Catholic, Lutheran, Protestant Sold Out

I ordered 30 copies of Catholic, Lutheran, Protestant, for initial orders. Some people did not want to order from Lulu.com, so I thought the supply would be good for a few weeks.

The first order was for 20 copies. Apparently a congregation wants the book for confirmation classes, adult classes, or both.

My able editor is working on the teacher's guide to go with the book.

Rome Calls and the Protestants Answer "Yes!"

I am not the only one noticing the decline of the mainline denominations. I read in Christian News that three Episcopalian bishops (two retired, one active) have joined the Roman Catholic Church. Considering how tradition-bound the Episcopalians are, that alone should shock the leadership. Bishops are not the type to jump out of their very comfy ship.

Rome is celebrating a number of celebrity conversions. Not without reason is Avery Dulles, SJ, the only cardinal in America without an archdiocese. His ecclesiastical honors are probably due to a chain of conversions, starting with Richard John Neuhaus, who studied at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis - when Otten and Marquart were students there.

At one time the Episcopalians were among the fiercest critics of Rome. Krauth wrote how many Episcopalians in his day wanted to throw themselves, weeping, on the pope's neck, hoping that the terms of reconciliation would not be too harsh.

We had a dear friend at Notre Dame, one of the few conservatives in the doctoral program. He wrote his dissertation on angels, but our advisor would not even read it. Charlie Caldwell was Episcopalian and taught Gaylin Schmeling at Nashotah House, the radical Leftist Episcopalian seminary where the Bethany Seminary president earned a master's degree. Mrs. Ichabod and I were driving in Wisconsin when we saw the sign for Nashotah House. Impulsively, we stopped and looked Charlie up. He spoke longingly about "Reunion with Rome."

I could imagine how a quasi-Roman denomination could want to be Roman Catholic again. I never imagined that Concordia, Ft. Wayne, would invite a convert (Neuhaus) to their seminary to beguile the students and pastors, who nodded in agreement as he seduced them. Or did he? Perhaps the audience was in his lap before he even started. That is truly sad, for those pastors will lead their congregations, in baby steps, back to Rome.

Little Boy on the Phone

A little boy used to call up our house every so often and stay on the line, anonymously. I used a trick that worked once before. I said, "Please stay on the line so the FBI can finish tracing the call." He snickered and said a couple of words, then quickly hung up.

One of the liberals, Rev. A. Nony Mouse, posts almost daily. I would let his comments through if he signed his name, gave his synod affiliation, and listed his congregation's name. The messages are almost the same and remind me of the little boy who just had to phone our house and stay on the line.

The apostates do not like this blog. One the major complaints I have always had is - the Lutheran quotations. Why would Lutherans object to Lutheran quotations? The answer is simple - the Word is efficacious. The Word converts and hardens, always having an effect, never without results.

Sometimes an individual will try to pit Luther against Jesus. Since the Word conveys Jesus to us, we really need to have that confirmed through the greatest Gospel expositor of all time, Martin Luther.

The apostates like to use the terms "lies" and "half-truths." However, they never point out an error or a half-truth. Normally such unwarranted attacks would qualify as slander, but I try to avoid what the apostates have abused.

For examples of lies and half-truths, I commend the readers of Ichabod to any synodical budget. As one wit said about the book of Revelation, they conceal more than they reveal.