but it's been a long time since I did a roll-call. How about it? If you've not introduced yourself before and you're a reader of the blog, please do so. If you HAVE introduced yourself before and would like to again, feel free to. As of this moment, the blog (since tracking began - which was AFTER I'd been blogging for some time because I needed my sister-in-law to show me how to figure it all out) has numbered 472,077 visits and some 964,510 page views. Who are you all?
Hey, this is Paula Kipp from St. Paul Lutheran in Hamel. So far I'm anonymous because I don't have a google account and don't know how to do it. Thanks for all you write about and tell us about.
ReplyDeleteI would join Paula in thanking you, Fr. Weedon, for what you provide with your blog. Count me as one of your readers (as often as I can, anyway).
ReplyDeleteI ain't saying bupkis!
ReplyDeleteIntroduce myself? OK. Matthew Christians, pastor of Hope Lutheran Church LC-MS, De Pere Wisconsin. Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
ReplyDeleteI am Brenda Higley from Sammamish, WA, approx. 20 miles east of Seattle. I am a member of Christ the King LCMS in Bellevue, WA. I really enjoy this blog a lot and try to read it daily. Thank you Pastor Weedon!
ReplyDeleteI am matthias aka wayno,andthat's all I will give you-i follow PE
ReplyDeleteI hail from Melbourne in Victoria,Australia,the state next to Thomas Pietsch's South Australia.i worship at New Community church Ringwod,a Baptist church ,but we have Anglicans,Catholics,Baptists,Presbyterians
and converts.
I enjoy your Old Lutheran quote of the day Pastor Weedon.I got here via David Schutz's website.hummetsc
This is Chris Jones. I've been reading Fr Weedon's online writing since before this blog began.
ReplyDeleteI live in New England and am a member of the Lutheran Church of the Saviour (LCMS) in Bedford, MA.
Many thanks to Fr Weedon for this consistently interesting and challenging weblog.
Christine here, live in Northeast Ohio with my husband and two wonderfully wacky canines.
ReplyDeleteI am a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, LCMS, and truly enjoy the discourses on this blog, it's wonderful to see so many folks engaging in theological conversation.
Thanks for making it possible Pastor Weedon!
Pastor Mark Drews
ReplyDeleteI'm pastor at Zion Lutheran Church (LC-MS) in Mt. Pulaski, IL.
Also Bill's second vicar at Hamel from 2001-2002.
Rev. Adrian Piazza at Christ Lutheran Noblesville, Indiana. Since I subscribe to HT and Listen to PCR you are inescapable. I enjoy your blog. Pax te cum.
ReplyDeleteI'm Jenny, a homeschooling, stay-at-home mom to a very bright, creative, hard-to-raise 7 yr old girl, married to a choir-directing pipe organ technician who is a church music geek, living somewhere over on the eastern side of the CID.
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Howdy! Thanks for the great stuff! Keep up the good work, and we hope to worship with you at St. Paul someday!
ReplyDeleteHowdy y'all,
ReplyDeleteI'm Jeremy Clifton, from Chattanooga, TN; I'm a member of Cross of Christ (LCMS) just north of town. Have been a faithful (and lurking) reader for some time now ...
Thank you for a great blog, pastor Weedon! I enjoy reading it from over the ocean. Pastor Yuriy Fizer, the Ukrainian Lutheran Church, Kyiv, Ukraine.
ReplyDeleteRev. Ryan Fehrmann here, pastor Grace Lutheran Church in Paris Illinois and one who benefits from the writing and wisdom shared on this blog.
ReplyDeleteHello Fr. Weedon,
ReplyDeleteI'm Pr. Ian Wolfe, STS (ELCA) and am new to the blog. I serve St. Paul Lutheran in the tiny farm town of Maynard, IA. I've appreciated your comments over on the ALPB Forum and am new to the blogging universe. Thank you for your service in Christ's Holy Church.
I'm Allan Kloess-Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Desoto, Texas.
ReplyDeleteFirst heard you on Issues and then found your great blog. It has been most benificial to me. Our faithful Pastor, John De Young, did his field work at St. Paul's and has told me some great stories about his time there. i.e. rounding up a hog that was running loose on the Church property. Also, Pastor, thanks for sharing your wonderful family with us. God's blessing to you!
Hi - I'm Bethany Tanis from Boston, MA. I'm a history professor and will soon be moving to Michigan with my fiance Jack Kilcrease. Love your blog Pastor Weedon! :)
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ReplyDeleteRev. Michael Erickson, Zion Lutheran, Pampa, TX. Your blog is always interesting and a blessing to the church. You are one positive dude and your love for theology is evident. It is great when you are on Issues Etc. I'll see you next week at the San Antonio SOLA!
Justin Benson of Austin, MN and am a member at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran - Chatfield, MN. Good work Fr. Weeden. I love hearing you on Issues, etc. and reading your blog.
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ReplyDeleteMy name is Jeff Hiltner. I'm a parishioner at University Lutheran Chapel in Minneapolis, which is blessed with having a faithful and well-gifted pastor, Fr David Kind.
I was a member (quite a few years ago) at Trinity Lutheran in Borger, TX - a neighboring city to Pampa (see Pr. Erickson entry above).
I enjoy your comments here on your blog as well as on the Lutherquest and ALBP websites.
Thanks!!
Pr. Paul Becker appreciates your faithful and lively service to the King!
ReplyDeleteConcordia (LCMS) Kingsport, TN
www.concordiakingsport.org
Pastor Weedon,
ReplyDeleteI’ve been occasionally posting on Facebook, some of your comments and links from your blog, to about 20 of my Christian friends, most non-Lutheran. It’s been very thought provoking for some and encouraging for others.
