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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Could someone trademark Jesus?
I was asked this a little bit ago… and I went ????? So I did a search. Well it turns out 1216 entries for Jesus 3382 for God, not all are cool either, some really break the commandments in a … Continue reading
Lutheran history, something way cool from UV Koren
Back when I taught Sunday school at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church years ago, more than a few times I marveled at the guys of old. Sometimes I’d arrive early, or if we had youth activities and I had spare time … Continue reading
2 Timothy 2:16 Godless Chatter, Getting Real, Transparency
Hmmm, been thinking about this one a bit… There is an element of being “real” or transparent, and there is Godless chatter too. Its incredible hard to define, as realness and transparency can cross into a lack of reverence and … Continue reading
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Major rambling and rabbit trails, open questions, trust, church failures, technology
First, I need to blame the LCMS for keeping me up all night. They have the most amazing Cyclopedia on their website. It all stared when I came across progressive invovements blog, where he discussed Sigmund and Gottfreid Fritschel. That … Continue reading
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Star Tribune on ELCA’s task force recommendations
First, one major beef with the article. The issue is with changing the Visions and Expectations document. The issue at hand is this, currently it states “ordained ministers who are homosexual in their self-understanding are expected to abstain from homosexual … Continue reading
We’re planning a missions trip to St Paul, MN
was a message I recieved from a friend of mine a while back… and the thing is, she lives in Australia! Its like cool, we could finally meet up after all these years of online communications… but in the back … Continue reading
Notes on Original Sin
Its interesting to note the variances on hope original sin is portrayed across denominational boundaries… It seems very difficult for folks to accept the loss of free will, and there is a ton of wiggling to try and include it … Continue reading
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Dr Don Shaw on Christian Unity
I read a newspaper column written by Pastor Don Shaw where he talked about measurable success in ministry, and its an absolutely fascinating article… but alas it deserves a much longer entry than what I have time for today, thus … Continue reading
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