More Light for an Insane Old World

“Yet there ever exists the pull toward organizational structure, especially as a church increases in membership and complexity. How is this tension resolved between the Church’s identity as an organism—the Body of Christ—and its composition as an organization?”

David J. Peter, “Organization Is Not Optional,” in Organizing for Ministry and Mission

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GJ - They all sound the same. Peters went to Trinity Divinity - one of the Church Growth franchises - for a D.Min. WELS staff wore a path to Trinity Divinity and WELS was thanked twice in print by the school.

"A resource for pastors and church administrators, Organizing for Ministry and Mission offers helpful advice to guide church leaders on maximizing the effectiveness of their congregation's organizational structure."

These yokels - like David Valleskey and Frosty Bivens - both Fuller Seminary sycophants, gush words right out of the Napoleon Hill lectionary. They do not sound like Biblical Lutherans but exactly like bug-eyed salesmen in cheap J. C. Penny suits.

The Holy Spirit only works through the Word, never apart from the Word. 

Groceries Can Be Delicious

 

Sassy and I walked and I fixed her breakfast. I left for the gym. Morning exercise is more effective without eating first, since exercise without food starts with fat burning. Sassy and I walked, then I used the dreadmill at Planet Fitness, plus the weights. Walmart is on the way back, so I stopped in for groceries and more walking. 

I bought -

• 4 packages of chopped, frozen spinach - a super food and 0 calories.
• 4 packages of frozen mushroom, 0 calories, anti-cancer, delicious.
• 4 cans of tomato paste, low in calories and low salt
• 4 cans of garbanzo beans, low salt, while the chick peas were rejected for high salt content, 4 times as much.
• A large bag of Crisp apples, not to be confused with over-rated and over-priced Honey Crisp apples.
• Unsalted butter and 1 loaf of whole wheat bread.

I was ready for lunch, so I fixed the ingredients in a two-quart pan, my usual daily:

1. Chopped frozen spinach
2. Frozen mushroom slices
3. Sweet peas
4. Sliced onions and green/red peppers
5. Walnuts
6. Blueberries
7. One can of garbanzo beans, and on the side
8. One enormous Crisp apple.
9. Some pomegranate juice.

I enjoy the combination of foods and their nutritional value. Others are doing the same and getting good results. 

The Norm - Sugar, Fake Sugar, Salt, Fat

This is the bad list, emphasizing sugar, salt, and fat, so I consume next to nothing from this list -

• Snack food, prepared meals
• Cookies
• Cheese
• Pizza
• McDonalds
• Desserts
• Soda Pop
• Fizzy water
• Coffee with cream or sugar
• Eggs 
• Sucker powders with lots of protein
• "Fresh" food mixed together for a quick meal
• Alcoholic beverages
• Tobacco

People complain about high prices at the grocery store - for good reason. However, the total cost of the frugal and healthy foods is going up very little. 

 Let's train at Fuller Seminary

  Let's train with ELCA

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