tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post3939209948342524726..comments2024-03-10T04:01:44.407-05:00Comments on The RAsburry Patch: Just what is going on?Randy Asburryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01545983197990430420noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-56347360034906031882008-05-10T09:58:00.000-05:002008-05-10T09:58:00.000-05:00At least we suspected it--now we know. How stupid...At least we suspected it--now we know. How stupid they must believe we are! If 'they' are so certain that 'they' are right, why won't they speak openly and in a way that is consistent with their actions?<br><br>It appears to me that it is now past time for KFUO to open the books to an independent audit and be completely open to the laity about how the synodical offerings at the station are being spent.<br><br>Pastor, am I breaking a commandment?<br><br>Kevin in IndianaKenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-49699622440715530102008-05-10T12:57:00.000-05:002008-05-10T12:57:00.000-05:00Complete, independent financial and management aud...Complete, independent financial and management audits with special scrutiny of the REAL fiscal relationship between KFUO-AM and FM, and how money given to KFUO-AM or "KFUO" in general has been spent or allocated. Yes, <i>that</i> is what is now needed!<br><br>Synod has a policy in its bylaws of financial transparency. If KFUO management has nothing to hide, there should be no objection whatsoever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-92112918198565181042008-05-10T19:05:00.000-05:002008-05-10T19:05:00.000-05:00Kevin,From what you say here, I cannot see how you...Kevin,<br><br>From what you say here, I cannot see how you'd be breaking a commandment. You're just saying, "Let's have full transparency with the Synod's financial books."Randy Asburryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01545983197990430420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-6127321288783597172008-05-11T14:35:00.000-05:002008-05-11T14:35:00.000-05:00I think it is time for my faithful brethren in the...I think it is time for my faithful brethren in the LCMS to realize that their church is in the process of selling itself out to the world. Yes, they may not follow the quasi-Marxist agenda of the ELCA, but then they are selling themselves out at a different time. Marx is so 1970s and all that - this is the age of unbridled consumerism and debt. The new motto of the LCMS should be "let's sin so the grace may abound". Unlike the radicals of a generation ago, they don't deny that Jesus is God and capable of saving us, they just don't think they are much in need of saving in the classical sense of blood atonement and hanging on crosses and that gory stuff. Their Jesus is a crossless risen Christ (who apparently rose from a bad self-image) who seeks to empower the faithful to where "WWJD" bracelets, have their daughters make chastity vows to their fathers (and how creepy is that?), and sing "praise songs" where Jesus is made to sound like the object of a schoolgirls crush. They are "second half of the Psalm" Christians, who like all the praising but skip the part where God saves his people from despair and gives them a reason to praise Him in the first place. The result is that without the reason why God is worthy to be praised, the Gospel is all law. <br><br>Think about it - the flaws in your innermost being that become obvious when you try to lead your new "victorious life in Christ" now has no recourse to the cross because you don't have a clue why Christ ended up there! Instead of freeing you and filling your soul with joy, you are reduced to despair. <br><br>I'm not a Lutheran but I am part of a similar enough tradition (traditional Anglican - another vanishing breed) to see what's going on there. Any church with roots in the historic liturgy that has as it's new catchphrase "This is not your grandfather's church" is at most one generation away from apostasy. Trust me- I've been there, done that.Alberthttp://www.christianbookreviews.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-80685182415230303252008-05-12T08:32:00.000-05:002008-05-12T08:32:00.000-05:00Albert:Couldn't have said it better myself, my...Albert:<br><br>Couldn't have said it better myself, my Anglican brother!<br><br>TWTodd Wilkennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-91082541634256411462008-05-12T11:08:00.000-05:002008-05-12T11:08:00.000-05:00Albert,Beautifully put.Thank you, brother.Albert,<br><br>Beautifully put.<br><br>Thank you, brother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-36123913633728210582008-05-12T12:28:00.000-05:002008-05-12T12:28:00.000-05:00I'm with you too, Brother Albert.I see where D...I'm with you too, Brother Albert.<br><br>I see where Dr Noland just got the axe at Concordia Historical Institute. Check it out on Weedon's Blog.Past Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10541968132598367551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-129407937719503372008-05-12T23:03:00.000-05:002008-05-12T23:03:00.000-05:00Albert,Thanks much! I also saw your similar commen...Albert,<br><br>Thanks much! I also saw your similar comments regarding the Dr. Noland matter over at Augsburg 1530. I couldn't agree more!Randy Asburryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01545983197990430420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-28122740723917354922008-05-12T23:58:00.000-05:002008-05-12T23:58:00.000-05:00Actually, Pastor, that wasn't Albert. But I th...Actually, Pastor, that wasn't Albert. But I thought his comment was so important and wise that I posted it. I hope I didn't break any copyright rules. <br><br>If I did, Albert and Pastor, I ask your forgiveness. I just wanted others to see what you (Albert) said. <br><br>And thank you, Pastor Asburry, for making it a separate post! It deserves to be widely read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com