Luther's Small Catechism Video - The Ten Commandments Video

 Vimeo Link to the Ten Commandments

 

The first suggestion made about a video series is - Luther's Small Catechism. I will go over each part for about 30 minutes. 

The Vimeo will be on the main blog, Ichabod, the video location - Gregory L. Jackson, and the Vimeo location.

The Lutheran Librarian - Bedrock of the Lutheran Library Publishing Ministry - Has a Link To Support His Work. No NIV Salesman Will Call.

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Alec Satin is the Lutheran Librarian, publisher of hundreds of valuable, free Lutheran and Christian books online. He also prints a smaller number of titles for the cave dwellers who still turn pages and mark them for emphasis.'

Many of these titles were grabbed at seminary book auctions, where pastors' estates were divided among the students. The legacy synod publishers let the books fade away, but there is still demand for them but only a small supply of fragile titles. 

The current publishers have promoted their favorite, expensive apostate and blasphemous books while discarding:

1. Lenski
2. Loy
3. Leupold
4. Krauth
5. Schmauk
6. Jacobs
7. Reu
8. Valentine and others.

Creation Day Today - The Nutrition Counterpart - Exercise

 

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The Fat-Sugar-Salt Diet has proven to be astonishingly effective in ruining the health of America - at a great financial cost in buying the chosen foods. Yesterday the pharmacy tech said, "Only one prescription?" I said, "That is why I am healthy - only one prescription, for my eyes."

Studies have shown that those who concentrate on vegetables, fresh fruit, nuts, and seeds will enjoy cascades of great nutrition and loss of weight. Many disorders - like diabetes - can be cured without needles and pills, especially useful since insulin itself harms health.

But now let us turn to the other side of health - exercise. It took me some years to realize how seductive the sugar and fat components produce such powerful addictions. When we exert ourselves, the body uses fast-acting sugar to get going, often called the glycogen (sugary) stage. That is when we have no desire to move an inch, so we make coffee and cinnamon-sugar toast - or Danish! Once that glycogen wears off, we want more sugar and even less exercise. 

We feel much better and want exercise when the fat-burning begins. That is why the start of a morning walk is odious at first on sugar and the end of the walk is delightful by burning fat. Fat is powerful and is an 8 cylinder engine compared to a 4 cylinder, rocket fuel instead of artificial maple syrup. 

High blood sugar is indicated by the constant fake need to consume even more sugar. Ice cream, colas, and breakfast and "protein" bars are one way to start the day and run into a sugared-energy slump. 

Dr. Joel Fuhrman's books reminded me that strenuous exercise is needed most days, not just once or twice a week. I tried five days at the gym,  for two weeks in a row. I was much more energetic from daily exercise than using on and off attempts. 

Some food items to ignore - snacks of sugar, salt, and oil; processed expensive food; desserts; famously fat foods - white bread, white rice, milk, all cheeses, butter, cottage cheese, nutrition bars and plans, protein drinks, meats in large quantities.

Exercise

More important - exercise is most significant in strengthening bones, building muscles, and helping connective tissue in reducing injuries. Many people I know are battling bone breaks, knee and hip replacements.

Medicare offers a program called Silver Sneakers for free gym membership. That is a good way to obtain guided exercise instead of hospitalization. 

I start out each weekday on the dread-mill, a machine that makes me stare at a wall of TV screens, walking with no sound. A 30 minute exercise room has a gauntlet of machines for every body part. Afterwards, I stop at the gardening store or Walmart for more walking. 

Exercise gurus emphasize modest starts and a slow, steady increase in effort. Gardening is a good way to do extra work while enjoying God's Creation. The creatures enjoy the company. Rabbits casually walk by when I am digging. Birds remind me they have babies to feed. Squirrels run away from food and stop, flicking their tails and figuring out a quick return to the food. The more fresh water I provide, the dirtier the water features. "Aha! You are feeding the soil, so I can have more plants to feed more creatures to beautify the garden to make the snap, crackle, and pop relax my spine."

Walking and Biking

My vegetable consultant wrote, reminding me how useful walking can be. A gym is not for everyone, for various reasons. Walking is enjoyable and very good for the individual. One quip is "Anyone who walks is moving that much faster than a couch." Regular walkers or bikers crave the hobby. Sassy insisted on one or two walks a day, in all kinds of weather, and that built up many neighborhood friends as well. 

Luther Sermon Quote of the Day - "He Looks at the Sheep, Not at the Wool"

"He does not look upon their condition, but looks to see whether they are sheep, whether they may be designated sheep. He looks at the sheep, not at the wool."

Luther's Sermons - John 10:11-16.
Misericordias Domini. Second Sunday after Easter.

III. THE SPECIAL OFFICE CHRIST ADMINISTERS EXPLAINED.

31. How is he known of the Father? Not with an earthly, but with a heavenly, knowledge. Of that we have spoken more fully before, and the substance of it is this: Christ recognizes us as his sheep, and we recognize him as our shepherd. Now, we have heard what a good shepherd is, and also who the weak sheep are. He knows us to be such sheep as are weak, sick and broken. That is: It does not make any difference in his regard for them that they are weak and sickly, and he does not despise and reject them on that account; but he pities and heals them, even though they be so diseased that the whole world concludes they are not his sheep. Such is the world’s knowledge, but that is not the way that Christ distinguishes them.

He does not look upon their condition, but looks to see whether they are sheep, whether they may be designated sheep. He looks at the sheep, not at the wool.

32. Now, they are good shepherds who imitate Christ and know the sheep in the same way; who look at the person, not at the faults, and know how to distinguish between the sheep and the disease.