Bethany Lutheran Seminary - Bombs Away

 

Jack Kilcrease, Jesuit PhD, WELS born but ELCA college and seminary trained, is the fitting symbol for Bethany's watered-down Pietism.

I looked up Bethany Lutheran Seminary - The Little Schoolhouse on the Prairie - for its student population. The photo showed a total of seven students, four being ordained and three being given a vicarage. The faculty is Schmeling, Schmeling, and somebody. The senior Schmeling is retiring, leaving behind the suggestion of nepotism, his son the only other one on the faculty for a time.

The new president of the Little Schoolhouse on the Prairie has a degree in mining engineering. The ALC's David Preus liked to say that the conservatives majored in the minors, but now they major in the miners.

President Hartwig earned an MDiv at Bethany Lutheran Seminary.

Bethany lacks a sense of irony. One of their speakers, Jack Kilcrease, earned his PhD at a Jesuit university and teaches at an ELCA style online school - where Jay Webber got his STM after 20 or more years of academic labor. Since Jay and Jack are both passionate about Objective Justification, Jay probably suggested Jack for the Bethany lectures.

Another knee-slapper: Jay and Jack's favorite web server trains women for Lutheran ordination. 

Big Storm Rushed Through - Headed for St. Louis - We Had a Two-Hour Blackout

 

It looks like a string of storms is heading our way and on up to St. Louis. That was more than a rainstorm. We had a two-hour blackout, apparently from lines knocked down in the winds. Our next-door neighbor's front yard looks like the tree trimmers came by.

I had two flashlights and a blackout emergency light near the desk. Sassy was a bit timid but did not mind the storm that much.

The Upcoming Election - Matt Has Grown in Office

1911-1962......for 51 years we had two Presidents, Pfotenhauer (24 years, Behnken (27)

1962-2010......for 48 years we had five Presidents, Harms (7), Preus (12)
Bohlmann (11), Barry (9) Kieschnick (9)

2010 to 2023.....Harrison (13)  In 2023, Harrison will only be 61 years old as he seeks another 3 year term in office.

[The facts came from the Ovaltine Forum, aka The ALPB Online Lutheran Forum for Elderly Cranks.]

 Why did Matt the Fatt wear a $1,400 tarp in Europe when he robed more modestly in America?

Bishop Matt the Fatt and Bishop-for-Life Heiser shop at C. H. Almy, but are they in fellowship?
What about the big question - Thrivent.

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 Sing both songs, Matt, the private acolade for Otten when you ran for office, and the public attack you sang just before he died.

LCMS Presidential elections can be full of drama and suspense.

Here are 3 of them which can be classified as surprises:

In 1969, Jack Preus defeated incumbent Oliver Harms by less than 5 votes.

In 1992, Al Barry defeated incumbent Ralph Bohlmann by 12 votes.

In 2001, with no incumbent on the ballot, Gerald Kieschnick won by 18 votes.