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You can't argue with Calvinists. Never win that one. You can't argue with Lutherans. Talk about stubborn. You can't argue with Christ. Better listen to Him instead. And if you could find anywhere in Scripture where He died for you, I think that trumps anyother hand on the table. Peace of...

I want to expand a little the question about the liturgy. I think a bigger question is, what happened to the forgiveness of sins and absolution? The pastor prays for the people and solicits prayer needs. Openly tell him you are a sinner and need forgiveness! We are to forgive one another, what...

Who is more surprised, you or Kieshnick, that he is involved in a lawsuit? Even your ignorance only lasts so long. The biggest error you made is to assume SPK was telling the truth all the while he was involved in a lawsuit. You have stayed in the Bunny suit too long. Who is in charge of the...

Nothing like Rev heating up another cup of coffee by holding it in his hand. LOL Gosh you are a little hothead. You still can't admit your SPK knew about a lawsuit in Ca. You gave him a nice defense, though as you have now pointed out, you are not a defender. Thanks for taking the time. Coffee...

You are not paying attention. I merely identified the two ditches. Don't think I want to be standing in either one of them. You have defended Kieshnick enough times to know that I am not his supporter. You are ridiculous in saying so.

Kieshnick is the "Neil Diamond" of the Missouri Synod. (refer back to my first post to catch the What About Bob? drift.) It is hard to feel ambivalent about this guy and his less that Lutheran policies such as Ablaze, Oakland legal mess, his need for control over synodical mechanisms. He likes...

How soon we forget our Bible stories and the rich comfort they afford. read about godly Rebekah and her trials. If you can, read this from Luther's Genesis commentary on the story. You will be strenghtened if you do. Keep you all in our prayers.

Reminds me of the line from "What about bob?", unabashedly, my favorite all time movie! "There are only two kinds of people in the world, those who like Neil Diamond and those who don't." But alas, LCMS, the land of two ditches.

What is happening at the convention - anyone? When are the elections taking place? Do you expect any fallout over the lawsuit from the Oakland 4? And what will happen when Harrison is the new litagant in the fray? Would he walk away?

I think it would be interesting for the pastors to give a sense of what their typical day/week looks like. When do you get up. What do you do during "office hours".

There are nubmer of ELCA folks as disgusted as you are. Put your ear to the wall and join a break a way group. Whole churches are leaving. Scratch Lutheran Brethern off your list if you have an orthodox bone in your body. Keep us informed.

You have about 10 AMENS in there Big Norsk! LCMS has become a church of two large ditches without much middle ground. I have seen the pastors whose liturgical passions were so inflamed they joined the Orthodox Church. Dumb is the only response I can think of to that. Just DUMB.

Luther didn't preach too much on sanctification. He worried that the people would slide into the slippery slope of works righteousness. Sanctification is holiness from the "we become less and He becomes more" in our thinking, living, acting. Justification remained front and center for Luther and...

A lot of people do not believe in Jonah being swallowed by a whale. A lot of people don't believe in the Real Presaence. But once you wrap your head around a deadman coming back from the dead, miracles and other events really don't seem that improbable. So whatever is on your list, put the...

I suggest you become more Lutheran by reading Gerhard Forde's Where God Meets Man, Luther's view on predestination, understanding his concept of the Hidden God. This is what shapes my understanding. They will be more helpful to you in the end as well.