Territorial Bloggings
A Cogent Mélange of Lutheran & Pop-Culture Punditry
Halloween hoo-hah
It seems as though this year’s celebration of Halloween is causing a bit more consternation than usual, attributable to the fact that Oct. 31 falls on a Sunday this year. At least this is certainly the case in NW Indiana, with some communities sending the kids out to trick-or-treat on Saturday evening, and others on [...]
Absurdities of the PC “social gospel”
Ok, now this blog entry, reported by James Fulford exposes the utter absurdity of the PC social “gospel” road that the ELCA has gone down in its quest for “relevance”.
We should feel, and be driven by, guilt over the fact that we’re of white, germanic/scandanavian descent?
Strikes me as being not insignificantly critical of God, who, [...]
The power of sports
Check out the latest column from The Sports Guy Bill Simmons. While he might seem a bit over the top, I think that’s typical of a Red Sox fan. I know that Cubs fans are like that, and having grown up in Detroit, I know that Detroit fans (esp. Red Wings fans) can be just [...]
How to consider the Reformation
A wonderfully thought provoking post made by FatherDMJ, wherein he gives an update on his wisdom tooth removal saga, but (more importantly/interestingly) also opines about the nature of how the Reformation is best viewed.
Quoting:
This Sunday I covered a dual parish for the guy who was our Fall Mission Sunday preacher and liturgist. I am itching [...]


