Archive for March, 2008
Friday, March 28th, 2008
Since the cancellation of Issues, Etc. the show archives have been up and down with the latest news being that the files are being re-compressed and will be made available after the process is finished. There is a site that is rebuilding the entire archive, http://www.issuesetcarchive.org. Quite a large undertaking and they are currently only linking to the KFUO archives which aren’t available.
My response was to start a blog and podcast called Wittenberg Media. I am taking past shows and not simply reposting them, but repackaging them so that topics and subjects are available in a single episode. If a guest on the original show was held over during the top of the hour break, you would have to grab 2 files. I will combine these into a single episode and remove any extraneous commercials as well.
I’m starting this project by releasing a series on the historic liturgy. The first 3 parts are up. Go check them out – Wittenberg Media (http://wittenbergmedia.org).
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
I’ve been saddened and contemplative since the recent action of the LCMS to cancel my favorite radio program “Issues, Etc.” That act in combination with some other events and conversations I’ve had at church have me deeply concerned about the direction of the LCMS and to a lesser extent, my local congregation (Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church ). In this frame of mind and after listening to an old episode of “Issues” I thought of a poem. I am obviously no poet, but it’s just something that came from inside me and I decided I’d have the balls to post it. So here it is:
Is God’s Word Enough?
Small is the service that is divine
Empty is the pew that is next to mine
Sinners hear of a Cross hewn rough
Wondering, “Is God’s Word enough?”
Drums and bands, they’ll bring the crowd
On their feet they’ll all sing loud
The dancers spin, soloist hot stuff
Does anyone notice; Is God’s Word enough?
The preacher has 5 tips for life
She certainly knows how to deal with strife
And when she asks if I want my stuff
Will I still ask, “Is God’s Word enough?”
Back to the service that is small yet true
Hearing of the sin that I still do
The answer was always on the Cross hewn rough
Who could still ask, “Is God’s Word enough?”
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
Today was “Dads and Donuts” day at the Medium Girl’s school and it was the kind of day dad’s dream about (okay, so I don’t actually dream about these kinds of days, but it was really great). I met the my 3 girls in the parking lot and the Medium Girl (MG) was genuinely excited to see me (bouncing around excited). Then the baby wanted me, not mommy, to hold her. So I get a big dose of dad love in the parking lot.
Then when the event actually started, I got to have a couple of donuts (plus MG’s leftover, shhh), which I’ve given up to control the sugar levels and got to read a bunch of books with MG. She also made me a paper tie to wear and a great book in which she wrote and illustrated what I like to do and what I like to do with her.
Truly a gift from God!
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
I’ve dreamed for a long time about running my own software business. I’ve kicked around lots of product ideas, and I’ve even implemented some of them. But I’ve never hit on anything that would generate an income that would support my family.
The success literature I’ve read says that turning your dream into a goal (make a plan to accomplish your dream) is the way to make your dreams happen. So, I’ve made plans. I’ve mapped out 5, 3, and 1 year goals. So then, why haven’t I reached my dreams/goals? Well, besides being a sinner who procrastinates, I’d say that my children are the biggest barrier to reaching my dreams and goals.
Wow! That sounded awful and it is. That is what comes from the heart of what Martin Luther calls the old Adam; a wicked sinner, which I am. Now, if you know me, you know that I would lay down my life for my daughters (as Christ did for us on the Cross), but I know my own heart which isn’t always so noble. I don’t know if God wants me to own a software business, but I do know that God has given me two beautiful daughters to love and to serve.
So what do I do? Serve in the vocation that God has given me by changing diapers, going to “Dads and Doughnuts” day, teaching the Small Catechism, etc. And prepare for the vocation of software business owner when I have time to work on a plan.
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