On a mission from God

Can't get out of it, it's a holy thing

Obama on faith, values, and poverty

Cheeseburger in Paradise

While I'm on this YouTube kick, this is my all time favorite Veggitales silly song.

More singin'

Here's a more "edgy" version of our theme song from the Christian Punk band, "Reliant K."

Vegitable Pirates, Arrrrgh!

Just one of the inspirations for this web site's theme.

God determines who walks into your life..

The first sentence is pretty powerful .God determines who walks into your life....it's up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go. I need this back. If you'll do this for me, I'll do it for you ...

Father,
God bless all my friends and family in whatever it is that You know they may be needing this day!
And may their life be full of your peace, prosperity and power as they seek to have a closer relationship with you.
Amen.

Now send it on to five other people, including the one who sent it to you. Within hours you caused a multitude of people to pray for other people. Then sit back and watch power of God work in your life. PS. Five is good, but more is better, who else do you know that needs a prayer.  

Reformation Anniversary TODAY

Read original article by Dr. Richard P. Bucher

On June 25, at 3:00 p.m., the Lutherans' Confession of Faith was read in the presence of the Emperor. Dr. Christian Beyer, chancellor of Saxony read the Confession. Though Melanchthon had written it in Latin (the scholarly language of the day), a German translation done by Justus Jonas, another co-worker of Luther, was the one read that day. It is recorded that the reading of this great Confession made a deep impression on all who listened.

It must be stressed that this was not the confession of theologians only. It was the confession of all those who believed the Gospel that Luther had preached. So that the emperor would know this, during the reading of the Augsburg Confession, Elector John and other Lutheran princes and officials came and stood before the assembly. This was their confession and they wanted all to know it! After the Confession was read these princes and other officials signed it. This was a courageous act, for by doing so, they were siding with the outlaw and heretic Martin Luther against their Emperor and the Pope.

The Augsburg Confession is divided into two sections. The first section contains 21 articles (doctrinal statements) on core teachings of the Christian Faith: God, Original Sin, Jesus, Justification by Faith, Ministry, New Obedience, Church, Baptism, Lord's Supper, Confession, Repentance, Use of the Sacraments, Ecclesiastical Order, Ecclesiastical Usages, Civil Affairs, Christ's Return to judgment, Free Will, Cause of Sin, Faith and Good Works, and Worship of Saints.

The second section addresses seven teachings or practices in the Roman Catholic Church that the confessors believed were abuses: withholding the cup from the laity, celibacy, false ideas about the Mass, the enumeration of all sins in confession, compulsory regulations concerning foods and traditions, monastic vows, and the power of bishops.

Do yourself a favor and read (or reread) the Augsburg Confession that you might be reminded what it is that we Christian Lutherans confess and believe.
Read the Augsburg Confession of 1530

We don't belong here

"11Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. 12Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us."

~1 Peter 2:11-12

"Hello, Chief?"

"If you believe that God created you and if you believe that he wants relationship with you (as many Christians say they believe), then you owe it to yourself and him to work at developing that relationship. It’s as simple as that. "

~Anonymous (out on the wwweb somewhere)

Prayer is simply talking with God.

Try it.

Me ka pule,

Ted

Mark ye calendars, mateys

Johnny D, "Mini-Jack," and Keith Richards on the set of Pirates III,
no doubt, talkin' all piratey. And yes, as a matter of fact,
this is a pirated photograph.

You've read about it in Dave Barry's blog. Maybe you caught one of our radio or TV interviews. Or maybe you just stumbled on to our site while googling around for sites your mother probably wouldn't approve of. Perhaps you're one of the millions of people from South Africa to Australia, from New York to the Pacific Northwest, who party like pirates every September 19th.
Mark yer calendars, September 19 - International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Visit the official Talk Like a Pirate Day website.

Me ka pule,
Ted

Giving in to temptationshould make us want to barf

"-for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. Of them the proverbs are true:
"A dog returns to its vomit,"and, "A sow that is
washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud."~2 Peter 17b-22

Dear Jesus,

Why is it that I do what I don't want to
And I don't do what I wish I would?
Why- even though You saved me, do I return to my old, selfish, short-sighted, sinful ways?

Please forgive me, please help me to genuinely repent.
Remind me that thanks to You and through you,
I am a man, not a dog.

I love you and want to serve you, and only you.
And as long as You're at it, please do something about my bad breath.

In Your name (and I meant no disrespect, just hoping to give you a laugh)

Amen

Remember friends- we're all like that dog sometimes. The best we can hope is that our Shepherd still wants us to be His sheep-dogs. And yes, He does have a sense of humor- just not all Christians do.

Me ka pule,

Ted