The SteadfastPress Advent Devotional is now available! Our meditation for this Advent centers around Jesus as our Prophet, ...

We published this a year ago; I note that it’s making its way around facebook again, so I thought it might be useful to republish our version (with mouseover of bible verses, and a reading of the ...

17 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes ...

A series of 29 pamphlets with an introduction, written by former Synod President A.L. Barry, that address doctrinal topics, moral issues and concerns in the church to help Christians grow in their ...

In The Small Catechism, Martin Luther encouraged Christians to retain the practice of making the sign of the cross. The Missouri Synod, following Luther’s advice, has encouraged Christians to continue ...

A few years back BJS reposted a breakdown of the Nicene Creed and the Scriptures that support the different sections. This guide has proven popular owing to the confusion that exists among some ...

Martin Noland mentioned the LCMC in his article on What, Now, for the Moderate Lutherans?. Previous BJS poster Rev. Joshua V. Scheer (here and here) thought it would be informative for BJS readers to ...

A good friend suffered a heart attack. His doctor prescribed a treadmill to strengthen his heart and taught him about healthy diet. My friend took me to his basement to show me the treadmill. He got ...

As promised, our Advent Series this year on “Isaiah Twas Foretold It” is now available on Amazon in both paperback and kindle formats.

Today it seems that everyone knows that Halloween is originally a Celtic pagan holy day named Samhain [pronounced: Sow-in] which the Christian Church supplanted for the sake of forcing pagans to ...

This article provides an introductory sketch of Cultural Marxism and Critical Theory. It discusses the disappointment of economic Marxists over the failure of the workers of the world to unite for ...

About two years ago the Southern Illinois District of the LCMS asked Matt Harrison to give his response to the then burgeoning Blue Ribbon Task Force efforts to change the basic structure of our ...