Could this CEO be a millennial Bernie Madoff? | New York Post

Venture Capitalists, investors, etc. etc.

Could this CEO be a millennial Bernie Madoff? | New York Post:


"Ever wonder what a modern-day millennial version of Bernie Madoff might look like?

Could it turn out to be Elizabeth Holmes, the 33-year-old Silicon Valley sweetheart who is the chief executive of blood-testing firm Theranos?

Holmes founded the privately held firm at age 19 after dropping out of college like other more famous tech CEOs Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg."



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Midweek Lenten Service - I AM the Resurrection and the Life Greek Lesson - Exodus 3; John 11:25; John 14:6. 7 PM Central Daylight Time

Mid-Week Lenten Vespers, 2018

Pastor Gregory L. Jackson

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Bethany Lutheran Worship, 7 PM Central Daylight Savings Time

The Hymn #523    Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me         
The Order of Vespers                                                p. 41

The Psalmody                          Psalm 24                  p. 128
The Lections                            The Passion History

                                                 
The Sermon Hymn #657        Beautiful Savior               

The Sermon –      I AM the Resurrection

 
The Prayers

The Lord’s Prayer

The Collect for Grace                                            p. 45

The Hymn #552              Abide with Me

I AM the Resurrection

John 11:20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

This raising of Lazarus is the turning point in the mission of Jesus. Once this has happened, Jesus has completed His work. In other words, everything afterwards is inevitable. By raising Lazarus from the dead, in front of a crowd of local and Jerusalem people, Jesus confirmed His reputation as the Christ the Son of God. The rest of the Gospel concerns His death and resurrection.

There are several important details about this miracle. Jesus delayed coming, and this meant Lazarus was dead for days, as witnessed by his friends and famil

Another detail was the disciples' fear of consequences if they came near Jerusalem. Doubting Thomas expected to die because of the hostility of the religious leaders. 

The fame of Jesus had gone forth across the land, so there was both the anticipation of His coming to see His friend, but also the crushing disappoint of Lazarus' death.

This disappointment brought out the clear confession of faith in Jesus - 

24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

When Jesus countered by saying "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?"

Jesus tested her faith. Was it simply faith in eternal life (which we see all over today) or faith in Him as The Resurrection and The Life?

She said, "Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world."

This is a dominant theme in John's Gospel. First of all, He teaches the necessity of faith in Him as the righteousness of God. Secondly, He elicits a confession of faith in Him as the Savior. Both parts are important - His true nature and our confession of faith in Him, His divine mission and titles of majesty.

This is revealed to us through the Holy Spirit in the Word. I was recalling today about being kidded by a Methodist minister at a meeting. He mentioned our churches being close together. I said, "That important because Wesley has his experience of the warming of his heart after hearing Luther's preface to Romans read in church."

That was a turning point in Wesley's life because he read a clear confession of faith in Jesus through Luther's words. Even then there was great confusion from so many false teachers, but the clear truth struck Wesley. When there are so many confused voices, faith is not clearly taught. He knew he lacked a firm conviction of the truth, and this experience taught him that the Gospel Word has an effect (faith) and affect (he felt it within).

How strange that there are so many efforts to take us away from the very source of faith - the Gospel Word - and entertain us, inspire us, recruit us, or make us feel so guilty we do something really significant, like becoming vegan or joining a social justice warrior group.

Confusion and clamor are worse than ever before, so the need for the stability of the Word is even greater. We can see that where some like Gerhard and Luther have struggled with the Word and the issues of the day, they have spiritual treasure to share with us. The greatest concentration is found in the Gospels and Epistles. The Holy Spirit teaches us so much in them that we can resist any false doctrine and all the temptations of the Evil One.

If anything, the turmoil will increase as worldly wisdom becomes even more radical and more people are confused. But the Word who fashioned the universe is still within the hearts of believers to guide them to eternal life.

Greek Lesson - I AM the Resurrection and the Life

Exo 3:14 - καὶ εἶπεν ὁ θεὸς πρὸς Μωυσῆν ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ὤν καὶ εἶπεν οὕτως ἐρεῖς τοῖς υἱοῖς Ισραηλ ὁ ὢν ἀπέσταλκέν με πρὸς ὑμᾶς

11:25 ειπεν αυτη ο ιησους εγω ειμι η αναστασις και η ζωη ο πιστευων εις εμε καν αποθανη ζησεται

14:6 λεγει αυτω ο ιησους εγω ειμι η οδος και η αληθεια και η ζωη ουδεις ερχεται προς τον πατερα ει μη δι εμου

Gems Mined from The Sermons of Martin Luther, Volumes 1-8, Lenker Edition . Initial Draft, PDF

We have been mining gems from the Sermons of Martin Luther, Lenker edition, volumes 1-8.