Thank you much for spending time on your blog, Twitter, and Facebook. You are a real encouragement to me (former Baptist, became Lutheran in 2003) and I’m sure to many, many others.
God’s richest blessings to you.
Hey, thanks all for the intros - many old friends and some new ones! That's a joy indeed.
ReplyDeleteTory W. Sumrall, Denton Texas. Missouri-Synod Lutheran turned Anglo-Catholic (ACNA). I've been reading your blog for a couple of years, starting when I was in the LCMS. This is one of the very few LCMS blogs I've kept reading after my conversion -- you stick to the Gospel, and leave the politics out. On a side note, I attended church camp when Pr. Erickson (Pampa TX) was a pastor in Clovis, New Mexico, and a camp pastor! ( I'm from Lubbock) It's a small world!
ReplyDeleteTim Schenks - member of Zion Lutheran Church, Poplar Bluff, Missouri
ReplyDeleteJohn Harper here from Atchison, Kansas.
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I are new to the Lutheran Church, both having grown up Baptist. We were just confirmed this past Ascension Day and 4 of our 5 children were baptized shortly afterward.
Your blog posts and your contributions on Issues, Etc. have been very educational for me. Keep up the good work!
Jon Townsend
ReplyDeleteSt. Peter's (WELS) Plymouth, MI.
Everyday the thought goes through my head - I wonder what Weedon has to write today?
Wolfmueller, Pastor Bryan
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I'm glad to be part of the fun...
I'm Sue Kreft, member of St. John Lutheran (LCMS) in Salem, Oregon. I found your link at cyberbrethren. I enjoy reading you often! God bless you in your ministry.
ReplyDeleteIn the musical"Fiddler on the Roof" song "If I Were a Rich Man", Tevye is sad that his long working hours prevent him from spending as much time in the synagogue as he would like, and that wealth would allow him to spend less time working and more time praying and studying his faith. Your blog, and programs like Issues, Etc. offer working people a wonderful opportunity for learning. Thanks from Bob Myers. I'm a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church (LCMS)in Pensacola, FL.
ReplyDeleteDennis Pfleiger from Pennsylvania. I attend Indian Valley Lutheran Church (LCMS). Don't remember how I exactly found this site, but I pray with thankfulness everyday that I did. Pr. Weedon thanks for your constant teaching of the faith once delivered to the saints. God Bless.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for your wonderful and very faithful blog. Of my 50 or so blogs I have in Snarfer, this is one of the first I check on daily.
ReplyDeleteI am from Rock Island IL and am a member of Immanuel (LCMS). As a Lutheran teacher working in an Roman Catholic High School, I particularly find your PQOTD very helpful.
Hi, Pastor Weedon. This is Allen Yount, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church (MO Synod) in Yuma, Colorado (Yes, there's a Yuma, Colorado). I'm a 2005 graduate of Concordia Seminary St. Louis, and my field ed was at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive, IL, so I've driven past St. Paul's many, many Sundays. I don't know if you remember, but we met at a Lay Theological Conference last year when you were giving a presentation on "The Lamb at the Center of the Altar." I read your blog every day, which is truly edifying both for my ministry and for my devotional life. Thank you for what you share.
ReplyDeleteI am Aaron from Chicago. I am a life-long LCMS'er who is ever grateful for the converts who have posted here! CONVERTS, you bring soooo much to our church!!
ReplyDeleteTo Pastor Wolfmueller: How about a little Weedon/Wolfmueller Bible Bee face-off??? Oooh, better yet, Name the Theologian!!!
Pastor Weedon, my name is Scott Van Huis from Petoskey, MI. I've been a daily reader of your blog for nearly two years. I was baptized and confirmed in the LCMS, and still hold the Lutheran confessions dear. Unfortunately,I currently do not attend a Lutheran church, so I consider you and your site my online Lutheran pastor and home. Thank you for all you do and may God continue to bless you!
ReplyDeleteGreetings Fr. Weedon.
ReplyDeleteI am Rev. Thomas E. Schroeder, serving Good Shepherd (WELS) in Novi, MI. I have been lurking for a while, but never had anything worthwhile to add. I enjoy your blog all the same.
Blessings to you and your family.
Pax,
Tom
Fr. Weedon,
ReplyDeleteYour blog has been the regular companion of my morning coffee for some time now. I often swipe your quotes of the day to fill in blank spaces when I'm preparing our church calendar. I serve as a "commissioned" Deacon at St. John LCMS in Colton, Ca. Thank you for your faithful service to Christ's Holy Church.
Pax tecum,
Dcn. Jon Holst
Pastor Messer, Peace Lutheran, Alma, MI.
ReplyDeleteLove the blog, Pr. Weedon! I start and end each day (most of the time, anyway) with a visit here. Thanks for all that you do.
In Christ,
Tom
Pastor Weedon:
ReplyDeleteThank you for your wonderful blog.
Dave Lambert
Troy, MI
http://twitter.com/DALambert
http://lambert-blog.com
Hi, I am Henry Newman from Sunnyvale, CA and a member of Lutheran Church of Our Savior ( LC-MS ) in Cupertino, CA. The pastors are Pastor D. Bestul and J. Bestul ( father and son )
ReplyDeleteGreetings, Pastor. I'm Rev. Keith Weise, chaplain at Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs in Ballwin, Missouri. 2005 Grad of CSL. Thanks for the posts. Always enjoy your take on things and your insight.
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Hello Pastor,
ReplyDeleteDoug Meyer here.
Glen Piper, layman at Heritage (LCMS) Valparaiso, and a bit of Weedon groupie; but, that's pretty much unavoidable when you listen to Issues, Etc., read Lutheran blogs, lurk at LQ, & join in the fun over at the ALPB Forum, isn't it? ;^)
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