11:11 PM
Matthew
This blogger, who has been busy with a radio show of his own, is appalled that a pastor could be ripped from his call so easily. I'm equally appalled that a program, that aired for 14 hours a week and was the premier catechisis for many of us new Lutheran Converts, was taken down when it was so successful and was such a money maker for the station it ran on, KFUO in St. Louis. Nearly everyone you talk to who has become a Lutheran in the past five years will mention the profound impact that Issues etc. had on their walk of faith, and now that it's gone, there's a huge void left behind. Who will pick up the mantle?
There's been talk on Wittenber Trail of continuing the show via the internet. I'm all for that, but I'm all for us lay people and pastors taking a greater role in the future of our Synod. We can, as has been proven in so many internet venues today like Youtube, Stickam, and others, as well as numerous podcasting services, make a huge difference in the world today. Since our message is the message of the Gospel, it's not beyond God's ability to bless this world with a huge outpouring of materila with a polished and professional look, while all the time proclaiming our Risen Savior and standing by our confessional heritage.
What we need is resolve. I've learned that God is interested in doing what he wants to do, and not to argue with him when he wants us to do what he wants. He's already, literally, thrown a radio show at us. He's throwing more. It's going to happen whether we want it to or not. We're just caught up in the drama of God's work.
Peace to you all. Let's show these emergent/evangelicals types how we do things down town!
5 comments:
PS. Matthew, is there any chance you're someone familiar with Higher Things or more especially the MouthHouse email loop? "Issues, Etc... RIP" was just what I titled my email out to that list about the cancellation of Issues, Etc.
--Aaron
I know about Higher things, but the MouthHouse email loop, I haven't. Is that what it sounds like it is?
Whether or not it "is what it sounds like it is" would depend what it sounds like to you. ;-) MouthHouse is an email list run by Higher Things as a place for confessional Lutheran teens (and a few older members). It started in 2001 as a "Student Advisory Board" for teens to review HT articles. ..You probably didn't need a complete summary of MH and its history, but now you have it. Was that at all what it sounded like it was?
--Aaron
I used to belong to a number of email lists, but I hadn't heard of this one before.
Sorry about the title, I actually used that because of a video I made on youtube as a tribute to the boringDispatcher.
I am not an LCMS Lutheran I am a member of one of the small conservative Lutheran bodys (we left the ELCA). I am very saddened by the ending of Issues. It has been a great resource ever since Pastor Matzat was on the air. I will be praying for the Wilken and Schwarz families. A great tool for Lutherans to understand our faith has been taken from us.
Mark Keller
St Francis KS
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