Chrysler's "Thank You" Note
On their corporate blog, Chrysler sent America a big end-of-year Thank You note for the Christmas present, I mean massive welfare check we recently gave them. "Thank you for investing in Chrysler - America's Car Company," they write...yadda, yadda, yadda. Fortunately, the post is short, so there's little time to . . .
Thoughts on the New Year (from Walther)
For all of those living along the Texas Gulf coast, looking back on 2008 cannot fail to bring to mind thoughts of stormy weather (Tropical Storm Edouard and Hurricanes Dolly, Gustav, and Ike). Those who stayed endured several frightening and sometimes dangerous days. Those who fled were left worrying about friends, family, and . . .
What if Starbucks Marketed like Evangelicals?
This is so funny, I almost had my non-pretentious, non-Starbucks coffee coming out of my nose! Too bad it requires a parody (not too far removed from reality) to show the silliness of it all:
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HT: LPC
Henry Ford on Government Bailouts
Let them fail; let everybody fail! I made my fortune when I had nothing to start with, by myself and my own ideas. Let other people do the same thing. If I lose everything in the collapse of our financial structure, I will start in at the beginning and build it up again.
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-- Henry Ford, 11 Feb 1934
HT, The Political Inquirer
Witherington on Piper...
Last Wednesday, Dr. Ben Witherington (Asbury Theological Seminary) posting a very fine, interesting response to a John Piper interview about the perceived arrogance and negativity of Calvinists. Having been raised in, studied in, and served in Calvinistic circles for many years before coming to Lutheranism, I found some of Dr. . . .
Luther on the Danger of Public Praise
In many liturgical Christian circles, the rites of Morning Prayer or Matins often begin with these words from Psalm 51:
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
As innocent as this invocation may sound, Luther suggests that there is quite a bit more to David's request than may first meet the eye. . . .
Questions on the Economy and the Bailout
OK, I need help understanding the current state of the economy and how the proposed bailout will help make things better. Once again I freely admit to being an engineer and a theologian, not a politician nor an economist...with that in mind, I have been mulling over the following thoughts and am looking for an education. Here . . .
