Category Archives: Missouri Megatrends
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
“Of God and Gays and Humility”
That’s not my title that’s Jon Meacham’s, the former executive editor of Newsweek and now executive editor at Random House. His article is in the July 30, 2012 issue of Time. The upshot of the article is that if you … Continue reading
Suicide, Social Contract, and Synod Leaving
This has been ruminating in my thoughts since Easter 2009. No, it was before that. Circa 2001 a Fort Wayne Seminary student in town working at summer job said, “Leave Synod and you die.”
Roadmap for the Emergent Church
The title should read “Insurgent Church” for that is what is among us and has been ever since they first went out from us because they were not of us ( I John 2:19).
A Leap out of the Faith
I commend to you the 1993 Steve Martin move “Leap of Faith.” If Steve Martin is not enough to grab your attention try Debra Winger, Liam Nielsen, and Phillip Seymour Hoffmann. The error a leap of faith, portrayed so well … Continue reading
Art Matters
No artist I, not even a little, not by a long shot, but I do know art matters.
LCMS 2.0 Continues
The April Reporter sports a blue LCMS cross. We who formerly preached under the burgundy cross are going to switch to a new color. Blue is one choice. Just like Wal-Mart has gone from brown, to blue, to tan, so … Continue reading