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    Postmodern demise of sermons? started by ghp
    Thanks to Rev. McCain’s Cyberbretheren for the heads-up on this…
    Interesting article from the Associated Baptist Press entitled “Speakers predict sermons will change in next wave of postmodern worship”. The main thrust of the article is speculating a
    There’s no such thing as… started by ghp
    In a recent comment thread over at Love & Blunder, someone made a comment about the danger of “dead orthodoxy.”
    This bothered me, and after a little bit of pondering/thought, I figured out why.
    There’s no such thing as “deadR
    AI: Top 12 - the Results started by ghp
    Well, I’ll keep this short & sweet… (and not gloat too much about my being right! ;-))
    Bottom 3: Jessica, Mikalah, & Lindsey.
    Eliminated: Lindsey.
    My Thoughts: I’m not surprised. Slightly disappointed, but not surpris
    ELCA “chaplainette” - “Too much Jesus…” started by ghp
    Taken from NewsMax.com — “Chaplain Wants Christ out of Air Force Academy”
    The chaplain, Capt. Melinda Morton, a “Lutheran minister,” spoke out publicly on Tuesday as an Air Force task force arrived at the academy to investigate char
    AI: 4/19 - The Top 7 (B.I.B.) started by ghp
    Bo. Is. Back. — Three simple words that sum up last night, IMO…
    The theme of 70’s dance music was one that almost assured us of a night full of good performances. Dance, especially 70’s era, (oh, let’s just call it what the prod
    AI: 5/17 — 3 x 3 = Great! started by ghp
    Now that was a great show — the best top 3 ever! While I do think that there is a clear distinction/ranking of the singers, based on last night’s performances, it’s also crystal clear that they all did very well last night, and that there were no clunker
    Effeminate Gospel = Effeminate Christians started by ghp
    In the most recent issue of Chronicles magazine, Aaron D. Wolf has thrown down the gauntlet in his article entitled, Effeminate Gospel, Effeminate Christians: From Authority to Influence. This article is, risking overstatement, a tour de force indictment of modern Christianity’%
    AI: 4/13 - The Results started by ghp
    Well, Seacrest said the bottom 3 was going to be “shocking” and he was right, if only because Bo was in it…
    As for my predictions, I was wrong on 2 of the 3 (Anwar & Carrie) & right on 1 (Nadia). I was also right in predicting that
    Church at Starbucks? started by ghp
    Thought-provoking posting from Rob over at Love and Blunder, entitled Why not have church at Starbucks?
    I haven’t commented on it yet, mainly because the topic piqued my interest so quickly, particularly when Rob offered these questions for consideration:
    Why modify the chu
    20 Years of Tetris started by ghp
    It doesn’t seem possible — Tetris has turned 20.
    It hardly seems possible, but it was almost 17 years ago that the relationship between me & my (soon to be) wife was solidified over some marathon sessions of alternating games of Tetris on my Mac SE (1MB RAM
    Where is God to be found? started by ghp
    Where can God be found? How does God communicate with us?
    Questions like this are often asked, and have been for a long time now. Nowadays, we’re awash in a sea of heterodox theological doctrines & practices that promote answers that deviate from the clear teachings of
    AI:5 - Hollywood Days 5&6 - Deep Cuts started by ghp
    We have our 24 semifinalists!
    The tension & drama of the final cuts — the last time the judges have direct impact on the competition — made for good TV. This wasn’t a surprise, but it was nice to see that the producers didn’t feel the nee
    AI:5 - The Las Vegas Auditions started by ghp
    Just let me get the Crankinalysis(tm) Machine started up, ok?
    >*click*<
    That’s better…
    Worst. Audition. Show. Ever.
    And by ‘worst’ I mean most boring, least compelling, most stunningly disappointing & blah
    Happy Birthday, Big Sister! started by ghp
    Once again it’s time to wish my beloved big sister a very happy birthday!
    I’d tell you when that photo was taken, but then bigsis would have to hurt me in a big way, and I’d really prefer to avoid that…
    My sister is a wonderful woman,
    18-Jan: Today in History started by ghp
    Today in History:
    In 1919, the Paris Peace Conference, held to negotiate peace treaties ending World War I, opened in Versailles, France.
    I Say: And a fat lot of good it did! All they really accomplished was to impose such onerous terms on the Germans that the nascent Weimar Repub
    AI:6 - 12 Gasping Guys started by ghp
    Finally, Idol in it’s best form — singers singing, a band playing, songs edited to within an inch of their lives, cheesy video clip packages, judges sniping, Seacrest tempting kids to fight with Simon, Seacrest & Simon fighting like an old married couple
    AI:6 - 12 + 12 = SemiFinals started by ghp
    It’s about time. The preliminaries are over, and we’ve survived the general crapfest that is the open audition phase of the competition.
    Most important, we now know the 24 semifinalists — fanbase-building, prognostication, and conspiracy-theorizing can a
    I know this feeling well started by ghp
    Ah, the feeling of realized impending doom… I know it well.
    On the positive side, these reruns of Peanuts truly do show the genius that Charles M. Schulz possessed — these strips hold up better than most contemporary comics page offerings!
    -ghp


    This wor
    AI:6 - Both kinds of music started by ghp
    Last night, we were treated to both kinds of music found at Bob’s Country Bunker: Country and Western. (Good Lord, but the Blues Brothers was an awesome movie…)
    I’m short on time, among other things, so here we go…
    When will I predic
    It’s funny ’cause big sis… started by ghp
    You see, it’s funny because big sis likes Bread…
    -ghp



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    LCMS CTCR PC? WTH!?! started by ghp
    I’ve been no great supporter of the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR), as I’ve thought many of their recent statements/opinions/papers to be somewhat suspect wrt orthodox theology/doctrine. That said, they’re not all badR
    Because he was asked about started by ghp
    A recent commenter not only asked about the Territorial Boston Terrier in a comment, he also did so at the recent LCMS convention (while I was waiting to talk at Microphone 5).
    So, in the interest of disclosure, and because I like talking about the TBT — Hammie Burger Piper%2
    It’s Here, It’s Here, It’s HERE!! started by ghp
    WOOHOOOOOO!
    My copy of the new Concordia: A Reader’s Edition Of The Book Of Concord just arrived this morning, and it sure is purty!

    It’s actually hard to believe that this volume only cost $20 (the introductory price through the end of this year; after
    Bibles banned at 2008 Beijing Games started by ghp
    Bibles Banned at 2008 Beijing Olympics
    Irony: The games that were founded, with strong mythological/religious ties, by the ancient Greeks are now looking to squelch any/all religious expression.
    While Chinese organizers “promise that religious services we offer will not be
    Once more unto the breech started by ghp
    Well, my two week break is over. Tomorrow, it’s back to work (for me), school (für die Kinder), & the mud room (for Holly).
    Several times during the past two weeks, I felt almost guilty, like I wasn’t getting done what I should.
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