My Dad’s biopsy came back as cancer. He had a pet scan today to check for more cancer. We have a follow up appointment next week. Prayers appreciated thank you friends.
I have female privilege. I’m sitting in my warm house sipping coffee while my husband is outside working on the septic system. When he comes in from the cold and muck, I’ll have a hot drink and a warm lunch ready for him.
Right now as I type, the Lutheran Church of Australia is having their General Pastors Conference. Women’s ordination is on the table once again. Apparently the solution being proposed is “two teachings one synod” which makes zero sense. Pray for our LCA brothers and sisters.
I don't know who needs to hear this but if you're running church PowerPoint you should go to the next slide as soon as the congregation starts singing the last word on the current slide
Pastor Hank of St Barbabas Episcopal church explicitly and repeatedly calls the scriptures "myths" and "once upon a time" stories, especially at the 2:05 mark attacking montheism, the atonement, and the idea that Jesus is God's only son.
@YourCalvinist
My Pastor can do an amazing Law and Gospel sermon based on the Bible readings in 15 minutes. This is why the Lutherans always get the good tables in the restaurant.
The Lutheran Church of Australia is having its Synod in Melbourne this weekend. Women's ordination is again front and center. The delegates are in my prayers. I'm not sure what else we can do. Lord have mercy.
Please pray for my church family in Lake City FL. Cat 3 hurricane is forecast for Wednesday. Pray that our home and the homes in our community make it through.
Today is my 26th wedding anniversary. We met online back in December 1996. He was in Perth Australia and I was in Portland Oregon. We met in person 8 months later and married 6 months after meeting in person. My first question when we met was do you believe in Jesus? He said yes.
@TimRunsHisMouth
After listening to Dr. Weinstein on JRE I no longer refer to the jab as a vax but rather a gene therapy injection. Big Pharma has coopted the language and I'm done playing that game.
Go to bed. Get a good nights rest. Wake up and go to church. Sing some hymns. Hear some Law and Gospel. Partake in Holy Communion. Have a cup of coffee. Do some Bible Study. Sounds like a great day! I can’t wait!
I am a pretty snarky Lutheran. It probably doesn’t show too much because I’m old enough to self censor but man oh man the dialogue in my head is pretty sharp. Lord help me.
The Formula of Concord, Epitome, VII. Of the Lord's Supper.
I am convinced that if Lutherans and Reformed would take a little more time to actually learn each other's positions instead of misrepresenting them, then we could get somewhere.
I miss my mom so much it feels like my whole being is being torn apart. Don’t ever take anyone for granted. Their passing changes everything. I miss her so much.
We met on an internet chat program called PowWow back in 1996. He was in Perth Western Australia and I was in Portland Oregon. We married six months after we met in person and we’ve been married 27 years. We’ve had some crazy adventures and still madly in love.
My first Christmas without my Mom. This grief thing is stealthy. Just taking life moment by moment and grateful for my faith. I will see her again. Thanks be to God.
Prayers appreciated. We have some big decisions regarding the rebuild of our house. We had a major house fire last June and the rebuild is starting soon. Thank you friends.
Third Article of the Creed SC
What does this mean? I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to Him; but the Holy Spirit has called me by the Gospel, enlightened me with His gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith.
For the past 2.5 years I have kept my account anonymous. No more. I went to a workshop/lecture tonight with
@TyrelBramwell
and his bold confession has encouraged me to take a step out of the shadows. Thanks be to God for our faithful shepherds who encourage their flock!
Beautiful moment in Vietnam. I was on the street filming the crazy traffic at an intersection whilst hubby was at the dentist. An older man walks up to me and points to my crucifix necklace. He then shows me the back of his phone and he has a picture of Jesus. We both smile.
I'm getting unfollowed by more LCMS Pastors. Not sure what unforgivable sins I've committed. I look forward to meeting them in person and asking them during our travels around the US.
Pastor Bramwell and I after his apologetic speech/workshop on the Defense of the Beauty of God’s Created Order. It was a very informative and interesting event. I was grateful for the opportunity to learn.
@TyrelBramwell
In your college phase of life you are called by God to make sure that you can keep attending a faithful Lutheran church. Can't find one near your chosen school? Then maybe that it isn't the right school for you!
"Christ says 'keep away from the bible'"
Archbishop Jonathan Blake, the presiding Archbishop of the Open Episcopal Church, says that Jesus wants people to "put the bible down" because it's not "accurate" or "right" and is "rarely God's word" h/t
@theholy_nope
How Indigenous am I? I grew up on my reservation. Left and went to college. Got sober at 19. Got married before I had children. Had a full time job before staying home to raise my kids. Homeschooled my kids. Became Confessional Lutheran. Retired and traveling the world.
So the biopsy procedure went well. He and my stepmom and sister are staying overnight near the hospital in case of complications. It will take a week or so to get the results. Thank you all for your prayers.
Life update. It looks like my Dad will be receiving radiation treatment for the cancer in his lungs. It’s Stage One so that’s really good. He will be 87 this year. I tripped over a box and had a nasty fall last night. Nothing broken but lots of pain. Prayers appreciated.
Spent the weekend with one of my best friends. Went to church at a nearby LCMS church. The worship service was bits and pieces of liturgy. Contemporary music. We did notice the love and care between the Pastor and his congregation. Praying the love of hymns & liturgy will come.
Week on week, year on year, churches spend vast amounts of time producing, presenting, and discussing sermons.
Yet sermons are far less influential upon the average Christian’s life, faith, and beliefs than ever before. Why?
Is is that sermons are too long?
Is it the decline
Heading back to the US. Flying to Honolulu then Portland. We’ve had an epic holiday with lots of great memories. Looking forward to seeing the grandsons and our kids. In Oregon for a week then onto South Dakota!
Rev. Kelli Clement says she is "glad and grateful" for her "abortions" and urges lawmakers to repeal a law that requires the "dignified and sanitary" burial or cremation of aborted babies.
BREAKING: The Trump rally attendee who was murdered yesterday by Matthew Crooks has been identified as Corey Comperatore.
A family member has released a statement on their Facebook page about the situation.
Prayers up for Corey and his family.
My husband, my great niece and I were eating dinner tonight at
@Applebees
in Brookings South Dakota and Emma our waitress told us that the lady in the booth next to us bought our dinners. We were so surprised. This kind lady had lost her son and grandson. Please pray for her. 1/
One of my best Lutheran moments ever. I was at a Lutheran conferencing South Australia. During the keynote address a cell phone started to ring. The ringtone was Bad to the Bone. The phone belonged to a Pastor. I laughed and thought yep that’s theologically sound.
August 11, 2020
21-year-old Australian mother of three is choked and arrested for not wearing a mask.
She had been to the doctor earlier and had a mask exemption.
She was charged with assaulting a police officer.
Masks have minimal effect at preventing COVID-19.
Y’all remember my house fire from last June? Finally got the quote for repairs. $395,000. It’s with our claims adjuster. I hope they do the right thing.
Little
#IndiGregory
is dead.
The English little girl was killed - "in her best interests" - by a healthcare and legal system steeped in barbaric euthanasia culture, which refused to even attempt the different clinical proposal of the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome, suffocating