I just finished the draft of volume 8, so I decided to put all the gems together to see where we were for capstone volume - Gems Mined from the Sermons of Luther.

The final version will have illustrations from Norma A. Boeckler and page references as well.

Virginia Roberts has not only done heroic work in editing but has also picked out gems from each volume.

I think these will be worthwhile for sermons during Lent and Easter, so I am linking the initial PDF for everyone to download, save, and use. I have plans for making more available in the future.

Here is the link to Gems Mined from the Sermons of Martin Luther.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/iogxf2vfw1ppwpu/gems_mined_from_luther_all_8_toc.pdf?dl=0

Board chair quits at Lutheran seminary amid controversy over new president

 Skeptical Baby asks the tough questions.

Board chair quits at Lutheran seminary amid controversy over new president:





"The statement added, "Dr. Latini explained that she was not a reparative therapist. She did not lead ex-gay support groups or counsel teenagers to stop being gay or lesbian. She acknowledged that she presented basic ideas of a reparative therapist, Elizabeth Moberly, and believed this path was a valid option for those LGBTQ+ persons who wanted to live in chastity in singleness or fidelity in marriage between a man and woman, the Presbyterian standard at that time. She stated, 'I completely reject reparative therapy, and renounce it.'"

Despite these statements, the controversy is not only not dying down but is spreading to involve other divinity schools.

A joint letter from the Lutheran Students of Harvard Divinity School and the Union Theological Seminary noted that many Lutheran students at those two institutions finish their pre-ordination studies at United Lutheran (and previously did so at one of the two seminaries that merged). The letter said that this tradition has been "jeopardized by the past statements of President Latini and the recent, deceptive actions of the ULS board."

Latini's past support for trying to make gay people stop being gay needs to be taken seriously, the letter said. "So-called 'conversion therapy' is theologically and morally bankrupt, incredibly dangerous, and antithetical to the message of Jesus Christ," the letter added."

 Therea Latini taught at ELCA's Luther Seminary, which made her an ideal Presbyterian candidate for the United Lutheran Seminary job. The board seemed to tick off the talking points without aligning their far Left agenda with her moderate Left agenda.

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New seminary president's gay-conversion past catches school by surprise - Philly

 "Bad optics. That's all I can say."

New seminary president's gay-conversion past catches school by surprise - Philly: "...she has never denied her affiliation with OneByOne, and had disclosed it to a seminary board member before the vote. He also said she has in recent years actively promoted inclusion for LGBTQIA+ people in the church.

Latini’s former leadership of OneByOne is not the only source of anger for many in the seminary community. They’ve also made clear their displeasure with the administration’s handling of the presidential selection process in 2017 and the secrecy shrouding it. Students, faculty and alumni first heard rumors of Latini’s past earlier this year, and the story circulated without an official statement from the school until last month."



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Stephen Hawking dies aged 76 - BBC News

Rest in Peace - Stephen Hawking.
He was given an honorary doctorate when I finished at Notre Dame. The audience was struck by his weakness as his nurse lifted his head to allow the stole to be put on his neck.
That was 1982.

Stephen Hawking dies aged 76 - BBC News:



"Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, his family has said.

The British physicist was known for his work with black holes and relativity, and wrote several popular science books including A Brief History of Time.

"We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today," a family statement said.

At the age of 22 Stephen Hawking was given only a few years to live after being diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone disease."




