Preview of the April 25, 2016 Christian News. Roman Catholic Preached into Heaven for His Good Works

Even McCain's friends do not want to be linked with him,
but Otten called Paul a scholar while the putative editor
was plagiarizing like a Glende.

Pastor Herman Otten does not like my Photoshop, showing him as a pope, but he loved selling the pope's favorite book against Luther - The Facts (sic) about Luther, by Monsignor O'Hare, in the Reformation issue of Christian News! Context matters, so omitting crucial facts amounts to deceiving the readers of the weekly tabloid.

I reviewed the well known lies of that disgraceful book in Catholic, Lutheran, Protestant, which Otten sells. He should read it some day. Is his favorite author, Haven Bradford Gow, a Roman Catholic? I was left puzzled. If so, Otten seems to be preaching the guy into heaven, based on his good works. What did Gow actually believe if he admired that monster Mother Teresa?

Favorably quoting the pope.

Haven Bradford Gow is a TV and radio commentator and writer who teaches religion to children at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Greenville, Mississippi. 

Otten should explain why I received a free review copy of The Rite of Sodomy from Roman Catholic Randy Engel but not the second volume. "Conservative" Lutherans got their knickers in a knot because I pointed out the homosexuality in their own synods, especially the WELS synodical schools. Otten made a point of apologizing for my accurate, honest review, just before the FBI raided WELS headquarters to see if their national PR director Joel Hochmuth had boy porn videos and graphics at 2929 Mayfair Road, The Love Shack.

But wait, there's more.

David Becker, who called me a liar for telling the truth, had this odd note, above, while praising former ELCA pastor Tom Brock. "In 2010, Brock endured a mean spirited attack where confidentiality was violated, but he came through that successfully and is going stronger than ever." Christian News, 4-11-16.

I was somewhat aware of Tom Brock and some controversy, but I pay little attention to ELCA and the the mini-ELCAs that calved from that sinking glacier of Thrivent-funded abortion, sodomy, and women's ordination.

Brock is an unmarried homosexual pastor, now in the LCMC, who confessed to having a fling on his trip to Slovakia, as detailed in this article.

Here is more information about the matter, plus criticism of the outing of Tom Brock.

One can only conclude that Otten and Becker have a strange set of values, certainly not Biblical. They are hyper-sensitive, quick to take offense at the truth, hyper-vigilant, and overly dramatic. Every stinkbomb they throw temps one to look into the cause of all the drama.

Otten claims falsely that I am silent about his current crusade on the text of the Bible. I began Thy Strong Word: The Efficacy of the Word in the Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions- a book which he refused to acknowledge - with a chapter on that issue. That was 16 years ago. The new edition was published via Lulu.com in 2011 and the 2016 edition is coming out soon via Amazon and Kindle.

If Otten had stuck with the King James Version (and various updates) plus the traditional text of the Bible, he would not have led so many astray with the ever-changing Beck Bible, edited by an adulterer.

Adulterous editors must be the rage among the "conservative" Lutheran synods. One editor of the WELS hymnal had a mistress in the congregation - a sexretary - while he was dealing with serious worship matters.

 Pope John the Malefactor has been demoted to Circuit Pastor,
since his sect is shrinking so fast.

Bishop Martin Stephan,took his mistress on the same ship with him,
leaving Mrs. Stephan at home in Dresden with their dying syphilitic children,
but Walther "didn't know" Stephan was an adulterer.

Bremen, Germany to New Orleans
21 January 1839
DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI - PORT OF NEW ORLEANS

I, H. W. Exter master of the Ship Olbers do solemnly sincerely & truly swear that the within list signed by me & now delivered to the Collector of this district contains the names of all the Passengers taken on board of the Said Ship at the Port of Bremen or at any time since and that all matters therein set forth are according to the best of my Knowledge & Belief just & true & I do further swear that Two of the Said Passengers died on the voyage.

Sworn before me this 21st Jany 1839 ~~ [signed] J. W. Exter-Master

List of Passengers on board of the bremer Ship Olbers H. W. Exter My bound from Bremen to New Orleans

Columns represent: Passenger number, Name, Relationship to the head of the family, Last dwelling place, Occupation, Age, Died on the voyage.

