Robert W.

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Thanksgiving Eve sermon

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 28, 2009, 3:43 am
FOR GOD HIMSELF I Timothy 2:1-8 Thanksgiving Eve November 25, 2009 The Gospel appointed to be read on Thanksgiving fairly drips with Law. Now, there’s nothing wrong with Law. But go...
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Blackhawks 7, San Jose 2

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 26, 2009, 7:29 pm
The Sharks still have two points more than the Blackhawks, but in beating them 7-2 last night (their second victory over the NHL's leading team in the past week), the Hawks have cli...
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Just sayin'...

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 23, 2009, 8:16 pm
I'm fascinated by the smugness of some Roman Catholics in the blogosphere and elsewhere over the ELCA's decision to ordain practicing homosexuals. I mean, it's not as if when the ELC...
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A great game and a spectacular Finn-ish

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 22, 2009, 11:41 pm
Ending the game by doing a convincing impression of a brick wall against a barrage by a Vancouver team that had pulled its goalie and put six attackers on the ice, Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi stood ...
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The only Son from heaven

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 22, 2009, 11:04 pm
It may not be Thanksgiving yet, but Colin has just posted his rendition of the 1524 German Christmas hymn "The Only Son from Heaven" on YouTube. Thought I'd share it.
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Losing ugly

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 22, 2009, 10:35 pm
Eagles 24, Bears 20. It wasn't as much of a blowout as I expected.
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A new start for ELCA refugees- or another ELCA waiting to happen?

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 22, 2009, 5:31 pm
Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. --George Santayana There's good news and there's bad news on the ELCA front. The good news is that a group of ELCAns- ...
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Sermon for the Last Sunday of the Church Year

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 21, 2009, 8:28 pm
Dies Irae Matthew 25:1-13 Last Sunday of the Church Year November 22, 1963 Everyone in my parents' generation always remembered where they were on December 7, 1941, when they heard that...
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Climatologists begin to notice the globe's stubborn refusal to warm

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 10:58 pm
Der Spiegel- Germany's Newsweek- has noticed what some have been pointing out for quite a while now: that the globe hasn't been warming for the past decade or so. But the climatologists i...
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The Hawks roll on

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 12:27 am
The Blackhawks won their fifth in a row with a convincing 7-1 thrashing of a good Calgary Flames club tonight at the Saddledome. Two goals for Kris Versteeg. Another victory for Cristobel Huet: ...
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Another disappointment?

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 19, 2009, 5:32 pm
The Cubs want to host the 2014 All-Star Game in honor of Wrigley Field's centennial. Personally, though, I think Rio will get it.
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As much as I hate to admit it....

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 19, 2009, 12:49 am
...the Red Wings got hosed on this one.
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Seven in a row

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 11:36 pm
With their 4-3 overtime victory over the Pacific Division-leading San Jose Sharks at the United Center tonight, the Blackhawks have now won seven home games in a row. They had not done this since 2002...
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Somebody call the Health Department!

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 4:54 pm
Remind me not to eat any kebobs or meat pies from Russian kiosks... HT: Drudge
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The Bears didn't play today !

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 2:44 pm
Huzzah!
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Sermon for Trinity 23

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 8:39 pm
Matthew 22:15-22 Trinity 23 November 15, 2009 Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. There have been worse tyrants than Adolph Hitle...
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Uh-oh. Hendry may be about to do it again.

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 13, 2009, 9:39 pm
Cubs' GM Jim Hendry, who almost single-handedly ruined last season and turned a two-time defending division champion into an also-ran (he did have some help from Cub regulars who inexplicably forg...
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And now, some culture

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 13, 2009, 12:43 am
The Wrath of Khan. As an opera. HT: Daniel A. Hinton. And Robot Chicken, of course.
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The Bears dig their grave a little deeper

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 10:43 pm
When the Bears lose to the 49ers, you know it's not their year. Cutler's pass for what would have been the winning touchdown was intercepted in the end zone as time expired. It was his fi...
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Thank you

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 3:20 pm
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Haines (Ret.), a former U.S. Navy chaplain, offers these thoughts on what Veteran's Day is all about. Thank you to all of those- past and present- who have placed their lives...
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The Bears' season is over.

