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| These montages are being shared around the Net. I find this one especially funny. |
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I have a lot of trouble figuring out how pathetic and insignificant I am, according to "conservative" Lutherans who do their best to silence and shun me. Glende pops off with the same post every so often, making people think he has a macro button set up by one of his children.
McCain has denounced me, hilariously, on his CyberBully blog, LaughQuest, Steadfast Enthusiasts, and the WELS discussion forum. How many employees have that much time to monitor the Net?
Meanwhile I am teaching at two universities online and applying to the local community college (online). I am especially happy about a number of publishing projects, already started, and some future possibilities.
I am really small potatoes, so I wonder why my blog posts fill synodocrats with such horror and loathing. The main problem for them is that their claims can be matched against clear evidence to the contrary. Before, people had to mail material back and forth to prove a case. Now it is already there.
My advantage is Every Day Low Costs (EDLC). Because no one works for $100,000 plus benefits, the overhead is almost zero. Those who are working on publishing projects are doing so for the love of Lutheran doctrine. I never imagined I would be creating books that could be read for free over the Net with a click of the button, illustrations and text.
The Church and Changers, and their Missouri equivalents, are busy doling out huge grants for one another, each wolf gobbling up more than his share and recommending other wolves for the feast.
Meanwhile, many ordinary pastors are on the brink, debating whether to buy medicine or food when the check is late. They live frugally and do not enjoy deluxe vacations paid by Schwan and Thrivent. They see offering money "for missions" skimmed off for free vicars, so Don Patterson can gallop around the country acting important.
Perhaps Matt Harrison and SP Schroeder should extend the Left Foot of Fellowship to their overpaid false teachers.
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rlschultz has left a new comment on your post "Teaching and Writing: Adult Education Around the W...":
For the sake of the argument, I will create a category of ne'er-do-wells who have an exaggerated sense of self worth. Lumped into this group are the hot air merchants (Ichaslang) such as life coaches, motivational speakers and many others who have made minimal contributions. You could also include those who follow the premise that it is all about who you know and not what you know. They follow the networking concept to its logical conclusion. I will leave it to the Ichabodians to name names from their own powers of observation.
These individuals look askance at those who soil their hands with honest labor. Their ad hominem attacks are a cover for the envy that they have against those who actually accomplish something. They would rather schmooze and suck up as they climb the ladder and kick the rungs out under them. I have seen this a lot in the corporate world. Since so many churches have adopted the corporate model, it is not surprising to see it there also.
