Most Drunk Cities in America Are Also the WELS Strongholds
"We dominate the Top Twenty list!And the others are college towns."http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/americas-20-drunkest-cities/21/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=26207595Number 1 - Appleton,...
View ArticleThe Wit of Almost Eden. Mountain Mint and Pollinator Plants
Obtaining pollinator plants is a new trend in gardening. These plants attract and feed bees, butterflies, beneficial insects, and hummingbirds as a bonus. In large gardening book I have - misplaced at...
View ArticleReviewing the July 11th, 2016 Christian News Reading CN So You Don't Have To....
The Synodical Conference has rejected Luther's Biblical justification by faithin favor of Halle University's Universal Absolution without faith,which requires a decision - you know, like...
View ArticleEco-Beneficial Endorses Mountain Mints
Look at the butterflies on Mountain Mint on this link.Eco-beneficial on Mountain MintsAny plant in the Pycnanthemum genus (Mountain Mint) is a great choice to include in your landscape.The abundant...
View ArticleFrom 2014 - Historic St. John Lutheran Church - Urban Spelunking. Now WELS...
Long ago, WELS kicked the congregation and pastor out of its infallible sect,but recently - stole the property and endowment with the help of Jeske employees.This happened to prevent new members...
View ArticleWELS Discussions - Mark Schroeder's Lack of Leadership - From 2015
Jeffery Clark5 hrsI wonder where this President Schroeder has gone...Intrepid Lutherans: WELS Synod President Mark Schroeder issues scorching rebuke of Church Growth...OK, Mr. Lindee, you've touched a...
View ArticleFeeling the Mulch after Two Hours of Gardening Yesterday. Feeling the Burn...
Sassy keeps track of all the children she knows,and they love her gentle spirit.Sassy wanted to walk at 6 AM, so I got a late start. Better to walk first and make coffee second than to look at her...
View ArticleLuther Days Impossible Schedule
The Odd Couple will sign books,even though Jessica Pratt said she cannot stand Scott Barefoot's arrogance.http://lutherdays.org/pdf/Luther_%20Days_Schedule.pdfShould be fun-ny.Sleepless in Silvis...
View ArticleThe Fault, Dear Brutus, Is Not in ELDONUTS, But in Our Synods, That We Are...
The Fault, Dear Brutus, Is Not in ELDONUTS, But in Our Synods, That We Are Underlings.Apologies to the Earl of Oxford (aka Shakespeare)Brutus asked another pastor about the effect of having bishops....
View ArticleSafety First, Second, and Third
Nothing says safety like a fire truck at the front door.I was doing my routine work outside when our neighbor apologized for his son starting a bonfire in the backyard with scrap wood. I told him about...
View ArticleGetting to the Before and After Photos
This is our car in the driveway, but the Google car photographeda front yard with the Crepe Myrtle neglected, the maple needing trimming,and no roses. The azaleas are in bloom next door.The sunny...
View ArticleShort Reading List for Lutheran Theology - For Laity, Pastors, and Teachers
Best Sermon BooksLenker's edition of Luther's Sermons - These are the only sermon books needed, and they should be the primary reading material of every Lutheran layman, teacher, and pastor. The larger...
View ArticleSP Mark Schroeder Wanted a Group To Support Him, But He Did Not Want Them to...
Jeffery Clark5 hrsI wonder where this President Schroeder has gone...Intrepid Lutherans: WELS Synod President Mark Schroeder issues scorching rebuke of Church Growth...OK, Mr. Lindee, you've touched a...
View ArticleBiggest Lutheran Scandal of All - Millions Spent To Teach and Publish...
This is photographic proof that dogs are smarter than most Lutherans.I did some random searching on Google this morning, wondering about some classmates from the distant past. Several of them should be...
View ArticleLuther's Two Gospel Sermons for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity. Mark 8:1-9,...
Luther's First Gospel Sermon for the SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. Mark 8:1-9This sermon appeared in pamphlet form in seven separate editions during the year 1523; also in the collections of “Ten...
View ArticleHeat, Water, and Rain: Fast-Blooming Roses
We have both colors of Calladiums under the maple tree.The problem with summer weather is the rapid blooming of the roses. The calladiums are just out of the ground now, several months after being...
View ArticleThe Seventh Sunday after Trinity, 2016. Mark 8:1-9. The Feeding of the...
The Seventh Sunday after Trinity, 2016Pastor Gregory L. Jacksonhttp://www.ustream.tv/channel/bethany-lutheran-worshipBethany Lutheran Church, 10 AM Central Daylight TimeThe melodies are linked in the...
View ArticleThe "Conservative" Lutheran Clergy, Accurately Described by Luther
Therefore Jerome and Erasmus do Paul an injustice when they take the words “to his face” to mean “only according to the outward appearance”; they maintain that Paul did not oppose Peter sincerely, but...
View ArticleFalse Assumptions Fuel the New Papacies - St. Peter Was No Pope
"You are not the Pope, Peter."Luther, as always, showed how important it was to address doctrinal issues directly, rather than pussy-foot around and attack opponents ad hominem.The executives and...
View ArticleSharing the Bee Balm - Root Division - Moving the Mountain Mint. Which Plants...
Bee Balm is very attractive to bees, beneficial insects,butterflies, and hummingbirds.Last year I planted some Bee Balm and saw a bloom or two - from the red ones. The red ones went wild this year, so...
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