Monthly Archives: September 2012
What Will Get You Thrown Out of Synod?
All confessional guys have said this for as long as I’ve been in the ministry. “I’m going to stay in the Synod till they throw me out. That’s what Luther did.”
Keith Richards: Higher than Higher Things?
Having finished Keith Richards’ biography Life, I can say with some authority that Keith is higher than Higher Things.
When Second becomes First
Some years ago the St. Louis seminary began writing articles emphasizing the two kinds of righteousness: one before God and the other before men. Even then what they didn’t emphasize is that one can be righteous before men without being … Continue reading
I Know Why the Widemouthed Frog Mumbles
With apologies to Maya Angelou, I begin. I know why the widemouthed frog mumbles. Actually I now know why the LCMS does. First the widemouthed frog.
Where Have all the Criminals Gone?
I’ve always liked “Where Have all the Flowers Gone?” Most people think it cheesy. It began as Pete Seeger folk song in 1955 with three verses. In 1960 Joe Hickerson added the rest turning the song into a circular hit … Continue reading