29 July 2012 at Salem Lutheran Church, Gretna, LA Text: Mat 7:15-23 (Jer 23:16-29, Acts 20:27-38 In the name of + Jesus.  Amen....

The Norwegian pop band a-ha sings "Take On Me" - an award-winning 1984 vignette featuring animation and live action.  The vi...

22 July 2012 at Salem Lutheran Church, Gretna, LA Text: Mark 8:1-9 (Gen 2:7-17, Rom 6:19-23) In the name of + Jesus.  Amen. ...

With the help of Lutherans around the world - including faithful confessional Lutherans from the LCMS Iowa East District  - the former S...

Since I was in the car, and our two rock stations were both playing commercials, I flipped over to the local talk radio station.   I list...

Above is a 2010 John Stossel segment on the controversial novel Atlas Shrugged by author-philosopher Ayn Rand , still a best-seller h...

The Internet was not created by politicians, bureaucrats, or even the military. Wireless technology (including radio and television) w...

15 July 2012 at Salem Lutheran Church, Gretna, LA Text: Matt 5:17-26 (Ex 20:1-17, Rom 6:1-11) In the name of + Jesus.  Amen. ...

This article  is not only informative as history, but a confirmation of why history is important to individual citizens and yet another ...

This quick quiz  (height, weight, age, sex, country) from the BBC based on world data will statistically calculate your BMI and then pl...

HT: The Rev. William Weedon : A lthough Holy Scripture nowhere specifically calls ministers of the church "priests," we never...

The late Joseph Sobran's brief article may be the best short essay on the the right to secede, an especially poignant topic as the ...

[ Note: Cross-posted from here at Four and Twenty + Blackbirds ] "Fan" is short for "fanatic." A fan is a pe...

All that's missing is the red wine and the dark chocolate! Bonus: a  blogger with a Christian view of "going primal."

Is the primal lifestyle sustainable in the long term?  Check out this  Where Are They Now?  feature from Mark's Daily Apple !

Check out  The Virtual Gramophone  - a great idea to digitize and catalog old music - like from before Justin Bieber was born...  (HT: K...

No, this  is not a reprint from 1933.  The logos and colors have changed.  Other things are still the same. Sure, the takeover is bei...

8 July 2012 at Salem Lutheran Church, Gretna, LA Text: Luke 5:1-11 (1 Kings 19:11-21, 1 Cor 1:18-25) In the name of + Jesus. ...

So, let me get  this  straight... The president of the United States, the champion of "the little guy" and small businesses - w...

Left: May 17, 2012 - Right: July 5, 2012 Here is an update to my earlier update on my primal experiment. Same pants, less fat.  I st...