“We Lutherans are the real Catholics”
I’m currently reading the book, “Warrior Monk” by Ray Keating. It is about a man named Stephen Grant who is a former CIA analyst turned Lutheran pastor. Yeah, it’s a hard one to imagine, but it makes for a good read.
I was amused by a conversation between Grant and Father McDermott, the local Roman Catholic priest:
After taking a hearty swig of his draft from Holland, Ron asked, “Do you have any plans, Stephen, of moving from Wittenberg to Rome that I don’t know about?
Stephen was surprised. “What? Become a Roman Catholic? Are you kidding?” That came out wrong. He recovered, needling his friend. “How many times do I have to tell you, Ron, we Lutherans are the real Catholics? We’ve reformed the Church, still waiting for you guys to catch up. After all, it’s been nearly 500 years.”
I thought it was humorous. Maybe it’s just me.
How Would Preacher Paul Fare Today?
That is a point that Pr. Brent Kuhlman sought to answer in a sermon he preached based on 1 Corinthians 2:1-12.
To wet your appetite, click here. To listen to his entire sermon as featured on Issues, Etc., click here. To read it, click here. You won’t be disappointed!
New header and theme
So I thought that I’d change things up a bit. I made a new header and changed the theme. Here’s the header (which is also pictured above). Thoughts?
The Clergy Desk
Blogging absence
I’ve been MIA from blogging the last couple of days. It all started Friday with a queasy feeling in my stomach. Saturday, it turned in into full-blown sick. I spent the day either sleeping or in another room of the house.
To make matters worse, I couldn’t make it to church yesterday. The most unfortunate part of that was I was due up to preach. I had to call the senior pastor Saturday afternoon and let him know my predicament. He was understanding and wrote a sermon with about 18 hours of advanced notice. Talk about a great senior pastor (and a great friend!).
So, after a couple of days, I’m glad to say that I’m on the mend. I even ate some snack foods for the Superbowl last night.
The Lutheran Study Bible – update
Paul McCain just posted the most interesting tweet/Facebook comment:
The Lutheran Study Bible is the 30th best selling Bible on Amazon, out of nearly 25,000 available under the category “Christian Bible.”
Queasy
I’ve had a queasy feeling in my stomach all day long. I didn’t eat much for lunch and I nursed a Diet 7-Up for several hours. To add to that, I had chills when I came home this afternoon.
Tonight, the 4th-6th graders of the church had a pre=Superbowl party. There was Wii, nachos, and a short devotion. I refrained from the nachos (even though they looked good). Instead, I just had another Diet 7-Up, an apple-cinnamon fruit bar and a couple of Oreos.
I still have the queasy stomach so doubtful there will be any food in my future, except maybe some toast.
My Big Little Man
I can’t believe that Bryce is now 3 months old! Where has the time gone? Here’s a picture that my wife took of him the other day showing how big he is sitting up.
The iPhone wait
I was pumped this morning when I woke up. Starting at 1am for me, I could preorder the iPhone 4 from Verizon. I logged into the existing customer site and was shown that I could preorder the phone…at full retain price. I figured as much since I had just upgraded my wife’s phone with my early upgrade and she isn’t eligible for an upgrade until 2/26. So what would the iPhone 4 cost me right now? Check out the picture!
For those who can’t see it well (or didn’t click on the picture), the iPhone 4 – 16GB is $649.99 (or $199.99 on new contract) and the iPhone 4 – 32GB (the one I’ll be getting) is $749.99 (or $299.99 on new contract). They don’t ship until 2/10. Hopefully they’ll still be in stock in 3 weeks.