I left the house this morning with no real objective. To take a Star Trek novel and my camera was as much planning as I did. A friend I had invited, too late if truth be told, slept in, and so I was on my own. It was a wonderful fall day. After hemming and [...]
All posts for the month October, 2005
Random Day in St. Louis
Posted by ScotK on October 29, 2005
http://scotkinnaman.com/2005/10/29/random-day-in-st-louis/
Question: Who wants to be a Lutheran minister?
Op/Ed piece from the Anglican Journal, The Anglican Church of Canada by PETER MIKELIC Q: How long does it take to become a Lutheran pastor?A: a) 6 years; b) 3 years; c) 4 years; d) schooling not required Q: How much does it cost to become a pastor?A: a) it’s free! (the church pays for [...]
Posted by ScotK on October 29, 2005
http://scotkinnaman.com/2005/10/29/question-who-wants-to-be-a-lutheran-minister/
Lutheran Carnival IX
Lutheran Carnival IX is now up thanks to the hard work of Teresa at Be Strong in the Grace. Check it out.
Posted by ScotK on October 24, 2005
http://scotkinnaman.com/2005/10/24/lutheran-carnival-ix/
Important New Book:Worship, Gottesdienst, Cultus Dei
What the Lutheran Confessions Say About Worship It is not my job to hawk books… but you gotta know about this one! Worship, Gottesdienst, Cultus Deiby Dr. James L. BrauerProfessor, Concordia Seminary, LCMS, Saint Louis, Missouri This examination of the texts of the Lutheran Confessions gathers together those references pertinent to the contemporary discussion of [...]
Posted by ScotK on October 19, 2005
http://scotkinnaman.com/2005/10/19/important-new-bookworship-gottesdienst-cultus-dei/
Signs
(Okay, I guess I am not ready for anything serious just yet…. so try these.) Signs SignsEverywhere there’s signsBlocking up the sceneryBreaking up my mindDo this, don’t do thatCan’t you read the sign? –Tesla This is a good thing, right? The lliteracy Foundation needs a new advertising agent. Warning: Suicidal cows throw themselves off cliff [...]
Posted by ScotK on October 19, 2005
http://scotkinnaman.com/2005/10/19/signs/
Matthew 22:15-21 Pentecost 22-a
“Inscribed with the Image of God” Matthew 22:15-22 I. Render unto Caesar, the things that are Caesars. The Pharisees were plotting against Him. So they sent out some loyalists to try and trick him with a question. They asked Him, “Tell us, Jesus, is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” He answered [...]
Posted by ScotK on October 15, 2005
http://scotkinnaman.com/2005/10/15/matthew-2215-21-pentecost-22-a/
Lighten Up, Its Friday
Scot needs I picked this up from some of the stlbloggers. Some results are more humorous than others–maybe it is the name used. Give it a try. Directions: Type “your name) needs” (with the quotes) into a Google search; cut-and-paste the first 10 responses that work. Just pull the answers right out of the excerpt [...]
Posted by ScotK on October 14, 2005
http://scotkinnaman.com/2005/10/14/lighten-up-its-friday/
Vatican sometimes out of touch, Lutheran tells synod
I snickered when I read this! How does the clearly out-of-touch LWF tell the Roman Catholic Church it is out of touch by upholding the ban against open communion? And the argument the LWFs representative?: faulty practice, that is practice out of line with RC theology, should be accepted and acknowledged to be good and [...]
Posted by ScotK on October 13, 2005
http://scotkinnaman.com/2005/10/13/vatican-sometimes-out-of-touch-lutheran-tells-synod/
American Girl selects Girls Inc. as a charity
For many years I have been able to avoid the whole American Girl phenomena, now as a grandfather with two young granddaughters, my wife and I have been contemplating jumping in with American Girl dolls for each for Christmas. The AG line has always seemed to promote a wholesome product, and I gather that there [...]
Posted by ScotK on October 12, 2005
http://scotkinnaman.com/2005/10/12/american-girl-selects-girls-inc-as-a-charity/
Lutherans are not Protestants
For a slightly different take on the question: “Are Lutherans Protestant?” you may want to got to Ask the Pastor. I have never been totally comfortable answering the question, in a largely historical way, as Pastor Snyder has so aptly done. Pastor Snyder is not wrong, the facts are there, and square with what I [...]
Posted by ScotK on October 11, 2005
http://scotkinnaman.com/2005/10/11/lutherans-are-not-protestants/
Daily Prayer
The Concordia Theological Seminary community invites you to listen to the Morning Office held daily at 10:00 a.m., Monday through Friday. The audio from the Chapel service is posted daily, and is typically available by 1:00 p.m. (Eastern).
Follow this link to get to the Kramer Chapel audio files.
