http://www.lutheranforum.org daily 1 2007-08-15T18:07:56Z http://www.lutheranforum.org/blogs/sleepless-nights There are few things more ominous for a pastor than being awoken after midnight to the sound of the phone ringing. Invariably it is bound to lead to a sleepless night. It was no different last night when the phone rang, and yet this time everything was different. For the phone call was not from a hospital or a grieving loved one, it was from someone who was dealing with the demonic... No publisher paul blog 2008-05-17T03:04:55Z News Item http://www.lutheranforum.org/articles/clint-schnekloth/face-to-facebook The past month or two I've been addicted to Facebook. I joined Facebook some time around Christmas, after realizing virtually everyone younger than me used this tool and "Friended" each other on Facebook in order to stay connected. Facebook defines itself as "a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them." It really is an incredibly useful tool... No publisher Clint Schnekloth 2008-05-15T16:51:38Z News Item http://www.lutheranforum.org/blogs/correcting-the-creed Some of my fellow ELCA pastors do not react to the new and improved Apostles' Creed in ELW with horror and dismay. Largely it is because they were not expecting to be horrified and dismayed. I admire this; it must be nice not to approach the church with suspicion at all times. I do not have the charism of ecclesiastical trust, so I am left to deal with my horror and dismay... No publisher sarah blog 2008-05-08T17:52:41Z News Item http://www.lutheranforum.org/blogs/Leaving-Wittenberg It seems an almost yearly occurrence that one reads about a Lutheran pastor who leaves the ecclesial confines of Wittenberg for either Rome or Constantinople. While much ink gets spilled about why they have left and what their leaving says about the current state of Lutheranism, one interesting detail seems to have gone unnoticed. Why is it that those who come out of the ELCA (most notably Leonard Klein, Philip Max Johnson) have tended to gravitate toward Rome, while those who have left the LCMS in recent years (most notably John Fenton) have made their way to Constantinople?... No publisher paul blog 2008-05-03T18:14:01Z News Item http://www.lutheranforum.org/articles/Mary%20Todd/not-losing-their-religion Conventional wisdom has long held that the young adult years are marked by a growing autonomy and movement, not only away from home, but away from organized religion as well. Churches have responded by waiting for their young people — especially those who had attended college — to come back to church, as they often did after marrying and starting families. Recent research, however, challenges the perception that young adulthood is a time of “losing my religion.” ... No publisher Mary Todd 2008-05-03T18:17:23Z News Item