tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14783450.post-26210814632941287762008-03-21T16:39:00.003-05:002008-03-21T16:48:40.159-05:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rTqDyZxDUd4/R-QrOjNDA5I/AAAAAAAAANQ/CUmPCt5Z31g/s1600-h/broken-logo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180313000351040402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rTqDyZxDUd4/R-QrOjNDA5I/AAAAAAAAANQ/CUmPCt5Z31g/s320/broken-logo.jpg" border="0" /></a> This has to be the cheap shot of all time. Let me say something here folks, this isn't about a talk show or the hosts thereof. It's about a Church Body, the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, wanting to throw away it's Lutheran heritage along with the trappings of old world German Culture. In doing so, they are turning from Grace and leaving the word behind. <br /><br />What am I talking about? Unless I'm sorely mistaken, this is the current model for Lutheran Church.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.watersedgefrisco.com/">http://www.watersedgefrisco.com/</a><br /><br />Take a look at the sermon videos, all the band instruments dwarfing the alter, no space set aside for the work of God, a "youth pastor" styled pastor who's yelling and screaming and giving good advice. He tries to placard Christ and him crucified up before the people, but he winds up driving the verbs the wrong way. It's subtle, but it's there.<br /><br />Pastor Todd Wilken has taught me too well. Where other world religions are growing by remaining authentic, we're throw any chance at authenticity we have out the window. While Islam and it's Imams still say that Allah is not the Christian God, we are comprimising the Triune God's identity to attract people. While other religions are not concerned about numbers, we are counting the heads and the beans.<br /><br />What's happening people?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14783450-2621081463294128776?l=teardownthehighplaces.blogspot.com'/></div>Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09323238670840371258noreply@blogger.com2