Let's Parse an Unsolicited Review of Ski and Glende's The CORE

Moral has left a new comment on your post "Let's Parse an Unsolicited Review of Ski and Glend...":

Third time's the charm: I noticed a picture of Kelm on that tombstone.

FYI, Kelm is being installed on Sunday at WLC for the third time in his career.

What goes around comes around, I guess.

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Daniel Baker has left a new comment on your post "Academic Inbreeding in the Lutheran Synods":

I traveled to Appleton this past Sunday to see how bad the CORE really is for myself. I am going to write a formal review of my experience at a later date, but suffice it to say he didn't even try to hide the reference to that lifechurch site. He used the EXACT same image of the ravens, only he added a small "CORE" logo on the top right.

I really tried to give the service an honest, open assessment. But between popcorn chewing during the prayer, the watery, emotionless, doctrine-less songs, and the law focused sermon (I can count the words which referenced Christ and the gospel in the sermon on one hand), I left the "service" nauseated.


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GJ - I was really surprised, because the compliant District Vapid Pussycat (also known as Super-Cecil) was ga-ga over The CORE's entertainment efforts, endorsing them without qualm or conscience.


Here is my exegesis of the review:


1. Ski makes no effort to hide his reliance on Groeschel graphics and message. He has conceded that to many objecting visitors. They are legion.
2. The SORE obviously sends people into church with popcorn and drinks, just like Victory of the Lamb, meeting in another movie theater. The audience is so disrespectful that they munch popcorn during the prayers. No wonder they like going there. The blind lead the blind, and WELS endorses this, protecting it from any harm or change, with tons of money wasted on this Bacchanalia.
3. The songs are "watery, emotionless, and doctrine-less." That is no surprise, because the Gospel offends some and Lutheran doctrine offends many. Ski and Glende are training their audience to despise the Means of Grace, to embrace New Age culture.
4. Law-focused sermon, with little mention of Christ - But we are told how Glende and Ski are "passionate" about Jesus (a weird expression, even for straights) and "passionate" about outreach. Nevertheless, they reject the only way God conveys forgiveness to use - the efficacious Word in the Means of Grace.


Team Glende is charging around the Net again, obviously wounded by the attention they are getting. They really need more attention, more visits by faithful Lutherans, more letters to the right persons (cc Deputy Doug, who uses them for kindling).