Archive for August, 2005
Updates to the Blogroll
Folks, here are some additions to my list of confessional Lutheran bloggers:
Aardvark Alley – Because “earth pig” is one of my favorite expressions
Balaam’s Ass – Because a talking jackass is something I can relate to.
Cross + Wise – Because the cross is foolishness
The Crowned Ones – Because Pr. Cholak looks like Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Kiihnworld – Because [...]
Julia Sweeney is an Atheist
Some of you may remember “Pat” from Saturday Night Live, the recurring gender-ambiguous character played brilliantly by Julia Sweeney. The joke was always that no one could tell if Pat (not to mention Pat’s significant other Chris) was male or female. Let the comedy ensue. The humorously icky way that Julia Sweeney brought this favorite [...]
Human "Exhibit" at London Zoo
This is exactly what’s wrong with much of the environmental movement. Look at this article from Yahoo News.
Apparently, the London Zoo thinks it is a cute idea to put a handful of human volunteers, clad in little more than fig leaves, into one of their caged exhibits. Now what would be the point [...]
ELCA Blogger to Check
I read (or scan) a lot of different blogs these days. The ones I tend to view daily are on my blogroll, but I have quite a number of other favorites.
Kurt Wall has been a regular reader/commenter on this blog for a bit. He has now ventured into blogging on his own. [...]
Roger Ebert’s Most Hated Films
We all know what the good movies are. What we reeeallly want to know is what are the biggest stinkers.
Here is the list of film critic Roger Ebert’s most hated movies. The thing is, I really liked a couple of the ones he mentions.
My favorite quote is:
This movie doesn’t scrape the bottom of [...]
Random Clutter
Here are a few goofy things that I’ve picked up in my scouring for news today.
Go here to see the absolute worst album covers ever in the history of the whole world. Really. Thanks to the Commonwealth Conservative.
Two more reasons to boycott France:
They’re attacking Lance Armstrong.
And they use live kittens as shark bait.
Mere [...]
Higher Things Photos 2005
Last month, my family and I attended the Higher Things youth conference in St. Louis. We just had a terrific time. My wife and I were both presenters. Here are some of the photos taken from the Higher Things website. You can click on the pictures to see them enlarged.
WORSHIP
Entering St. Louis Cathedral
Who is that [...]
Indulge Me. Pope Grants Indulgences to Pilgrims
Here is a piece from the Houston Chronicle about Pope Benedict offering indulgences to participants of the World Day of Youth festivities. I think the article does a good job of explaining indulgences in a simple manner.
You are, no doubt, familiar with the 16th century controversy over indulgences that helped to spark the Reformation. Martin [...]
The Rise and Fall of the Church
Here is an interesting article from USA Today about the decline of Christianity in Western Europe. It claims that in most of Europe the only major religion that is growing is Islam.
People who know me well, know my interest in the health and growth of churches around the world. And they’ve heard [...]
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Convention News
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is the largest Lutheran body in the United States with something near 5 million members. I am a pastor with the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS) with about 2.5 million.
The ELCA recently concluded their biennial convention at which several controversial resoltuions were under consideration. I’d like to [...]
