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Here we are, October 31 Anno Domini 2023, 506 years since the posting of the 95 Theses - and the grift of the prostitution of the Word of God goes on. As P.T. Barnum is apocryphally quoted: “There’s a sucker born every minute.” It is up to us Christians - and perhaps especially even more up to us so-called Lutherans - to call Bubulum Stercus on these grifters, and to point people to where true grace is to be found: the Word.

I was surprised to see that I received a magazine (Fall 2023) published by a former LCMS university. But to be charitable, I suppose it takes time to update mailing lists and magazine subscriptions when one leaves the synod. I did not give it much thought, and set the publication aside.

Here is an excerpt from an LCMS pastor’s recent sermon to his congregation that is available on YouTube:

Gleaning, learning, and implementing “Best Practices” is not a bad thing in and of itself. It is a common approach to getting things done and leadership in the world of business, of project management, and in organizational leadership. What makes a practice “best” is that it leads to some kind of measurable better outcome.

I recently heard a talk by an LCMS presenter… mention in a talk that in our current day and age, Christians “no longer have a place at the table,” and he said that we should thank God for that. His remark was cheered.