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My Dogs in the Northland by Egerton Ryerson Young - Lutheran Library Publishing Ministry – "Faithful to the Reformation"

My Dogs in the Northland by Egerton Ryerson Young - Lutheran Library Publishing Ministry – "Faithful to the Reformation":

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"Contents (172 pages)
Copyright Information
Introduction
I. My Eskimo Or Huskie Dogs
II. With Wild Eskimo Dogs Under The Auroras
III. Robber Dogs And An Indian Council
IV. Jack, The Giant St. Bernard
V. Jack. And Many Things Concerning Him
VI. Jack Triumphant In The Blizzard
VII. Jack In Civilization
VIII. Cuffy, The Beautiful Newfoundland Dog
IX. Voyageur, The Matchless Leader
X. Voyageur, The Broken-hearted
XI. Rover I, The Successful Dog Doctor
XII. Rover II, Also Called Kimo
XIII. Muff, The Affectionate Mother Dog
XIV. Caesar, The Clever Rascal
XV. Koona, The Eskimo Leader
XVI. Traveling With Dogs In Northern Wilds
XVII. Still On The Trail With The Dogs
XVIII. Our Dogs In Summer Time
XIX. Cui Bono? [For whose benefit?]
About the Author
About the Author – Egerton R. Young
…It was the comfort of the great apostle to the Gentiles that with a clear conscience he could say, “I have kept back nothing that was profitable for you,” and that when he knew that those among whom he had gone preaching the kingdom of God, would see his face no more, he could boldly “take them to record,” that he was pure from the blood of all men, and had “not shunned to declare all the counsel of God.” However materialists may oppose amid the thickening troubles of these ungodly days; however distasteful it may be to the carnal mind; however scorners may jest and sneer; the ambassador of God must boldly deliver unto the people, all that they have received of the Lord. – From Chapter 20.

“Egerton Ryerson Young was born at Smith’s Falls, Ontario, April 7, 1840. He was educated at the Normal School of the Province of Ontario, after having taught for several years, and in 1863 entered the ministry. Four years later he was ordained, and, after being stationed at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Hamilton, Ontario, in 1867-68, was sent as a missionary to Norway House, North-West Territory. There he worked among the Indians for five years, and in 1873 went in a similar capacity to Beren’s River, Northwest Territory, where he remained three years (1873-76). In 1876 he returned to Ontario and was stationed successively at Port Perry (1876-79), Colborne (1879-82), Bowmanville (1882-85), Medford (1885-87), and St. Paul’s, Brampton (1887-88). Since 1888 he has been prominent as a lecturer on work among the American Indians, and in this cause has made repeated tours of the world. He has written about a dozen books.

“This biography was written before Rev. Young’s Death in 1909.1

Rev. Young is one of the selected authors in the Lutheran Library who is not a Confessional Lutheran."

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More Luther - From Volume 8, The Sermons of Martin Luther

Fuller Seminary! Wheee.
Synod helps pay tuition.

41. Christians, however, though obliged to live among swine and to be at times trampled underfoot and rooted about, have nevertheless surpassing glory; for they can look up and intelligently behold their Lord and his gifts. They are not of the pen of swine intended only for slaughter; they know themselves children of God, adorned by him with gifts and graces not merely temporal. They are conscious that, having given them body and life — for these they realize are not of their own obtaining — he will also supply their further needs, providing for them forever.

Luther's Sermons, Volume 8,Tenth Sunday after Trinity

Greatness of God Unequaled

43. Regarding the baptizer — who may be a woman even — and the baptized, we certainly can see nothing wonderful. The humanity in the case does not effect any great work; the work is wrought by him who is God, Lord and Spirit. It is he who gives to the office power and greatness above that of all emperors, kings and lords, however inferior the instrumentality — the occupants of the sacred offices. By these ministrations souls are won from the devil, snatched out of hell and transformed into saints blessed forever. Person and office may be apparently inferior, but the office is of God and God is no inferior being. His greatness cannot be equaled by a hundred thousand worlds. He accomplishes things incomprehensible to the world and impossible to angels. The combined efforts of all creation could not produce baptism. Were the world to unite in baptizing an infant, the infant would receive no good therefrom unless God the Lord commanded the deed.

Luther's Sermons, Volume 8,Tenth Sunday after Trinity

Glory Which Every Preacher May Claim

9. It is a glory which every preacher may claim, to be able to say with full confidence of heart: “This trust have I toward God in Christ, that what I teach and preach is truly the Word of God.” Likewise, when he performs other official duties in the Church — baptizes a child, absolves and comforts a sinner — it must be done in the same firm conviction that such is the command of Christ.

Twelfth Sunday after Trinity

If the Doctrine of Faith in Christ Be Left Out…

In short, there can be no New Testament preached if the doctrine of faith in Christ be left out; the spirit cannot enter into the heart, but all teaching, endeavor, reflection, works and power remain mere “letters,” devoid of grace, truth, and life. Without Christ the heart remains unchanged and unrenewed. It has no more power to fulfill the Law than the book in which the Ten Commandments are written, or the stones upon which engraved. “For the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.”

