The 2023 St. Michael Liturgical Conference

The 2023 St. Michael Liturgical Conference - Monday, September 25 - Zion Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Detroit

Fr. Mark BradenAugust 23, 2023Comment

Petersen’s Plenary at The Bugenhagen Conference

One of our Editors, Fr. David H. Petersen, gives his plenary presentation at the 2023 Bugenhagen Conference in Racine, Wisconsin.

AnnouncementsJason BraatenAugust 22, 2023Bugenhagen Conference, Petersen Comments

A Convention Wrap-Up (Part 2)

John BussmanAugust 17, 2023LCMS Convention, Synod, Liturgy, context Comments

Rite and Wrong Worship

Unlike the believers of the Old Testament, who were given specifics regarding worship, we post-Incarnation Christians were not given explicit instructions for what a sanctuary should look like, nor exactly how worship should be conducted.

Larry BeaneAugust 17, 2023 Comments

May 6-8, 2024 Conference Ft. Wayne: Scaer, Riojas, Hrehov

Information regarding a Gottesdienst conference to be held on May 6-8, 2004 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana featuring speakers David P. Scaer, Edward Riojas, and John Hrehov.

David PetersenAugust 16, 2023 Comment

Sources of Western Culture

I think it’s a fairly common occurrence for anyone who has spent a great deal of time and energy in a particular field — any field, really — to wonder, after a while, if he has really just been wasting his time. When you focus intently on something so seemingly minute for so long, it can be quite difficult to see how it fits into the broader world and the wider scope of reality.

Stefan GramenzAugust 11, 2023 Comments

How to Write a Sermon

An efficient method for writing Lutheran sermons.

A Convention Wrap-Up (Part 1)

John BussmanAugust 8, 2023 Comments

The Sons of this World are More Shrewd . . . .

In light of the Gospel reading from the One-Year Lectionary for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity on the parable of the Unjust Steward, I offer a few paragraphs from John Schaller’s “The Battle for the Christian School as a Battle for the Christian Worldview,” published in Theologische Quartelschrift, Vol 7, 1910, 204—221.

The Anti-Father Brown by Travis Berg

Gottesdienst’s main focus is the liturgy. And that sets two paths before us. One path is the path of Father Brown. The creation of G. K. Chesterton, Father Brown has great insight into human nature, especially into human wickedness.

Larry BeaneAugust 4, 2023 Comments

"Come on, Patrick!" or Why Seminary is Still Crucial

“Patrick” commits several fallacies here in his screed against seminary training for pastors.

Larry BeaneAugust 3, 2023 Comments

The Good, the Bad, and the Ironic...

The Synod voted today to recognize that the Japan Lutheran [sic] Church [sic] has broken fellowship with the LCMS by approving the ‘ordination’ of women as ‘pastors’ and as female ‘deacons.’

Larry BeaneJuly 31, 2023 Comments