Doing the Business of the Church
Posted publicly on FB. Posted in its entirety. ANO FAREWELL MISSOURI by Rev. Richard Anton Bolland The first thing I'd like to address to the Missouri Synod before I leave her is my sincere gratitude. What I mean by that is my deep gratitude for the last 60 years of my life having been grounded... Continue Reading →
Reading the convention workbook has turned up some interesting tidbits - but I never anticipated finding this report. "Due to an oversight as a result of the restructuring of our Synod at the last convention, current provisions in the 2017 Handbook for the number of memebers on the Commission on Adjudication do not meet the... Continue Reading →
Hi Gang - Yes, I've been gone for a bit. Repeatedly pointing out LCC's ongoing and unrepentant bad behavior has gotten rather tedious so I've been working on other things. However - when news like this comes up, I had to fire up the old editor to get the word out. First - Sage Properties... Continue Reading →
Peacemaking ministries whose theological frameworks were created w/o the input of oppressed and/or marginalized people aren't the ones you want when there's serious injustice or systemic abuse involved. Those situations demand a justice orientation, not a conflict resolution one. Sometimes conflict arises because equals disagree. They need conflict resolution. Other times, conflict arises because powerful... Continue Reading →
I've written many articles about the lack of action by the various Synodical officials even in the face of an outright conviction by the ASC Securities. Today Rev Clifford wrote a post in the CEF Investors Forum that - at long long last the Synod Board of Directors has done something about the people involved... Continue Reading →
To date LCC has continued its policy of silence - acting like the events that led to CEF / DIL didn't happen or doing anything to console the victimes. Synod even allowed Pr Ruf - a convicted criminal - to receive a Call to another church. Ordinarily that's only allowed for clergy members in good... Continue Reading →
With COVID 19 making a mess of things, the long delay since we'd last heard from Deloitte Restructuring, Sage, and KPMG, along with some accidental comments on past articles pertaining to "where are things" and "I've waited long enough for my money", I thought it'd be a good time for a refresh on where everything... Continue Reading →
In theology one has to take the totality of Scripture in order to properly understand any given part. An example is the doctrine of the trinity comes from integrating the doctrine of monotheism (there is only one god), with the three persons of the trinity (the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) being not only distinct... Continue Reading →
LCC's "Info Digest" has sent out the following update regarding the "special convention": LCC Special Convention Update! CANADA – Voting and alternate delegates as well as some advisory delegates to Lutheran Church–Canada’s 2017 convention were asked to complete an email survey regarding their availability and willingness to continue their service as delegates to a Special Convention called... Continue Reading →
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