tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post6273777694447445473..comments2024-03-17T19:56:31.931-05:00Comments on Weedon's Blog: The Issues Etc. ConventionWilliam Weedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-65453891775419467752010-07-23T16:08:43.733-05:002010-07-23T16:08:43.733-05:00Had it not been for Issues, Etc., I probably would...Had it not been for Issues, Etc., I probably wouldn't have followed the LCMS convention and synodical elections.<br /><br />Given the results of the election, I can say "This is not Gerald Kieschnick's church...It's the Lord's church!"<br /><br />May God use his humble servant, Pastor Matt Harrison, and the rest of us, to recall what Lutheran Christianity is all about, and to keep the focus on Christ's work, not our own "merits, works and satisfactions." Without Him, we can do nothing! Our greatest works are like filthy rags. May God re-align our ecclesiastical compass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-46472171755048629722010-07-20T19:31:30.698-05:002010-07-20T19:31:30.698-05:00More evidence that God's will is done and He b...More evidence that God's will is done and He builds His church with us or without us. What strange vessels we are sometimes! I imagine Him doing a lot of eye-rolling.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876814266362066416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-51010230128128911782010-07-20T19:04:25.023-05:002010-07-20T19:04:25.023-05:00Selling off KFUO in that underhanded way, and then...Selling off KFUO in that underhanded way, and then SELF financing a heterodox ministry at cross purposes with what Lutheranism ought to be, may have waked a few folks to wondering what the Kieschnick administration thought 'lutheranism' was.<br /><br />I thank Mollie and her husband for getting us favorable press now & then. <br />[Huffington Post: "not so much" !]<br /><br />--helenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-4753784152189565762010-07-20T06:07:56.380-05:002010-07-20T06:07:56.380-05:00On Issues, Etc they run the blub, "you cancel...On Issues, Etc they run the blub, "you cancelled the wrong program"... I guess by now the former LCMS administration knows that to be true...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-47430142727691336652010-07-20T05:19:08.180-05:002010-07-20T05:19:08.180-05:00And when everyone woke up and started paying atten...And when everyone woke up and started paying attention to what was going on outside of their walls, what did they see?<br /><br />There has been a constant parade of national news filled with very public examples of various church bodies imploding. For a while there, you couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting some tyrannical church bureaucracy that was choking the spiritual life out of their laity, or admitting that they were starving their sheep to death, or misusing public funds, or just publically embarrassing everyone with all kinds of liberal foolishness. I’d couple that with the star starting to fade on many of the agenda setters of the church growth movement as they begin to get old and crusty. It’s just really hard to chase after relevance when you are coming due for a hip replacement.<br /><br />I wonder how much of this change is due to internal issues within the LCMS and how much of this is blowback from all the things that have happened within American Christianity as a whole since the last convention. I’d imagine it is probably some kind of combination of the two…Mike Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202275259518132834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-65000846375107562262010-07-19T13:37:43.522-05:002010-07-19T13:37:43.522-05:00In my opinion, the Issues, Etc. event sparked a ne...In my opinion, the Issues, Etc. event sparked a new level of interest and involvement on the part of those who had previously been saying things like, "We do not need to worry about convention and get involved in elections, resolutions and bylaws. What matters is my parish ministry."<br /><br />I think that when Issues, Etc. was "axed" it woke folks up and they began to realize that what happens at conventions does matter.Rev. Paul T. McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846468267196335350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-11775061667815177602010-07-19T06:38:37.113-05:002010-07-19T06:38:37.113-05:00What is the expression, "Keep your enemies cl...What is the expression, "Keep your enemies close to your chest." If Issues Etc was part of KFUO, they were partly controlled and were limited in their ability to speak politically on the show. When they were unjustly fired and resurrected as an independent entity, all synodical reigns were removed. That was the worst thing to happen for Pr Kieschnick . . . if only he knew.<br /><br />Rich FutrellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-8530918159328979202010-07-18T23:42:11.867-05:002010-07-18T23:42:11.867-05:00Wait, what is "Issues, Etc."? :)Wait, what is "Issues, Etc."? :)Rev. Thomas C. Messer, SSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13740553600700598394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-6159136405327765752010-07-18T22:24:43.662-05:002010-07-18T22:24:43.662-05:00Definitely. Who'd a thunk it?Definitely. Who'd a thunk it?William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-10094572845658486582010-07-18T22:07:34.271-05:002010-07-18T22:07:34.271-05:00I had a similar experience. And, when the one gen...I had a similar experience. And, when the one gentleman introduced himself to both of us and expressed his love for us, that was not atypical. Everyone who said, "I just wanted to introduce myself because I hear you on Issues, Etc" spoke to me with immense love. I was really blown away by all the kindness.Rev. Charles Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089242798450053313noreply@blogger.com