Monthly Archives: November 2009
A Mourning Person
People will usually describe themselves as either a morning or a night person. The Lord doesn’t care for as the hymn says, “Day and night are both alike to Thee.” Some people do, however, care. Lord help you, and I … Continue reading
It started with the goddess
It started with the self-proclaimed “Digital Goddess” Kim Komando. It was exacerbated by sports commentators saying this or that player was a “god.” It burst into flames when the PBS cook referred to another as the “goddess of flambeau.”
Laughing and Crying with Strange Bedfellows
Either I’m not being sent the memos or I don’t know where to pick them up. I didn’t get the memo that the confessional position had changed on the order of creation. The roles of men and women now apply … Continue reading
Food for Thought
A cereal named Ezekiel 4:9 has just shown up on my grocers shelf, and even for a town that prides itself in keeping things weird, this is weird. Here’s what the package says, “As described in Holy Scriptures ‘Take also … Continue reading
Setting Out for Elert but Not Even Making it to Akron
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas wants to be a confessional Lutheran congregation. You might say they want to get to Elert, but they don’t even make it to Akron.