Territorial Bloggings

A Cogent Mélange of Lutheran & Pop-Culture Punditry
June 30, 2006

Of all the ghps in the world…

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : general

Needless to say, I’ve always identified quite strongly with Charlie Brown (beyond having a hat-size 8 & bald noggin!).
Click on the thumbnail image (and bask in the AJAXy goodness!) to read a strip that encapsulates my identification with Chuck — anticipated improvement, dashed hope/expectations, and melancholia über alles…

-ghp


June 30, 2006

Back to reality

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : popmedia
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And now, back to reality… tv, that is…
I’ve been heinously neglectful of my observations on things tv related — I’ve been bad. Mea maxima culpa!
Before I delve into some realitytv rantings, let me make a brief comment on a scripted drama that’s quickly made its way high up on the coveted Schloß TB Tivo [...]


June 16, 2006

Whither Rome goest

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

So, what do you think - if we (i.e., LCMS Lutherans) were willing to follow the ill-advised liturgical changes that flowed out of Vatican II 30+ years ago, might we also be willing to hew back to the historic liturgy now that Rome is doing the same?
While I really do admire Rome for realizing & [...]


June 14, 2006

Vapid heart-utterances

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Every so often, a blog posting comes along that is the perfect balance between content and presentation. It’s so good that two of the first emotions that flash through your mind are anger & frustration, at the fact that someone else thought to write so well on a subject so (obviously, in retrospect) meaningful. And [...]