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Hi to you, too. :wave: My hubby's name is Timothy. It really is a beautiful name, but I am slightly biased I guess ;) Now to your questions: I'll do my best to answer, keeping in mind that I'm a new Lutheran myself. The Lutheran church is similar to the Catholic church in it's style...

Hiya, Lotar. :wave: I am not going to debate at all on this subject, but just wish you well in going where God is leading you at the moment. Who knows, He may eventually lead you back to us ;) (just wishful thinking here).

Awesome pumpkin, Rose!! Tell your hubby and son that they did a fab job on that. :) I am very anti-candy, so I like more of the harvest celebrations at this time of year with apple cider, pumpkin pies, roasted corn, etc. I kind of waiver over Halloween because of the point the filo brought...

Oh great. Now Scott reported me for gossiping about Rose. :eek: That's okay, Scott. If I get any warnings or anything, I'll let you know. ;) It's kind of funny actually. :P

OMGoodness! Did I just hear Rose call some guy a "hottie"? :eek: Now we know why Rose hangs out at CF--she's checkin' out all the guys. ;)

A party for me?? That's too much . . . really. I'm honored. :blush:

Someone who drinks lots of coffee and argues theological minutiae without ever backing down :preach: I'm a bit of a wimp. :blush:

*does happy dance* I got my job, I got my job!! :clap: :clap: :clap: I just got "the call" yesterday afternoon! I don't know when I'll be starting yet but it should be in the next few weeks. I'm soooooo thrilled. I have been job searching for the past 9 months, and once we moved from...

You're welcome here any time, Carrie :) I always like having different perspectives--I think I'm a bit too ecumenical to be a "good" Lutheran ;) I hope you'll post here often. :)

I do understand your frustration. At least these same Christians, though, do hold very strictly to basic Christian beliefs taught Scripture--that's one great footstep in the right direction, and no need to worry about Baptists forgetting about Christ at all or denying the Trinity because that...

Hi, CrossWiseMag Hmmm. I've understood from the catechism that the Sacrament is independent of our belief and only dependent upon Christ's word (#292, under the explanation of the Sacrament of the Altar). I've seen lay Lutherans argue both ways on this one, though, depending on how...

Do any of you have (or have had) your children in Lutheran schools, and how do/did you feel about your child's educational experience there? Do you feel that your children get as good or better an education than they would in either secular private schooling or public schools? How did the...

I do understand where you're coming from clskinner. I was raised Baptist, and I had never heard of the Real Presence until I started studying medieval history in college. If you said the words "sacrament" or "real presence" to a layperson in the Baptist church they would look at you like you...

Great news, Rose! I'm especially glad to hear about your mother. I've been praying for all of you :hug:

As I type, you and your lovely wife are already gone on your trip, but I just wanted to let you know that I am thinking about both of you and praying for your safe travels. I really hope that you both have a fantastic time!! :)

I haven't done an exhaustive search on this in Scripture, but our pastor (LCMS) has and told me that he didn't see anything in Scripture to support a very conservative position on communion. At our church, anyone who believes in the Real Presence and accepts the Nicene Creed is allowed...

Kill her with kindness, Phoebe :D That usually works really well, I've found. :thumbsup:

Well, the other issue is, how much good does it do to argue about every little point? From what I've seen in real life and on message boards, it rarely edifies the body of Christ. So long as someone realizes that Communion is a special remembrance of what Christ has done for us and is only for...

I'm so sorry, Nate. :hug: I don't have any words to offer really, but just lots of prayers for you and your mom. :prayer:

Thanks, CKSkinner, for providing that additional quote by Justin--that really helped clear things up. I knew he was quoting from Scripture but it was the emphasis that he seemed to place upon "in remembrance" and "brought to mind" in these passages that just struck me oddly. The quote that you...