Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh Would Feel at Home in WELS-LCMS-ELS-ELDONA-CLC (sic)

 No, they sold you down the river so they could share the loot with ELCA. And you voted to keep them in their befouled office!

Various people and journalists are expressing dismay about the NY Times reviving a false accusation against Justice Kavanaugh and promoting a book based on the same slanders.

However, Kavanaugh would feel right at home in the WELS-LCMS-ELS-ELDONA-CLC (sic). I thought about repeating some of their whoppers, which they oink to each other, but why dignify the muted squeals of hogs looking for one more scrap of food?

Not only are the apostate "conservative" leaders far away from what they represent, but they are truly radical, obnoxious, and hateful. Yet they wonder why their weakened structures are melting away from their toxic leadership.

Don't worry - they have another Change or Die! conference coming up on October 10th, led by two epitomes of their alleged positions - in reverse.

1. They are hosting the seminary president representing his faculty's opposition to Creation by the Word, aka the Six Day Creation. 
2. And the audience will hear from women's ordination, nay gay ordination plus abortion-on-demand advocate Heidi Neumark. Change...or Die!

I miss the good old days when I would post some news about the "conservatives" being completely off the rails. The opponents would pepper me anonymously with all kinds of nasty comments. I could trace many of them back to Appleton, Wisconsin and Austin, Texas, both septic systems from Jeske's Time of Grace influence.

Two episodes are especially noteworthy and are connected.

I. All the WELS problems in Columbus, Ohio were my fault. The turmoil had nothing to do with three, notorious divorced Church Growth pastors. However, Columbus blew up after I left, as one person said, "Because you were not around to blame anymore."

II. Tim Glende (from Columbus) and drinking partner Ski and two staffers in Appleton took a man to court because he told the truth about them. As most people outside of WELS know, it is not against the law to tell the truth, nor is it wrong to come to a public meeting where facts are supposed to be discussed. Glende began complaining on the stand about a blog in Arkansas. The judge said, "What?" I guess that line of attack went nowhere. How does one blame a blog "nobody reads" when his drinking buddy is showing obscene photos and making lewd remarks to a lady on the staff? Yet Ski still wanted to sue when Glende's case was tossed out like last week's fish soup.

I could elaborate, but those who want more details can find them on the blog by using the label list on the left column. Tis more important and useful to realize - the leaders of these dying and dead sects never stop getting even for the truth coming out about them.

Write a letter? Ha - that is turned into a confession of sin by the letter-writer. Speak to them first? - that is how they begin their counter-attack lest a lawsuit land them in the red again. They have many lawsuits to settle, but they do their best to thwart them, hide them, deny them.

When the readers hear the Left raving about Kavanaugh and other targets of their fury, just remember - those are identical portrayals of your synodical leaders in action. And there are plenty more pastors and laity willing to share in the fun.

 As Spindletop reminded me, the faithful remain and encourage each other. I responded by saying the apostates energized me to study Luther, the Book of Concord, and the Scriptures.

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GJ - One LCMS Facebook friend responded, "get real, Jackson! You are nuts, crazy, insane. Not all the cups fit into your cupboard, Fool!"

Recently I had written him, "Happy Birthday and God's Blessings."

Five - No SIX! Humminbird Feeders

We only have five hummingbird feeders at the moment, but Ranger Bob said, "You need one more hanging in the porch, or there is no balance."

I wondered if the birds really cared about symmetry - they do have their notions. The first feeder to hang from the porch dropped its sticky cargo when I failed to shut it completely after filling. It is a simple tube filled upside-down, screwed shut, and suspended from the hook again. That feeder was still in the sink when Sassy's favorite visitor stopped by to arrange car issues and other matters.

Sassy, Ranger Bob, and I were enjoying a coffee break on the porch yesterday. Sassy trotted off to meet a terrier from down the cul-de-sac. They had a meet-and-greet, then I called Sassy to come back. She returned and asked for more coconut crackers from  BelVita - but primarily from Bob. If Bob offers them, they are the best. If I do, well, sniff-sniff-sniff, not the same.

Mrs. Ichabod comes out to share the view or ask about when we will walk the uncrowded cul-de-sac. That is now a daily tradition in the afternoon shade. As humid and hot as this area is, the late afternoons are pleasant.

During the various discussions, our favorite hummingbird showed up. He faced us, tail down, head up, and jinked to get the full picture. This time he was higher up and looked for his porch feeder, even though three feeders were on poles in the garden and another hanging on the porch, on the far right. "OK, I will fill yours soon."

Birds have found humans to be easily trained. Hummingbirds are the bravest birds, the most unusual in size and habit, and fun to feed. I can stand almost under the porch feeder and watch the bird buzz its wings to go from port to port. When I look into a tree to find a songbird, it flies away. No wonder people dote on hummingbirds and let the rest fend for themselves.

As St. Paul observed, sowing sparingly means reaping sparingly, but sowing bountifully will lead to bountiful harvests. We always have something blooming, so the beneficial insects and hummingbirds have something to eat.

 Chaste Tree blooms are so rich in color that everyone asks, "What is that?"

Bob referenced my "weed garden," looking for a response, but he also asks about the latest blooms. The allegedly dead Chaste Tree - dried up but revived last year - burst into bloom a short time ago, and he said, "What is that on the border?" Butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds were working over the deep blue flowers. "Another weed in bloom, Sarge." I told him the history of the shrub, raised to keep Medieval monks properly medicated, still used today for hormone cycles. He said, "Please print that so I can tell my relatives."

He was also struck by the majestic growth of Joe Pye Weed, especially when the one planted in the shade bloomed late (with Chaste Tree) and attracted butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees.

 Joe Pye can be criticized for being ungainly, spindly, slow to bloom, and long in going to seed - but it is the first plant to sell out  at supplies each time.