Kelly’s Blog: A newly-drawn cartoon
For those of you who don’t understand modern American Ecumenicalism, 40 Days of Purpose, and the like and how if compares to Reformation-era Catholicism, check out this DEEP cartoon. If only I could say as much!
Greetings all!
We’ve been taking it easy all week, trying to catch up on some things around the house, licensing, bills, computer repairs, preparing for class, and such. Most importantly, been spending much time with the kids outside and playing with the neighbor kids. They enjoy that and my time will be more limited come fall.
We went to the Indiana District Supply store today and got my shirt and collar. It seems to be a milestone. Ethan said “that’s you shirt so you can be a vicar and a pastor.” Smart kid.
ESV Bible Online: Passage: 1 cor 3:3-7
How often do we discuss the sermon, comparing one to another post Divine service? I know I have, making claims of “if it weren’t for the sermon” or “if the rest of the service hadn’t been so well done.” More often “let’s go to xx:xx service so we can hear Rev. So and So.”
Okay all, I felt it was critical to inform you that Greek is now officially over. I have a couple weeks off until orientation on Sept 8th. I received the pleasant final score of 89% in the class which certainly wasn’t the best I could do but a nice warm up for fall term. It was pass-fail anyhoo, so a 70% would have have done the trick as well. I will be using this Greek for two classes in the first term and we have Greek readings for the first two years of the coursework. So, learning it even with 90% efficiency will be useful to understand the true intent.
Gabriel got tooth #10, and #4 for the bottom. He’s been stuck at 3 on the bottom for quite a while. Finally he gains some balance!
I’m not much in the mood to discussing this brilliant topic. I have been fighting flu symptoms since yesterday afternoon. Regardless you all should be aware of this situation and the results.
The long and short of it is that the Evangelical “Lutheran” Church of America has been considering homosexual “friendly” policy changes since their inception finally culminating with their four year task force recommendations this year. The deliberate quotation of “Lutheran” is the result of their decision to forgo the biblical teaching of original sin, a key teaching of Dr. Luther, never mind the inerrancy of scripture. The summary I have attached from the convention details this issue. Man was not created homosexual, this is the result of the contamination and ruination of creation by Eve. This teaching of original sin is well outlined in Genesis.
The CD project that I spent the better part of a year recording for my friend Tim Eisman are coming in this week. Those who pre-ordered should receive them soon and those who haven’t should order now. He’s going to put links up and such but I have some clips on my website as well.
His site is www.timothybeisman.com
I’m writing this while trying to cram 100 vocabulary words into the full saturated muscle in my head. It is due time I give a note of status for all the curious.
We’ll work backwards. Today I found out that my dad will be going in for open heart surgery next tuesday to replace an aortic valve. This has been bothering him for some time but had gotten to the point where anything cardiac was a chore, even walking 50 yards. The did a catheterization today and found he had no blockage (not a surprise with his low cholesterol) but the leaky valve was completely shot. He will go in at 5:30 am, on the table at 7:30 am, heart surgery at 8:00 am and should be done around 12 noon. Then he’ll be in intensive care for 24 hours and will remain in the hospital at least until thursday or friday. He’ll be off work for at least a month following during which time he can’t do any heavy lifting (5 lbs) or operate machinery. This poses a problem for the farm but I’m sure sis Amanda and Mom can manage? I hope so. You should definitely keep him in your prayers. He may come and visit on Sunday if he feels okay. I am considering driving over Tuesday. Unfortunately that is the last day of review before the final Wednesday. A little compound stress never hurt.
Effeminate Gospel, Effeminate Christians by Aaron D. Wolf
Every definition of masculinity into which our Lord Jesus Christ does not fit belongs in the rubbish heap. Indeed, there could be no greater example of a man than He. Contrary to modern portrayals, Jesus was neither a sensitive metrosexual nor a macho-macho man. The tenderness that He displayed toward those whom He loved (including His enemies) was paternal and sacrificial, focused not on self-gratification or expression but on the real needs of those He came to save. The Son of Man did not strut about flexing His muscles or cursing at His enemies, because He possessed the quiet confidence of One absolutely certain of His mission and did not need the approval of others in order to maintain that certainty. Nor did He need to “be His own boss” in order to be a man (Isaiah called Him “God’s slave”), insisting, instead, that He came not to do His own will but the “will of Him Who sent Me”—His Father. He resisted the temptation of Satan to perform a spectacular feat of strength by casting Himself down from the pinnacle of the Temple, choosing, rather, the way of the Cross. This Man wept—for Jerusalem, for the family of Lazarus—not out of hypersensitivity or fear but because of His great love for a people languishing under the weight of their own sin. Even in the hour of His torment in Gethsemane, He prayed for those entrusted to His care while battling the Old Serpent, whose head He crushed in the greatest battle ever fought by a man. And He emerged from the grave a King, still bearing the wounds of battle. There will be no democracy on Judgment Day when “the Man comes around,” because only one vote will count: that of the God Who humbled Himself in order to save the ones He loves.
