Category Archives: Missouri Megatrends
More Views from the Outside
As promised, here is some information about another one of President-elect Harrison’s appointment. He has returned to the well of Lutheran World Relief to tap the Reverend Doctor Albert Collver as one of his three executive assistants. To be fair … Continue reading
My View from the Outside
A brother directed me to this endorsement of Rev. Matt Harrison after I had noted that one of Rev. Harrison’s first acts was to appoint a woman as one of his assistants.That woman was Barbara Below. Here is her endorsement … Continue reading
When 1% is 100%
No math wizard I. No math would be more accurate, but riddle me this. When is 1% a 100%? When it matters the most.
The Necessity of Refuting the Gainsayer
Though I’ve always been suspicious of this analogy, I’ve used it. Bank tellers aren’t taught to recognize counterfeit money by handling hundreds of examples of funny money but by handling true money. Therefore, we shouldn’t spend a lot of time … Continue reading
Inculturation
Don’t hold me to it; more aptly don’t hold him to it, but I think this is a one sentence summary of the Rev. James Alan Waddell’s 2005 magnum opus The Struggle to Reclaim the Liturgy in the Lutheran Church. … Continue reading
Now We’re Really Cooking
You just thought you knew what it meant to be Ablaze! or as the Pentecostals have always said “on fire for the Lord.”
Immersing our Theology
Every Lutheran pastor has been asked to make an exception and baptize someone by immersion. LCMS Chaplain Oliver Washington, Jr. is pictured in the May 2010 Lutheran Witness as doing that on page 18. And what’s the big deal about … Continue reading
Chanel Number 1
Chanel Number 5 I think is one of the more pricier perfumes, but I think Chanel Number 1 has a lesson worth learning.
The Pendulum’s Natural Swing
If you follow synodical politics, they shadow US politics. The country is in an uproar over the liberal president, so the polling data for pro-life and other conservative causes is up. Rev. Matt Harrison’s “numbers” reflect this same sentiment.
Owning the Mystery
This is from the pen of Rev. Dr. William W. Schumacher, Dean of Theological Research and Publication at Concordia St. Louis.