Territorial Bloggings

A Cogent Mélange of Lutheran & Pop-Culture Punditry
March 20, 2005

From the mouths of babes

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Posts like this one help me feel better about the future of Confessional Lutheranism. They also help me feel justified in my view that the argument that contemporary and/or non-liturgical worship is necessary to “get the young folks” interested & attending church is BOGUS and largely a creation of baby-boomers (IMO the most selfish generation [...]


March 17, 2005

AI: Top 12 - the Results

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : popmedia

Well, I’ll keep this short & sweet… (and not gloat too much about my being right! ;-))
Bottom 3: Jessica, Mikalah, & Lindsey.
Eliminated: Lindsey.
My Thoughts: I’m not surprised. Slightly disappointed, but not surprised. Unless one of the guys really screws up next week, then it’ll most definitely be another all-girl bottom 3. And hopefully, Mikalah [...]


March 16, 2005

AI: Top 12 - the 60’s

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : popmedia

Well, now that was interesting, wasn’t it?
Mario’s gone (Why? Officially: “personal reasons” — eventually, the “real” story will come out…), and Nikko’s back. Doesn’t really bother me all that much, as I wasn’t a big Mario fan, although I could objectively see that he was/is quite talented, subjectively I didn’t really “get” him. So, [...]


March 13, 2005

Sometimes, being pithy is a good thing

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology
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Now, I generally don’t like glib/pithy quotes when it comes to theological topics. I prefer my theological thoughts to be a bit more substantive; however, every so often a thought comes along that rings true and sounds good. Stealth Bible: TNIV offers up just such a quote in a recent entry: Will you fit [...]