Annotated Large Catechism: Two Speeches to Floor Committee 5
Below are two speeches that I am planning to give to Floor Committee 5 of the 2023 LCMS convention about Resolution 5-14 on the annotated Large Catechism. The first addresses…
Supporting the CTX Rebellion: Is Congregations Matter Sleep Walking?
Today “The Ephesians 4 List” of endorsements for LCMS convention elections by Congregations Matter arrived in my postal mail. To evaluate it, I turned to their endorsements for regents of…
The Sovereignty of Nebulous Ethos at Concordia Texas
Introduction On or about November 8, 2022, a majority of the Board of Regents of Concordia University Texas (CTX) purportedly made that board self-governing and self-perpetuating in complete independence from…
Crunch-Time: Electing Concordia University and Seminary Regents
Outline Introduction Concordia University Texas Other Concordias and the Seminaries Endorsement Lists Introduction On November 8, 2022, a majority of the Board of Regents (BOR) of Concordia University Texas (CTX)…
Two Simple Questions about Concordia Texas Throwing Off the Bylaws of the LCMS
Introduction On November 8, 2022, a majority of the Board of Regents (BOR) of Concordia University Texas (CTX) purportedly made that board self-governing and self-perpetuating in complete independence from the…
Concordias, Catechisms, Confessions & Corporations: 2023 LCMS Convention
Introduction Delegates to the synodical conventions of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod later this month have a duty to be conscientious. This includes a duty to study the reports and overtures…
Watershed in Missouri
There is a geological feature called a “watershed.” A watershed is an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. Watersheds exist all over the…
Atonement in Lutheran Orthodoxy: Baier-Walther
C. F. W. Walther selected Johann Wilhelm Baier’s Compendium Theologiae Positivae as the basis for the first dogmatics used to prepare pastors for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Walther edited Baier’s…
Is Jesus Worth It? (Matthew 10:34-42)
Introduction This text for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost in Year A of the Three-Year Lectionary raises this question: Is Jesus worth it? We are going to look at this…
A Masterful Biblical Defense of Vicarious Atonement | Book Review
Copyright (c) 2023 Dennis E. McFadden. Used by Permission. Rev. McFadden is a Pastor ordained in the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. The meaning of “atonement” has been a topic…