The Rev. Eugene W. Baade, Renton, Washington Writer’s Note: The essay below was first published in the church newsletter of Redeemer, Mercer Island, WA, where the undersigned serves as pastor in retirement. He decided to revisit the essay because the subject continues to fuel heated debate in American religion, culture, and law. In fact, the…
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Matthew Becker Back in the spring of 2011 an LCMS pastor forwarded to me an email that he had sent to his district president (English) and the President of the Synod (Pr. Matthew Harrison), but not to my district president (Northwest). In this email the pastor accused me of publicly teaching false doctrine. This individual,…
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Dear President Gilbert, You have recently written about how most of the congregations in your district are declining numerically. According to you, three congregations are on average disbanding each year. You also reported that, according to one projection, the LCMS will go from its current 6000 congregations to 1,000 in just 30 years. You also…
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Editor: This is the Daystar Journal’s third article in the winter issue, which is focusing on “The LCMS in the Public Square.” The first article analyzed the current emphasis of “Freedom to be Faithful.” The second article offered the personal account of an LCMS pastor and his colleagues during the turbulent times of the Civil…
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Editor: This is the Daystar Journal’s second article in the Winter Issue, which focuses on “The LCMS in the Public Square.” The first article discussed the current emphasis on “Freedom to be Faithful.” This second article features the personal account of an LCMS pastor and his colleagues during the turbulent times of the Civil Rights…
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Dear President Linnemann, We wish to commend you for following the Synod’s Constitution, Bylaws, and standard operating procedures in the case of Dr. Matthew Becker. We would not know about this case had not the Synod President made it a public matter on January 26 on his personal Facebook page and then later on a…
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Robert Schmidt “I’ve just graduated from college,” she said. With diploma in hand she reflects where she’s been and where she’s going. “Yeah, I learned more than computers, than math, than business and history. In biology I learned about evolution but most of all, I learned how to care. I care about our world and…
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