#36, Twelfth Sunday after Trinity

Efficacy and Bearing Fruit

20. Not only preachers, but all Christians, should constantly entreat the God who grants knowledge to grant also efficacy; should beseech him that the Word may not pass with the utterance, but may manifest itself in power. The prevailing complaint at present is that much preaching obtains, but no practice; that the people are shamefully rude, cold and indolent, and less active than ever, while at the same time they enjoy the strong, clear light of revelation concerning all right and wrong in the world. Well may we pray, then, as Paul does here. He says, in effect: “You are well supplied: the Word is richly proclaimed to you — abundantly poured out upon you. But I bend my knees to God, praying that he may add his blessing to the Word and grant you to behold his honor and praise and to be firmly established, that the Word may grow in you and yield fruit.”

Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity

Where the Spirit Is, Faith Must Obtain

36. A third answer to our enemies is: We are certain that wherever the Word of God is proclaimed, the fruits of the same must exist. We have the Word of God, and therefore the Spirit of God must be with us. And where the Spirit is, faith must obtain, however weak it may be. Though visible evidence may be lacking, yet inevitably there must be some among us who daily pray, while we may not be aware of it. It is reasonably to be expected that our enemies should judge erroneously, because they look for outward evidences of Christianity, which are not forthcoming. The Word is too sublime to pass under our judgment; it is the province of the Word to judge us. The world, however, while unwilling to be judged and convicted by us, essays to judge and convict the Word of God. Here God steps in. It would be a pity for the worldly to see a godly Christian, so God blinds them and they miss his kingdom.

Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity

Creating Discord - Walther's UOJ and Election without Faith

18. One of the wickedest offenses possible to commit against the Church is the stirring up of doctrinal discord and division, a thing the devil encourages to the utmost. This sin usually has its rise with certain haughty, conceited, self-seeking leaders who desire peculiar distinction for themselves and strive for personal honor and glory. They harmonize with none and would think themselves disgraced were they not honored as superior and more learned individuals than their fellows, a distinction they do not merit. They will give honor to no one, even when they have to recognize the superiority of his gifts over their own. In their envy, anger, hatred and vengefulness, they seek occasion to create factions and to draw people to themselves. Therefore Paul exhorts first to the necessary virtue of love, having which men will be enabled to exercise humility, patience and forbearance toward one another.

Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity

The Christian Treasure

14. The Christian has indeed inestimable treasure. In the first place he has the testimony of the Word of God, which is the word of eternal grace and comfort, that he has a right and true conception of baptism, the Lord’s Supper, the Ten Commandments and the Creed. In addition, he has the sure refuge of God’s promise to deliver us from every trouble in which we shall call upon him, and to give us, as he promised by the prophet Zechariah 12:10, the Spirit of grace and of prayer. And the Christian, by virtue of his enlightened understanding, can wisely discern what are good works and what callings are pleasing to God; on the other hand, his judgment is equally true as to unprofitable and vain works and false services. Before, we had not this wholesome knowledge. We knew not what we believed, or how we prayed and lived. We sought comfort and salvation in self-devised trivialities, in penances, confessions and satisfactions, in self-righteous works of monkery and in obedience to the commands of the Pope. We believed such works to be fully satisfactory and, indeed, the only things that were holy; the pursuits of common Christians we considered worldly and dangerous.

Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity

Whose Fault?
28. And so Paul, when here extolling the Corinthians, has not an eye to the contentious, the Epicureans, or to those who give public offense, as the man that “had his father’s wife;” but the apostle looks to the fact that a few remain who have the pure Word of God, faith, baptism and the sacrament, though some hypocrites be among them. Because of these few — and few indeed there may be — we recognize the presence of that inestimable treasure of which the apostle speaks. It is found as well where two or three are gathered together as with thousands. Neither the Gospel nor the ministers nor the Church is to be blamed that the multitude miss this treasure; the multitude have but themselves to blame, for they close their ears and eyes.
Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity

