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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Copyright (c) 2023 Scott Diekmann. Used by Permission. Note: This review may be downloaded in a PDF here. Candles flicker and floorboards creak against rusty nails at Wittenberg University in…