Chris Jackson - Not Doing Well

My wife, often known as Mrs. Ichabod, is not doing well. She is still--or again--suffering from pneumonia. That is not a good combination with a bad heart and a history of Valley Fever (a local disorder which never goes away completely). She is allergic to the favored big gun in antibiotics (Levaquin), thanks to previous use.

She has great fun hearing about responses to Ichabod. I noticed two more followers on the list.

Modifying Parlow's motto, I would say, "Blog fast - the Word is efficacious."

Your prayers are appreciated.

Update, Maundy Thursday - Chris is definitely better this morning.

For Want of a Tweet, A Church Was Lost

All 320 of Ski's Tweets are missing.
Gesammelte Werke der Skitheologie - ganz kapoof!

Relax and laugh by scanning the eructations of the Pricey Executive Assistant.

RT @pwilson: RT @garylamb: If you ever want to know if your team understands & backs your vision observe what makes them angry.
about 4 hours ago from TweetDeck

been quite a day. headed to bed for what is hopefully a restful night's sleep. i need one.
about 18 hours ago from TweetDeck

RT @tonymorganlive: age group that uses twitter most? would you believe 45 to 54? http://bit.ly/kIkzk
about 18 hours ago from TweetDeck

2nd edition of video blog from @gotocore. check it out. http://bit.ly/bFkxC
about 23 hours ago from TweetDeck

Here is the video linked above:

Are all the people in the video unchurched mission prospects? Or local WELS members?

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "For Want of a Tweet, A Church Was Lost":

When Ski says in the video that "we at the CORE are committed to transforming the city for Jesus", it implies that the other area WELS churches aren't doing anything. Sort of a "CORE to the rescue" idea. Seems like a slap in the face to the faithful Christians who have been proclaiming the Gospel in Appleton for many years. Curious.

+Martinus

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A view on the Lutheran liturgy as Gospel proclamation is found here.

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "For Want of a Tweet, A Church Was Lost":

CORE aka the ALIBI provides a great cover for persons who wish to conceal their religious beliefs – assuming they have some. Here is a nondescript organization perfected for denial: not Lutheran, not WELS, not Christian, etc., yet anything you want it to be in a given situation. This is real cowardice when facing a critical crowd. It certainly does not witness of Christ.

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Church and Chicanery's Mission Does the Vision Thi...":

With all of the "relevant" message jazz and focus on bringing in the "unchurched" etc., and use of so called contemporary Christian music, it makes me wonder why we even ever bothered with having had to memorize hymns. You know, the ones that actually contain doctrine, warnings of straying, warnings of false doctrine, talked clearly of the Trinity, and yes, all focused on Christ and the cross and what He did for us. There sure doesn't seem to be much of that in the new paradigm churches. Although I did memorize the refrain from a contemporary song that a WELS pastor on the staff of St. Marks, (when they were still in Greenbay), had written and the worship team performed. It went, and I quote, "Yes Lord, yes Lord, yes Lord, Yes. "Yes Lord, yes Lord, yes Lord, Yes." As Luther would say, “what does this mean?”

Do you think that CORE will have their partners, (nee members) do any memorization of hymns? And what do other WELS people, who will no doubt be going there, think about their having had to learn and memorize such great things? I can imagine that they will only be thinking, "See, it didn't really matter, all that matters is the 'heart of worship', at least people are coming now." It will likely contribute to what I call the dumbing down of Lutheranism and the lessening of decent education and quality catechization.

I truly do wonder what impact this kind of re-invented church will have on what was once known as Christian or Lutheran worship. Certainly there will be classes and memorization and good quality education teaching the full counsel of God. There will, won't there?.......won't there?........hello..........won't there?.......is anyone listening?..... ......hello.............I think it's dead...............hello....

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "For Want of a Tweet, A Church Was Lost":

Plagiarism alert - in response to the quote from Anonymous about the "Yes, Lord" refrain, unless the pastor at St. Mark's was named Darrell Jackson, this chorus is awfully close to the one from the contemporary Christian song "Trading My Sorrows."

http://www.christianlyricsonline.com/artists/darrell-evans/trading-my-sorrows.html

+Martinus

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I'm trading my sorrow
I'm trading my shame
I'm laying it down for the joy of the Lord

I'm trading my sickness
I'm trading my pain
I'm laying it down for the joy of the Lord

Chorus:
And we say yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord
Yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord
Yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord Amen

I'm pressed but not crushed persecuted not abandoned
Struck down but not destroyed
I'm blessed beyond the curse for his promise will endure
And his joy's gonna be my strength

Though the sorrow may last for the night
His joy comes with the morning

Endorsements Keep Rolling In

Actual ad - At least they didn't say, "Start them on coke." That would be more relevant and relational.


grene has left a new comment on your post "Rock and Roll Blog Swan Song: Not With a Bang... B...":

I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.


Miriam

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Endorsements Keep Rolling In":

Pertinent quotes for consideration by the CORE and other similar churches:

“One of the most popular current errors, and the one out of which springs most of the noisy, blustering religious activity being carried in evangelical circles these days, is the notion that as times change the church must change with them. Christians must adapt their methods by the demands of the people. If they want ten-minute sermons, give them ten-minute sermons. If they want truth in capsule form, give it to them. If they want pictures, give them plenty of pictures. If they like stories, tell them stories. If they prefer to absorb their religious instruction through drama, go along with them—give them what they want. ‘The message is the same, only the method changes,’ say the advocates of compromise.”

- A.W. Tozer


“The devil has seldom done a cleverer thing than hinting to the church that part of their mission is to provide entertainment for the people, with a view to winning them…providing amusement for the people is nowhere spoken of in the Scriptures as a function of the church…the need is for Biblical doctrine, so understood and felt that it sets men aflame.”

- CH Spurgeon

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GJ - Tozer and Spurgeon are two old fuddie-duddies who had the Church and Chicaneries pegged long before Fuller Creek regenerated the rascals as pod-people of the New Age. Note how often the Pricey Executive Assistant shares her Buddhist/business management wisdom with everyone.