The Devil Builds His Taverns and Kitchens

2. Well, we cannot altogether prevent inharmony in the Church. Paul says (1 Corinthians 11:19), “For there must be also factions among you, that they that are approved may be made manifest among you.” Wherever the Word of God has a foothold, there the devil will be. By the agency of his factions he will always build his taverns and kitchens beside God’s house. So he did at first, in Paradise. In the family of Adam he entrenched himself, establishing there his church. And such has been his practice ever since, and doubtless will ever be. He who takes offense at differences in the Church, who when he sees any inharmony at once concludes there is no Church there, will in the end miss both the Church and Christ. You will never find any congregation of such purity that all its members are unanimous on every point of belief and teaching and all live in perfect harmony.
Luther's Sermons, Volume 8, Tenth Sunday after Trinity

Luther on the Seditious Leaders and Self-Secure Spirits

Ah, these seditious leaders and other self-secure spirits are poor, miserable people, who know nothing at all of this conflict! They drown in their own imaginations, and think they are perfect. And some of them are so shameless and without fear as to blaspheme, saying that God himself could not take their virtue from them. The devil simply strengthens them in these thoughts, and hardens them the more. This very thing is a sign that they do not yet know the devil; they are already blinded and taken captive by him, so that he can ruin them when he pleases.
#77. Third Sunday after Trinity, Luther's Sermons, Volume 8

And in the same sermon -

82. When the devil plagues and assails thee with his manifold temptations, refer him to Christ, with whom to dispute about the severe temptations, the death struggle, the anguish of hell, etc. Comfort thyself that thou art one of a great company of sufferers, past present and future. O beautiful, glorious company! All under one lord and head, who took from the devil his power and hellfire. In short, thy affliction cannot prove so great that thou wilt not find it paralleled in the lives of the apostles, prophets, patriarchs and all the saints, especially of Christ himself; with whom, if we suffer, let us not doubt, says Paul, that we shall “be also glorified,” Romans 8:17.

Progress on Luther's Sermons

Lutheran leaders and Luther - but we do pay them, far too much.

Volume 6 had a cover issue, which is being fixed.

Volume 7 is with our finishing editor, Janie Sullivan.

Volume 8 is being illustrated by Norma A. Boeckler. After that, I will add the gems and send the file to Janie Sullivan.

Next -

Gems Mined from Luther's Sermons will be compiled as the final volume, selections from each of the 8 volumes. That will be all color and a good way to introduce people to Luther's sermons. Every pastor should have it for sermon illustrations. They cover the entire church year, Gospels and Epistles, and not from the papal three-year invention. The papacy is the Antichrist, so Lutheran leaders go to Rome for leadership in worship.

Prayers without faith ne'er to Heaven go.
I never agreed with CN's anti-Christian UOJ.

After that -

The Commentary on John, Greek and KJV, will be prepared. This is not intended to be one of those 1500 page editions, but a basic guide and introduction.

Luther's Two Catechisms - planned.

Luther's Galatians Commentary -  planned.

Lutheran dictionary - planned.

How Calvinism Ruined the Protestants - being worked on, but will follow the ones named above.

Angel Wings Sent a Message

Hi Pastor,

We read your blog today saying somebody berated you for writing and blogging about your dog. Low blow; such a mean spirit. We want you to know that we quite enjoy reading the Sassy stories, as she is our virtual pup (we have no pets); and we love reading about roses. Some pastors blog about dogs and roses; other "pastors" blog and vlog about their AR-15s, tactical shotguns, and 100-round magazines. Such is life.

It's OK that you didn't mention folks in the South that also follow your sermons. No hurt feelings here - LOL.

 Sassy provided security at a Moline luncheon
for MHS 66 ladies.

Not Picking on ELDONA , But Definitely Picking on the Synodical Conference Mindset

 The Stephanite cult was Pietistic?
Yes, they had special rules allowing them to have their cell group meetings at the church, in spite of state law against conventicles.

Someone got the idea that I was picking on ELDONA, specifically WEL-DONA in this linked post. WEL-DONA members are those who were in WELS and immediately silenced themselves once they joined ELDONA. But that is another story.

I ran into some links from the so-called Intrepid Lutherans, founded by Steve Spencer - who bailed out first - and those posts reminded me of the Synodical Conference disease.

The SynCon (for short) caught this disease from Walther, who imagined himself The Great Prophet sent by God

1. to explain all matters, 
2. to condemn anyone opposed to his zany ideas, 
3. to subvert and replace Luther and the Book of Concord.

The method is simple - start with Walther and his disciples, quote this band of criminals as if they were the Twelve Apostles, and simply avoid the ruling norm of the Scriptures and the ruled norm of the Confessions.

