The Burr in the Burbs

"I cling to my Lord Christ like a burr on cloth." – Katherine Luther

Archive for October, 2005

Additions to the Blogroll

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This is something I’ve been meaning to do for a while. There are millions of blogs out there. Many of them quite good. It’s just not possible to put every worthwhile blog on one’s blogroll. I do try to promote my fellow LCMS (Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod) bloggers. But tonight I [...]

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October 25th, 2005 at 12:56 am

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Lutheran Carnival IX Is Up and Running

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Blog carnivals are great ways to discover new and interesting blogs. Go see this week’s Lutheran Blog Carnival hosted by Be Strong in the Grace. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Lutheran Carnival IX Is Up and Running”, url: “http://www.burrintheburbs.com/2005/10/25/lutheran-carnival-ix-is-up-and-running/” });

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October 25th, 2005 at 12:29 am

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No Jesus in School, Antonio!

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Antonio was in kindergarten at Baldwinsville Elementary School in New York. Antonio was assigned to draw a picture about saving the environment. Antonia created a poster of people holding hands around the world with recycle bins, etc. And along the edge was an unidentified bearded man reaching his arms toward the earth. Antonio acknowledged that [...]

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October 23rd, 2005 at 8:15 pm

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I Like Cats

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Someone I know has in his e-mail signature this quip: I like cats. . . they taste just like chicken. Some people are dog people and others are cat people. I must be a pet hermaphrodite because I own some of each. Actually I think I’m just compensating. I don’t like dogs so much as I [...]

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October 23rd, 2005 at 7:55 pm

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What Movie Trailers Can Teach Us About the Analogy of Faith

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Have you ever noticed that many cultists like to use the Christian bible to try to prove their errant positions? The Mormons, for instance, quote the King James Bible to you in your living room while you politely offer them coffee, tea or Pepsi. In the second century, St. Irenaeus wrote against the gnostic heretics. [...]

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October 22nd, 2005 at 3:04 am

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Atheist Philip Pullman Derides "Wardrobe" Movie

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As almost everyone in the English-speaking world knows by now, C.S. Lewis’s classic The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is being adapted into a feature film, due out this December. Naturally, one is concerned that Disney not mess it up. Why would anyone think that? Because of how they almost always mess up fairy [...]

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October 20th, 2005 at 9:15 pm

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October 19th, 2005 at 9:00 pm

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Lutheran Blogger Conference

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This is a notice to all the Lutheran bloggers out there. What would you think about us scheduling a get-together? Many of us already know each other, but this would still be a great chance to meet and greet. Here’s the idea. The annual theological symposia at Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne [...]

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October 19th, 2005 at 5:38 pm

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Madonna: Prophetess of Doom

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Madonna has now become a prophetess of doom. Not The Madonna, as in St. Mary the Mother of God. But as in Madonna Ciccone, pop super-star, aka Esther. According to Matt Drudge, Madonna has proclaimed that everyone will go to hell if they don’t turn from their wicked ways. Uh, yeah. That’s true. I [...]

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October 18th, 2005 at 6:03 pm

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I Like Cats

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Someone kindly sent me a link to this hilarious video. If you want to see a clip filled with funny cat incidents, go here. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “I Like Cats”, url: “http://www.burrintheburbs.com/2005/10/18/i-like-cats/” });

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October 18th, 2005 at 4:42 pm

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