Annunciation diversions
The great Rose Vestment Controversy of Laetare 2009 has generated enough heat to make Al Gore even more nervous than he already was. You can read about it (in somewhat chronological order) from Sandra Ostapowich (and again), Pr. George Borghardt (and again), Pr. William Weedon, Pr. David Petersen, and Pr. Richard Heinz.
Related, Pastor Weedon also has a good post reminding us to be Christian in our internet behavior.
My former parishioner, friend, and now colleague Pr. David Juhl posted a beautiful excerpt from Johann Gerhard on having a good conscience.
Peter Leithart condenses an argument by Charles Krauthammer that the confiscation of the AIG bonuses was unconstitutional.
Pastor Lehmann (when you think of Lehmann in its hominyminal form, that title + name always makes me laugh, but then, I’m weird that way) discussed prophetically the Confessional Elephant.
If you know anything at all about the Redskins, Daniel Snyder, and Vinnie Cerrato, you will find this diagram gut-busting funny.
Weedon again, on growing in the faith.
Great sadness has descended upon the Purple faithful, especially those who have a man-crush on the smartest center in the NFL: Matt Birk is breaking up with us.
Finally, I’ve known that soccer was ruining America for a long time, but I didn’t know why until this terrific piece over at the sadly-Neuhausless First Things ’splained it to me.
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When I was in seminary, Mark Schlamann hosted a “Give Charlie a new last name after his ordination” contest on an e-mail list.
I don’t remember what the winning name was.
The rose vestments are fine by me, and the controversy surrounding your comment is rather bemusing. I would worry if you got matching Gucci loafers a la Benedict XVI. Then…we’d need to talk.
Love soccer. Someone who talks about how boring soccer is and holds up baseball as an example is not credible.
And I think Charlie should change his last name to Pfarrer.
I have to ask….are Lutherans having more of a meltdown than usual? Let me rephrase…..is this a particularly bad Lent, or are the confessionals getting more irritated?
I’ve only been on the net for one other Lutheran Lent.
Crazy times, man.
Dear Lucci,
Lent is Lent – Satan works double-hard to distract us because of what we are invited to attend to: the Cross of the Savior, the Forgiveness of Sins, the Defeat of Death, the CRUSHING of the Serpent’s head. He HATES that. So any diversion will do…
Man-crush… Hilarious. Sorry for the loss though!