tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42574571114509808322024-10-08T21:37:29.457-05:00Old GenXer, Lutheran Pastor, Father, and a member of the Husker Diospora, looking for ways to express myself while at the same time gathering lots of great ideas from you all.Rev. Perry Sukstorfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16364248454888502659noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257457111450980832.post-51348920631956731592020-08-10T17:06:00.002-05:002020-08-10T17:06:53.710-05:00

 Here is the study document from which "Still Married After COVID" is derived.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x-NJCO7cFXiKLWTS9W5sK8umTyFFK8TfdSFqBlzwS3k/edit?usp=sharing

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So, now I'm a also podcaster...As the world seems to be growing apart with this COVID pandemic, and as I see folks reluctant to come back to church, I wondered, "what does this mean?" and, "What can we do about it?"The result was a booklet/study I created called "Still Married After COVID: How the Eternal Bride Groom Stays Connected to His Bride in an Ever-Changing World."  I taught it first

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Here are some thoughts I'm presenting at our Professional Church Workers Conference today. https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=7891bd9e4019c823&amp;page=view&amp;resid=7891BD9E4019C823!62291&amp;parId=7891BD9E4019C823!114app=PowerPoint Here is the paper: &nbsp;https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=7891bd9e4019c823&amp;page=view&amp;resid=7891BD9E4019C823!63066&amp;parId=7891BD9E4019C823!

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I'm constantly amazed at how prices always go up.&nbsp; In fact, economists tell us that falling prices are a sign of a sick economy.&nbsp; Yet, how is it then, that we all seem to long for prices to fall?&nbsp; Indeed, Wal Mart has invested its entire business model on the premise that if they say they have lowered prices you will buy more stuff from them.&nbsp; It's a stroke of genius!&nbsp;

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President Obama announced that is is now in the Health insurance exchange while on a golf holiday in Hawaii This morning it was widely reported (see Washington Post article here) that President Obama has signed up for a Bronze level health care insurance on the Government exchange website as a 'sign of solidarity' and which the White House has characterized as 'symbolic'. The deadline

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5 Reasons Millennials Stay Connected to Church - Barna Group As the father of a Millennial who is struggling with the Church, this really interests me.&nbsp; Moreover, I had the opportunity to recently conduct a memorial service for a Millennial which was attended, largely, by Millennials and it opened my eyes to just how differently they see things than my generation ( Gen. X). As I conducted

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“Who’s in charge?” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After President Reagan was shot in Washington in March of 1981 Al Haig infamously (and erroneously) said that he was in charge. A year ago Egyptians elected Morsi as president and this week, after a few weeks of protests, the army deposed him from power.&nbsp; Now both sides are duking it out in the streets.&nbsp; “Who’s in charge” in Cairo?

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Lazy Days of Summer? Where did this phrase come from?&nbsp; Does anyone experience these anymore?&nbsp; Some of you know the stereotype.&nbsp; Mom sitting on a porch swing, sipping lemonade while the kids run around the yard/neighborhood playing games while Fido plays along, nipping at their heals.&nbsp; Does that still happen?&nbsp; Not too often, I'm afraid.&nbsp; Some might long for those

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Whew!&nbsp; I finally remembered my password! I've been unable to get into my blog since December because I couldn't' remember my password.&nbsp; When I tried to get it reset the questions Google asked were so specific and my blog is now getting so old, I couldn't' remember the answers (and didn't have them written down), so I couldn't get in.&nbsp; I nearly gave up on ever getting in here ever

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Tonight I had the pleasure of attending the 2nd of 2 concerts by the Allegro group of Kansas City children's choirs.&nbsp; I had attended the fall concert at the Unity Temple on the plaza which was very nice, but tonight's service at Visitation church in the Brookside neighborhood was something very special.&nbsp; It did what nothing so far has been able to do for me; put me in a proper "

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Here is my sermon for Thanksgiving. I hope it is helpful and a blessing to you. <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

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In today's blog:&nbsp; How you should vote and why you should be concerned about the latest Pew Poll on Religious affiliation. Its that time again when we are on the cusp of electing a new President, all of our Representatives to the House and 1/3 of our Senators.&nbsp; Its an anxious, yet at the same time, exciting time to be an American. In times like these I often get asked, "Pastor, who do

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This might get a little long but, trust me, there is a point.&nbsp; Skip to the end if you want to preview that point. I get a newsletter from my electric company every once in a while telling me how wonderfully they supply power to my home and how worthy they are of my $188/mo.&nbsp; Today's email featured CFL's and the fact that incandescent bulbs have been declared illegal within a couple

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I found this on the "Lutheran Confessions" blog today. &nbsp; I basically makes the argument that the German ethos of Austerity is a Lutheran value whereby we do with less so that we can help others help themselves.&nbsp; You can read it here or click through to the Times by clicking on the underlined title below.&nbsp; By STEVEN OZMENT Published: August 11, 2012 German Austerity's

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$314&nbsp;Bonus August 1, 2012 by faithandworkinitiative I read countless journals, papers, websites, newsletters, and blogs about business, ethics, and faith. Yet if it weren’t for the keen eyes of Jonathan, my research assistant, I’d have missed this story. It takes place in China. It is a story about an unusual act of marketplace generosity. It took place at Lenovo, the

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I've been re-reading The Proper Distinction between Law and Gospel, by C.F.W. Walther--this time more slowly and with greater purpose than when I rushed through it for my class at the Seminary. It has been placed on my heart to figure out how we might bring more people to the faith which we hold so dear and as I talk with people one comment I hear so often is "I don't have a problem with Jesus,

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Today, as I struggle to get everything done as I prepare for my upcoming trip to lead Family Week 2 at Camp Linn Haven, I was directed in my prayer time to an excerpt of a writing by O. P. Kretzmann given to me by one of my seminary instructors.&nbsp; It cause me to pause, and to put things in perspective. "I am a Preacher" by O. P. Kretzmann 1900-1975 I am a Preacher... I am one of the

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I've decided that I really need to post more stuff or else this page is really irrelevant.&nbsp; Creating original content is very time consuming, but there is a ton of good stuff out there already that can be very helpful if only you knew about it. One resource I really like is "All Pro Dad".&nbsp; They have a daily e-mail which gives you the "Play of the Day" to help you be a better father

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"Let sleeping dogs lie" "Don't lie down with the dogs" "You're such a dog" Most quotes about dogs that I could think of off the top of my head are negative.&nbsp; Yet, the dog-days of summer seem to imply a lazy, sleepy time of the year when its just too hot to do much of anything but sit under a shade tree with a nice cool drink and let the breeze cool the sweat off your brow--not an unpleasant

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Yesterday at our local circuit pastors conference we had a really great discussion about the Lordship of Christ and about how He is the the KING and what that means for us as his subjects.&nbsp; We also had a great discussion about how this terminology doesn't sit really well with the American culture of equality, democracy and franchised voters within a representative governmental structure.&

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Though Martin Luther shook the foundations of the earth when he challenged Rome, his followers over the ages have not been known to be so bold in embarrassing change. As witness too this fact, I still hear folks referring to one particular service we follow as being from "page 15" even though there is no page 15 service in our current hymnal ( Lutheran Service Book (c) 2006) nor its predecessor

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