As the Episcopal Church Goes...So Goes Lutherdom
The time-stamp or divide for Lutherans is 2009. That is when thousands woke up in ELCA and said, "We cannot stay in this mess any longer. We have tried every possible approach, and we get steamrolled...
View ArticleLena Is a Sassy Look-Alike
LenaI just have to say, Sassy looks an awful lot like our German shepherd Lena 1.5 yrs old). Lena has the same propensity to sit quietly until a good sharp bark is warranted, usually causing some...
View ArticleMore Proof of Inbreeding in Fox Valley
If one part is off, then the rest are also in the wrong place or order or emphasis.A Dialogue on JustificationSeveral people have suggested that I look to the ELDoNA in my search for Confessional...
View ArticleRabbits, Sassy, and the Garden
Sassy was waiting for that ball to be tossed again at the park.Sassy and I took our usual evening walk last night, in spite of the heat and humidity. The day before she casually wandered down a street...
View ArticleThe Seekers, Doo Wop, and Gardening
I always wonder when I see a bio that lists Bach and some heavy metal band as favorites. The two clash, unless the cacophony has destroyed their eardrums. One precludes the other.Although I had...
View ArticleSee If This Debacle Fits Your Situation
Four years after it was built, WELS foreclosed on its new building in Savoy, Illinois.Of course, Tim Glende, the Wonderboy, Ski-daddled out of town, to let someone else take the fall.One grizzled...
View ArticleWho Else To Lead the Teachers? If You Object, Tim Glende Will Sue You in...
WELS NATIONAL SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCEJune 15-18, 2015"May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of...
View ArticleLaity Deserve Plenty of Responsibility for Apostasy
I am happy to lay a lot of responsibility at the feet of clergy, especially the paid drones of the synodical structures.But the laity deserve plenty of blame, too. They have let all these things...
View ArticleCulture Devours the Agenda
"Thanks to Thrivent, my tummy is so big."Someone observed:The WELS might be likened to Potemkin village. That Ski would get passed from the Northern Wisconsin to the South Central, after reflection,...
View ArticleSolar Power Adds to the Compost
Atlantic Giant pumpkins are good examples of solar power used by plants. They take in water and minerals from the soil, but they also collect energy from the sun.The heavy feeders, like corn and...
View ArticleGuilty As Charged
Polluted WELS BlogOCP said...I'd love to believe that myself, but it's quite hard with how I have seen WELS handle anyone who brings it up.I have brought it up. In personal and public conversations...
View ArticleShockaroo - TLH Hymns Sung Beatifully by a Quartet - CLC
Here is the site for TLH hymns on a CD.And an entire website for free recorded music.
View ArticleBrett Meyer - On Polluted WELS
Polluted WELS Blog Anonymous said...I was listening to Pastor Frey's sermon. Around 33:30 he stated "You can walk up to anyone and say "your sins are forgiven."Isn't this a diminishing of the Law? So...
View ArticleThat Sinking Feeling - In Milwaukee
"Pay no attention to St. Marcus leaning."The sinking city: Dozens of buildings in Milwaukee…sinking! There’s a problem and it’s deep undergroundMILWAUKEE (WITI) — If you ever look up in Milwaukee, even...
View ArticleWELS Playing Little Boy Games
One WELS pastor started another anonymous blog, Polluted WELS, where he can dither and dodge anonymousely. After begging people not to use name-calling, like "Calvinist," he engaged in it himself. That...
View ArticleHow We Deal with Inevitable Rot
The article about downtown Milwaukee sinking is a fascinating read for anyone who has lived in the area. To create large structures, wooden pilings were driven into the marshland, to provide a base....
View ArticleLaymen Make the Message Clear
Gregory Jackson said...Flack (slang for public relations) has been playing the GA game all along. He is a UOJ fanatic who played "undecided" or "questioning" so he could pivot at the end. This is just...
View ArticleFake, Timid Blogger Comes Out for UOJ, Cuts Off Responses. Color Me Surprised
UOJ at work.Matthias Flach said...OK, I think we're done here. We're just repeating ourselves and not getting anywhere. I'll even allow Brett's last post to be the final word on the subject.July 24,...
View ArticleFrom Teaching English to Comedy - A Short Hop
Jeffery Daniel, RIP.I did not know Barnaby the Juggler at Moline High School, but he was remembered as a lot of fun. My late friend, Larry Easter, was quite impressed with Jeff's act. Many of my...
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