Cabin

  1  Martin Stephan                          Dresden         Preacher         61
  2  Martin Stephan                his son   Dresden                          16
  3  Theodore Julius Brohm                   Dresden         Candidate        30
  4  H. S. Fischer                           Dresden         Merchant         40
  5  Julie Fischer                 his wife  Dresden                          32
  6* Louise Gunther                          Dresden                          32

  7  Gustav Jaeckel                          Dresden         Cashier          32
  8  Francis Adolph Marbach                  Dresden         Attornay (sic)   40
  9  Louise Marbach                his wife  Dresden                          34
 10  Gustav Marbach                his child Dresden                          11
 11  Clara Marbach                 his child Dresden                           6
 12  Victor Marbach                his child Dresden                           5
 13* Martin Marbach                his child Dresden                           2
 14  Eduard Vehse                            Dresden         Recorder         35
 15* Mathilde Vehse                his child Dresden                           9
 16  Hermann Walther                         Dresden         Preacher         29
 17  M. Emil Julius Moritz Wege              Dresden         Candidate        38
 18  Sophie Schneiderin                      Dresden                          40
 19* Fred Loeschner                          *Konigsbruck    Painter          44

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Almost Ready for the Capstone of the Main-Maple Rose Garden

Today most of the mulch went on the main rose garden. We are shy a few bags to finish up one corner of the garden.

Our helper looks at the garden and grins. Very little would be done without the help of his entire family. His wife finds carsfull of cardboard. His children help mulch. Our helper is very good at getting everything in place and looking good.

Without question, a lot of gardening work is a bit tedious, but with a group of people we have fun.

The capstone will be - drumroll - stumps in the middle so people can sit down in the midst and enjoy the roses in the semi-shade or the cool of the afternoon.

LCMS Pastor's Arrest Leads the New Stories for the Month, Followed by WELS Easter Bunnies

LCMS covered up for Darwin Schauer
so he could offend again.

LCMS loyalists accused me of violating the Eighth Commandment
for linking the story that was all over the Net.

Luther: "284] All this has been said regarding secret sins. But where the sin is quite public so that the judge and everybody know it, you can without any sin avoid him and let him go, because he has brought himself into disgrace, and you may also publicly testify concerning him. For when a matter is public in the light of day, there can be no slandering or false judging or testifying; as, when we now reprove the Pope with his doctrine, which is publicly set forth in books and proclaimed in all the world. For where the sin is public, the reproof also must be public, that every one may learn to guard against it." Large Catechism, 8th Commandment.

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Roses Budding and Blooming. Chrysler Imperial Planted. Sassy and I Watch the Robins Build a Nest

Chrysler Imperial is known for color, size,
fragrance, and shade tolerance -
but it is more of a Southern climate rose.

On Sunday we will have garden roses on the altar rather than store boughten ones. Here and there buds are showing their color as they start to open up. All the older roses are budding, so there are hundreds of blooms in production. Yesterday I went through the older roses and pruned dead wood again. One Veterans Honor needed a new place to grow, rainwater from the barrel, and a bit of pruning.

All the digging was done on worked soil, previously planted, mulched, watered, and earthwormed. Needless to say, the soil was simple to dig with only a few greedy maple roots to chop. It is an ancient saying that "worked soil is easier for growing plants." In New Testament Greek, this word for work--noun,adjective, and verb--is the basis for the English word energy. That comprises the word group for efficacy, which appears throughout the New Testament.

There is the vast gulf between Biblical doctrine and that of Lutheran apostates (ELCA-LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC sic). The Lutheran apostates place their trust in the efficacy of gimmicks, entertainment, fads, methods, and personality.

 The Word of God is quick (effective)...

Luther and the German Reformers placed their trust in the efficacy of the Word alone, always working with the divine power--dynamis, as in dynamite--of the Holy Spirit, never apart from the Spirit. Notice what the moderns have abandoned - the liturgy, creeds, hymns, and sermons - any expression of the Word. The baptismal font is hidden and Holy Communion is neglected. But, when The CORE was starting, Bishop Katie was shopping for a soda fountain.

