Martin Luther College (WELS is proud to announce that Greg Holzhueter has accepted a Divine Call to serve as the Knights' new men's head basketball coach.

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Greg Holzhueter Named MLC Men's Basketball Coach

NEW ULM, Minn. – Martin Luther College (MLC) is proud to announce that Greg Holzhueter has accepted a divine call to serve as the Knights' new men's head basketball coach.

Holzhueter takes over for Jim Unke, who served as head coach of the men's basketball program for the last 19 seasons. Unke will continue to serve as Director of Athletics for the Knights.

Holzhueter comes to MLC with three years' experience as a head coach at Bethany Lutheran College (BLC), where he compiled a record of 23-52, including a 20-24 mark in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) games. Prior to that, he served as an assistant on the BLC staff for two seasons.

Holzhueter graduated from MLC in 2011 with one of the most memorable athletic careers in school history. He was a four-year letter-winner in football, basketball, and baseball, and his name is in the record books in multiple categories in all three sports.

"We're very excited that someone of Greg's caliber will be leading our program moving forward," Unke said. "Greg understands our mission at MLC as well as anyone, and also brings three years of experience at the collegiate level in the UMAC."

Unke leaves the program after 19 years as head coach, finishing with a career record of 164-301, including a 96-138 record in conference play. During his tenure, the Knights won a pair of UMAC regular season championships (2002-03 and 2008-09), as well as one tournament championship (1999-00), which resulted in the school's first ever trip to the NAIA National Tournament that season. He was also named UMAC Coach of the Year in men's basketball on four separate occasions.

In his 34 seasons as a basketball coach between MLC and Lakeside Lutheran High School, Unke compiled a 380-375 overall record.

"I absolutely love coaching," Unke said. "I really hate to see it end, but with the responsibilities as the AD growing, something had to give. I'm excited and looking forward to welcoming Greg back to MLC."

Holzhueter finished his four-year MLC career as the school's all-time leader in assists (370) and steals (170). He also ranks second in program history in career free throws (319), and seventh in career points (1191).

The Knights made the conference tournament in all four seasons in which he played, and he was the starting point guard on the Knights' last UMAC championship team in the 2008-09 season.

"I was honored to receive the call to return to my alma mater as Men's Basketball Coach and Instructor, and I can't wait to get started in my new role," Holzhueter said. "I have a passion for the mission of Martin Luther College, and I know how special this place is. It will be a tremendous blessing to undertake the challenge of leading MLC's men's basketball program in its continued pursuit of excellence on the court, while also making an impact in the lives of future pastors, teachers, and staff ministers."

Holzhueter will also serve as a professor in math and physical education at MLC.

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From 2010 - Two Good Reasons To Study Justification

Drama queens think it harmful to discuss doctrine and practice in the open.

I.

Justification by faith needs to be discussed at great length, in the open, because false teachers have obscured this teaching for many decades. An open discussion is divisive - it divides the sheep from the goats.

II.

Doctrinal discussions keep us sharp about what we believe, and they drive us back to the Scriptures. The Pietists want love to be the basis for unity, but that formula creates doctrinal indifference, unionism, and apostasy. The goal of love at the expense of the truth is the ultimate destroyer. As one historian noted on the phone, the pattern has been clear for centuries - Pietism, Rationalism, Unitarianism.

Columbus, Ohio was my post-doc in theology. The clergy kept defending Church Growth and I kept studying Luther and the Book of Concord.

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Tomatoes: Coming Soon to the Sunny Garden. Plant Them Deep for More Roots

Bonnie Plants has this advice page. They sell through Walmart.

This link has information about soil temperatures when planting tomatoes.

Tomatoes are strange in their ability to grow roots from their stems, so they should be buried up to their necks, in a manner of speaking, or laid on their sides. This root system will give them more food and a better system of drawing water up into the fruits.

Our neighbor Ernie in Moline had a tomato garden. That was all he grew, besides his fruit trees. We got sacks of tomatoes from him all summer. Garden tomatoes will spoil anyone against store and restaurant tomatoes, so I enjoy growing them.

The key to planting success is reading about the plant. One group wants as much sun as possible - tomatoes, corn, and sunflowers. Others are more tolerant of shade. Roses love sun but they do not like being cooked in the sun (unlike tomatoes, corn, and sunflowers).

Corn and tomatoes have a good start when the soil and night temperatures are warm. Early-bird tomato planting means risking a frost that will wipe out the plants. Rose bushes do not mind early spring cold snaps. The rosebuds take time to form and open. Cold snaps will keep corn from germinating while terminating the tomato plant.

Tomatoes are not going to fruit and prosper in marginal weather. The solution in colder areas (or earlier in the season) is to buy fast maturing plants - with the name "early" in them, or buy mature plants. The stores here have plants with fruit already on them. Since a wintry wind is blowing in a storm today, my urge to plant tomatoes is dimmed.

Our helper has another day left to finish the sunny tomato garden with me. We have the outer ring of the maple tree garden to mulch, and later the final rows of the main rose garden.

Cherry tomatoes are easy to grow, easy to eat.

On the Topic of Study
There is no substitute for studying various aspects of gardening. The same is true of theology.

The foundational works are the most important because the others often deal superficially with a topic. One example is the promotion of Epson Salts for the soil. Google that idea and many positive posts will come up, all of them misleading. Epson Salts will only help a certain type of soil. It is far more important to realize the composition of soil and how to maximize its value to plants.

One reader thought it impossible to work in his heavy, clay soil - as if clay is bad. In fact, clay has the most potential of all soil types. The tiny particles have the most electrical charges and therefore move minerals much better. The heaviness also means clay will hold more water, which can be good or bad.

The solution for clay - and for sand - is to spread as much organic matter on top of it as possible. That means mulch, newspapers, compost, manure, grass and garden clipping, and logs. The soil creatures will lighten up clay soil, mix it, and make it productive beyond belief.

Books make rose pruning so complicated that many gardeners never start. Hold the chart in the left hand while pruning with the right? Any pruning is better than no pruning at all, which is the default answer to the pruning chart.

Study includes first-hand observation.

And in Theology
Those who want to yammer about various topics while denying the Chief Article of Christianity are similar to the authors of coffee table gardening books.

When I see than an author denies justification by faith, I ignore his precious and precocious writing about everything else. That person is a bachelor of theology, which is the original  name of the degree (not Master of Divinity). He is like CFW Walther, who was full of himself because he actually finished at Leipzig.

Someone is going to say, "Oh, he has no use for laymen studying the Word and the Confessions."

Not so! I agree with Henry E. Jacobs, below, who praised the laity for their study of the Word and knowing the foundations. Clergy try to dance around the knowledge gained by the laity, who are taught by the Holy Spirit in the Word.