the day I met a real-life hero

Disclaimer: This post has nothing to do with pastors, theology or Lutheranism. Figured most of you would want to know that. Twenty-five years ago, United Flight 232 crashed in Sioux City, Iowa, about an hour away from my hometown.  The Sioux City airport has two gates. The only aircraft that land there are prop jobs. So when a commercial airliner headed from Chicago to Denver … Continue reading the day I met a real-life hero

an apology to the church

With the permission of the author, a faithful and articulate pastor whose name I won’t list here {lest the Interwebs unleash their worst}, I post the following, which ought to be shared far and wide, on blogs and in church newsletters. You’ll see why. Shoot me an email if you want his contact info for reprinting purposes and I’ll send it your way.  If you are one of … Continue reading an apology to the church

nice on steroids x 10 plus infinity

Close(d) Communion doesn’t seem nice. It doesn’t seem nice when a Methodist daughter can’t commune with her LCMS mother. It doesn’t seem nice when visiting Presbyterians can’t go to the Lord’s Supper with the rest of the congregation. It doesn’t seem nice when a dying grandfather can’t receive the Blessed Sacrament with his grandchild. Because when it comes right down to it, that’s our only real … Continue reading nice on steroids x 10 plus infinity