Walmart is famous for beginning with fresh popcorn drawing people into the store--right here at Walton's Five and Dime--and Lutherans trying the same thing with snacks and cola at their so-called services. Walmart no longer offers popcorn at the front of the store, but Lutheran congregations brag about snacks at the front of theirs. They are selling the Gospel, using bait.

WELS' Victory of the Lamb has cleaned up their What To Expect a little bit, which reads like an ocean cruise brochure. The movie theater seats have been erased from the page! Ichabod effect?

• Enjoy Hospitality – Goodies, coffee and all kinds of yummy stuff. All completely free… just like grace!
• Dress Comfortably – Wear clothes. Whether they’re in style… that’s up to you!
• Casual Atmosphere – Reclining movie theater seats with cup holders. Need we say more?
• Serious Faith – We take God very seriously, but try not to take ourselves too seriously.

The concept of worked ground makes sense for the transfer of the term to the efficacy of the Word. When man applies his muscle-power to the soil, tree roots are broken up, sod is turned into compost, and valued plants are established with far more value that the normal guardians of the soil - weeds or grass. I have been digging the same ground for several years and even considered - horrors - a rototiller. But now, after the prep work done, putting in tomatoes or new roses is simple and easy, with a wealth of earthworms obviously enjoying themselves as they do the real work of gardening - mixing, tunneling, fertilizing, and aerating the soil.

In the past, congregations grew because the pastor visited people. preached, taught, and administered the Sacraments. Over time the leavening effect of the Gospel made its mark without drama, bunnies, snacks, or obsessions with numbers. Now congregations shrink from the Church Shrinkage Movement--invented by Fuller Seminary's sociologist and clown prince (McGavran and Wagner), Pasadena's Snake Oil Salesman in Chief - Robert Schuller.

After 20 years of Church Growth, Shepherd of Peace in Columbus has to borrow money to last another year. Schuller's cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral. And Tim Glende wants everyone to forget the debacle he abandoned in Illinois - Star of Bethlehem, which ended up giving up two church buildings away - the first to the Eastern Orthodox, the second to the Babtists. If ministers abandon the Means of Grace, the Means of Grace will abandon them.

Lammerts won this award for his roses, not for his fashion sense.

No photo does justice to the delicate beauty of the
Queen Elizabeth rose, a good reason to grow them.

Chrysler Imperial Rose
Chrysler Imperial rose is the second famous rose from Walter Lammerts, PhD, a Creationist and leader among Creation scientists. One would expect that being so wrong about science - by modern standards - Lammerts would have been an utter failure in rose genetics. Instead, he developed two of the most famous roses - Chrysler Imperial and Queen Elizabeth.

Relatively few people are famous for their roses. Developing a winning combination of attributes is so rare that when I see certain developer names in the catalogs, I am immediately interested. Only a few names come up in the all time favorites lists - and Lammerts is one of those stars.

Sassy and I Watch the Robins Build a Nest
When I unwrap bare root roses, the twine is cut and left on the ground. During nesting season, bits of string, dead leaves, and twine all become part of nests. When one nest fell from a tree last summer, I noticed a piece of gold wrapper decorating the outside.

I found one piece of twine in an odd place in the yard, so I placed it on the crepe myrtle bush for easy access. Sassy and I were coming back from walking around the cul-de-sack when that same piece fell from the maple tree. We watched a robin dive for the ground, land, and pick it up again. A smaller piece of twine fell soon after and another dive retrieved it. Far up in the maple, the Mr. and Mrs. Robin were building the next. They are the same birds that run a few feet away when I am planting and watering roses. They are not frightened enough to fly up into the tree.

They do not mind hiding behind the roses, waiting for me to go away.

For those waiting for the spring we are already enjoying - save dryer lint, string, and twine for the birds to build their nests. I also break up twigs and throw them in the same place around the maple tree mulch. String and twine can be draped over bumps in the tree or branches in bushes, for easy spotting. Lint can be put in those little wire cages used for suet.

Corn is a high energy food for many birds.
They also enjoy the fruits that are going bad in our fridge.