That is where the current crowd of UOJ Stormtroopers got their whackadoodle ideas about the doctrine of Luther, the Book of Concord, and various others. If Walther and Company are wrong, then the heavens will come crashing down on us.

To quote John Sparky Brenner, they do not lead people into the Scriptures or from the Scriptures.

The Calvinists led the Lutherans into squirrel chases using Latin terms and philosophical reasoning. That became so sterile, long after the Formula of Concord era, that Pietism erupted as an answer. However, the rationalistic and philosophical style remained. How was Walther trained? - 

1. Rationalism for his BA and ordination.
2. Pietism from two abusive cell group leaders.

Stephan did emphasize the Book of Concord more than most at his time, but he mostly taught Himself, which meant he was the sole Means of Grace in Europe. Thus Walther and Company made him Bishop-for-Life. No wonder the Stephan sect members were confused and in disarray after robbing and kidnapping the Means of Grace, forcing Stephan over to Illinois.

Thus I quoted the entire fourth chapter of Romans - not so long - with the transitional conclusion of that chapter - Romans 5:1-2.

That alone refutes the entire corpus of UOJ, which is a vast ocean - two inches deep.

Not Afraid of a Real Education Professor Emeritus Rudolph Honsey passes away | Bethany Lutheran College

 Professor Honsey was always mentioned with great affection. He passed away some months ago, but I wanted
to note his service in education.

Professor Emeritus Rudolph Honsey passes away | Bethany Lutheran College:


"S.C. Ylvisaker, Bethany’s president at the time, needed new faculty members to teach the growing numbers of students on the Bethany campus. More and more young men were returning from serving in the United States military during World War II and were looking for educational options. Ylvisaker recognized Honsey’s talent and personality and thought it would be a good fit for the Bethany campus. So, before Honsey could deliver his first sermon at a Synodical Conference Lutheran church, Ylvisaker convinced him to accept a temporary call to teach at Bethany. The call was made permanent in 1946. During his years in academia at Bethany, Honsey also studied at University of Chicago, Mankato State College, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin where he earned a master of arts in Scandinavian Studies in 1955, and Brandeis University where he earned a master of arts in Mediterranean Studies in 1962. "

 Jack and Robert Preus were both at Bethany,
and Robert left his book collection to Bethany's library.

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Please Pardon the Prolixity of These UOJ Offerings - Links Only To Save Precious Pixels

 Carl Manthey-Zorn - devil's horns?
or hookem Longhorns?

Someone asked about Zorn (German for anger), and I looked him up to see how UOJ he was. Given that people sighed like love-struck teens over his name, I guessed he was.

Doug Lindee, WEL-DONA layman, wrote this about Zorn and SynCon history, 2010.

Here is a 2010 post by WEL-DONA Pastor Paul Rydecki - Something To Chew On, citing and linking the mixed up essay by Marquart that Jay Webber adores.

Rydecki's was mercifully short, but both suffer from the same SynConferenceCentric thinking. Everything starts with Walther and his fellow Pietists, but absent their criminal acts in Dresden and America. There follows a verbose history of conflicts started by CFW Walther, BA, and his disciples, examined in obsessive detail.

This navel-gazing approach, which is normative in WELS-ELS-LCMS, displaces the Scriptures, the Book of Concord, Luther, and Chemnitz. Worst of all, the SynCon jabberboxes are like all Enthusiasts - they do not trust the efficacious Word but want everyone to venerate their endless supply of words, a veritable volcano of vowels.

We should not speculate on Election (where is that statement found? Bueller, Bueller, anyone, anyone?) so they spend a century or more speculating on Election.

And they haul out their experts on Synodical Conference history, which makes people wonder, "Have Lutherans fashioned their own Babylonia Talmud, with layer upon layer of interpretation?" Now let us study the Intrepids on Marquart on the Synodical Conference interpretation of Walther, who kelmed Stephan. (Oops, cannot mention except to say the bishop deserved to be robbed and needed to be kidnapped.)

 The book cover never designed by Matt the Fatt.

The answer to Justification is found as the summary of Romans 4, by itself a brilliant, clear lesson on Abraham as the first one Justified by Faith in the Savior, making him the Father of Nations and the example of faith.

Here is the summary statement about Romans 4 -

Romans 4 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb:

20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

5 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.