"... the year was 1616. Johann Georg, Margrave of Brandenburg, converted to Calvinism and sought to enforce Calvinism on his very Lutheran territory. What changes did he demand?

Each year our congregation in Cullman joins with the city to help kick off our annual Oktoberfest celebration with a Divine Service in German. This year the service fell on St. Michael and All Angels day

In February 2025, then-Texas District President Michael Newman laid out his blueprint to “The Way to Unity in the LCMS.” I had previously responded to his piece here. But it popped up again in my feed, and I had some further thoughts on it.