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Burning Bush as you’ve never seen…

Seth’s Blog – Trying to please…

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/06/trying-to-please.html Check out Seth’s blog about pleasing and what or who we are trying to please. One of my collegues in Ohio said, “our business as the church is pleasing God.”. While I have mixed feelings about this statement, because I am a Lutheran and therefore think any works are bad and can not helpContinue reading “Seth’s Blog – Trying to please…”

Reason Dinosaurs became extinct…

Picture from June 6th worship

Here is a picture of me preaching, taken from the balcony of First English Lutheran Church on June 6th during the 10:30 worship service. And yes if you can get in close enough the box off to the left with the drooping sign on it is a casket… Maybe an audio recording will be comingContinue reading “Picture from June 6th worship”

Prenatal Confirmation A womb with a view – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog

Prenatal Confirmation A womb with a view – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog. Can you imagine if all of our confirmation was done this way? Can you imagine if the seeds of faith were planted each and every night at home? Can you imagine if our youth came to know the church as a loving welcome place,Continue reading “Prenatal Confirmation A womb with a view – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog”

The Greatest Loser the church – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog

The Greatest Loser the church – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog. Rich Melheim is a great thinker and model for the church. He always seems to be on the pulse of what is happening, and trying to help us all think about ways to look at the glass and how full it is, or to break freeContinue reading “The Greatest Loser the church – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog”

More Couples Divorce After Decades Of Marriage : NPR

More Couples Divorce After Decades Of Marriage : NPR. I am not sure how I feel about this. It is all about marriage, and how people are living longer. The Gores are one couple they speak about, where there was no infidelity, no issues with the marriage and they are just unhappy with the relationship, and theContinue reading “More Couples Divorce After Decades Of Marriage : NPR”

Lead Sharp | » Is Your Church a Purple Cow?

Lead Sharp | » Is Your Church a Purple Cow?. Interesting Article on how our churches are doing programs and ministries…

Camp Chrysalis

My family and I are at Camp Chrysalis, in Kerrville, TX for the kick off to.the camp’s 60th anniversary year. We came up last because it is a three hour drive and that would have meant an early morning, but it is amazing how refreshing it is to be at camp… The girls seem toContinue reading “Camp Chrysalis”

Big City – To Develop Young Tastes, Look Past the Children’s Menu – NYTimes.com

Big City – To Develop Young Tastes, Look Past the Children’s Menu – NYTimes.com. What does this say about how we are as the church? Do we want to stick with the things we have always known and dumb it down because we think visitors and some members may not actually get it… Are weContinue reading “Big City – To Develop Young Tastes, Look Past the Children’s Menu – NYTimes.com”