexuality, the more important it becomes for Christians…
Today the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in all 50 states. Unless you’re under the illusion that America is a Christian nation, this…
Associate Editor’s note: with this post we welcome Pastor Bruce Timm to our usual writing crew. After he gave me the smackdown on…
Here in the commonwealth of Virginia, we moved Concordia Lutheran Mission from Lexington to Buena Vista because we were led to find a…
Over at what looks to be his brand-new blog, “Lutheran Pastor Says”, Rev. Harrison Goodman writes that, “It’s time to get out of…
The Next Wedding I Perform One of the neat things that we pastors get to do is to perform weddings. What a thrill…
Recently in preparing for teaching on 1 Corinthians 7 (marriage, divorce, and remarriage) I ran across some things that deserve reflection. The first…