CEF/DIL: Mislabelling Risk

For those who don't know the history behind the whole CEF/DIL debacle, I'm re-posting an article I wrote for SolaGratia back on Sept 14, 2015 and on this blog on Dec 6, 2017.  In this article I summarize how a stodgy, low-risk loan-to-limited-clientele business morphed into a high-risk "bet the farm on a roll of...

The ABC District President – Apologizes?

In prior article What I Expect, What I Want I wrote about how one of the things I expected and wanted from the church was repentance and forgiveness. Given the church's past conduct I expected the status quo to continue in blissful stonewalling silence. It was with a bit of surprise that I read the most recent...

Inspiration Friday – May 11, 2018

Ok, confession time. A while ago I said I'd make every Friday "Fun Friday" - but there's so much good positive inspirational stuff out that I've made an executive decision to be fun or inspirational as I see fit. 🙂 Here's an inspiring dramatization of Martin Luther's appearance at the Diet of Worms where he...

The Way-Back Machine: Concordia Seminary, St Louis and Seminex

The church has always been faced with conflicts about doctrine and beliefs - from the New Testament controversy over circumcision to the contemporary dust-ups over fiduciary duty and creation, it seems if it isn't one thing it's something else. In a recent article I documented some of the recent controversies the LCMS has found itself...

CEF/DIL: Mislabelling Risk

Now that we're getting towards to end of the CCAA process and the Representative Actions are getting under way, I'm re-posting an article I wrote for SolaGratia back on Sept 14, 2015.  This article provides a useful summary of how a stodgy, low-risk loan-to-limited-clientele business morphed into a high-risk "bet the farm on a roll...

The Lutheran Historical Institute Is Leaving LCC

Despite being offered to the LCC and having membership encouraging it to keep the archive, the Synodical BOD has decided the Lutheran Historical Institute's materials will no longer be curated by any element of the Lutheran Church-Canada. Instead LHI's collection will be given to a secular archive for preservation and future research. From the ABC...