A moving reflection on our Organist Dennis

This link takes you to a reflection by the father of one of Dennis’ piano students. If you knew Dennis like we did, it is well worth reading. Others saw the same guy, and wrote a . . . → Read More: A moving reflection on our Organist Dennis

Rock-a-bye baby: A Theology of Children, Church and Family – post #1

Last month’s Lutheran Witness had a slate of articles that I was slightly shocked at. I want to explore some of that shock and some of the theology underlying it.
Here is a chart that basically spells out the problem (the chart is my compilation, pastors usually aren’t great at numbers and synodocrats don’t like publishing . . . → Read More: Rock-a-bye baby: A Theology of Children, Church and Family – post #1

Here is a question/challenge to LC-MS folks – Feedback wanted

LINC-Rochester (yes, its still moving) has three principles:

1. Community Involvement – this is care for the community we are seeking to evangelize in a simple way, what are the felt needs and can we address them.
2. Indigenous Leadership – the goal is to find, teach and place leaders from the community itself, the faster the better
3. . . . → Read More: Here is a question/challenge to LC-MS folks – Feedback wanted

Interesting (at least to me) talk given by Pres. Harrison

Kinda a “state of the union” address by the LCMS president. Here is the site I caught it on.

I’m not really sure what to say about it. The good I would think is that he is passionate and smart. Two characteristics that even when you might disagree on some things makes you willing . . . → Read More: Interesting (at least to me) talk given by Pres. Harrison

Stewardship 5: The Tithe – where it comes from and what it means

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In our prior posts we talked about three things:
1) Stewardship or how we use our possessions is part of the sanctified . . . → Read More: Stewardship 5: The Tithe – where it comes from and what it means

Monday quarterbacking…

First, Teeeee-bowwwww! Don’t you just love it when a guy gets beat up for 4 hours and gets told he’s basically just above a slime mold and then that slime mold has the audacity to win ugly?

Ok, now that football is out of the way. One of my favorite sarcastic sayings that has some . . . → Read More: Monday quarterbacking…

A Strange Lack of Boldness…

That title is from this Mark Steyn article.

It would be heartening if more presidential candidates understood the urgency. But there is a strange lack of boldness in most of their proposals. They, too, seem victims of that 1950 moment, and assumptions of its permanence.

It is kind of funny – I’m constitutionally conservative. I’m a numbers . . . → Read More: A Strange Lack of Boldness…

Steve Jobs

I can’t say that I’m an Apple product user (although when I did get one of their products I would never get anything else after it). I didn’t know that Steve Jobs had been a Lutheran as a child before I read this. There is so much else swirling around I’m surprised it cut . . . → Read More: Steve Jobs

Congregational Meeting – Presentation Material

The files below contain the congregational presentation from 9/25/11. If you were present you heard the discussion and presentation. If you couldn’t make it, but have questions or concerns please contact pastor or our congregational president. Going along with the sermon of the day – the presentation is a challenge to the congregation.

Congregational . . . → Read More: Congregational Meeting – Presentation Material

110th Anniversary Photos

These are some of the pictures I took over the weekend…

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