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 3:04 pm
No way they make the playoffs now. The Bears need a defense- especially another cornerback- and an offensive line. And Lovie Smith needs some passion. So do the players.
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The whack jobs are out in force

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 11:43 am
This is being advertised on Drudge.  For sheer, paranoid lunacy and ugly, repulsive malice, it rivals the very worst the Left came up with during George W. Bush's two terms. And ironical...
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The elephant redux

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 10:05 pm
Looks like a good night for the GOP for a change.Bob McDonnell been elected governor in Virginia, and Chris Christie has done the same in New Jersey.
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Chick is sick

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 1:27 pm
Though Halloween is over, I thought I'd pass on this excellent article on one of the greatest embarrassments to Christianity around: cartoonist Jack Chick, whose horrific, religiously bigoted and ...
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Dueling Luthers

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 4:51 pm
Several of the brethren have posted the first You Tube presentation below of Luther's "Here I Stand" speech at Worms- the one from the 2003 Joseph Fiennes version- on their blogs or on Facebook in...
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Bears 30, Browns 6

Robert W. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 3:34 pm
Big deal. Despite the fact that they scored thirty points, the Bears' offense was distinctly unimpressive. Nor is beating Cleveland all that great an accomplishment. If they beat Arizona...
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Sermon for the Feast of All Saints

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 11:14 pm
Overflow Space The Feast of All Saints Revelation 7:9-17 November 1, 2009 Dear friends in Christ: Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen...
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The wrong question, and the right question

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 5:01 pm
Today is the Festival of the Reformation. On this day in 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, beginning the restoration of the apostolic Gospel to c...
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Meet the Ricketts family

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 10:28 pm
As Rick Morrissey points out, the Cubs are finally owned by Cub fans. Perhaps that will make a difference. In any case, the Ricketts family seem not only to be nice people with whom Cub fans like...
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Finally!

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 27, 2009, 6:14 pm
The sale of the Cubs is now complete. Tom Ricketts now owns the team, And like any new administration, his deserves our support until and unless he shows that he doesn't deserve it. Maybe thi...
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Gotta root for the Phillies.

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 7:48 pm
The World Series this year isn't exactly good versus evil. But it's something versus evil. Philadelphia versus evil, perhaps.
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So much for the Bears

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 11:26 am
The Bengals are a good team, but that doesn't matter. After yesterday's embarrassment, any illusion that my Bears are a playoff team- or even a particularly good one- are dashed, Cutler o...
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RIP, Atvar

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 24, 2009, 9:00 pm
Atvar, aka "Big Guy," my ornate uromastyx (he's the hatchling on the left), has apparently crossed the Rainbow Bridge at the age of seven. I'll miss him a lot.
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Sermon for Reformation Sunday

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 24, 2009, 7:57 pm
THE TRUTH IS A PERSON Reformation Sunday October 25, 2009 John 8:31-3 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you sha...
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The first eight minutes of 'V'

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 9:32 pm
This one got good reviews. Premieres Nov. 3 on ABC.
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Happy birthday, universe

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 7:08 pm
According to the calculations of 17th Century Irish Bishop James Ussher, the Six Days of Creation began on October 23, 4004 B.C. Of course, the presuppositions which led him to that conclusion- w...
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Poor Jesse!

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 10:38 pm
First Barack Obama gets elected president- and deprives him of any claim to be the leader of black America. And now this: As the author of the blog where I found this points out, howev...
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I love the Blackhawks' ads this year!

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 5:07 pm
The team they're playing has by far the lamest name this side of the Iowa Chops. But still... HT: @ChiBlackhawks
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Just as good a question

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 3:12 pm
Somebody at Facebook has a poll going asking whether Fox News is a news source or not, thus abetting the Administration line. I thought it only fair, therefore, to post one asking whether the media wh...
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The Isle of Inisfree

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 12:41 am
Watching The Quiet Man with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara used to be as much a part of our St. Patrick's Day ritual in the Waters household as the corned beef and cabbage dinner and the green ...
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My father's namesake

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 7:16 pm
My father, Robert McKinley Waters, was named after the good Republican president who held office when he was born. His older brother, my Uncle Johnny, was John William Gladstone Waters, named after Qu...
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The great heart of a great man

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 6:39 pm
The skillful animation of an actual photo of Lincoln, combined with an authentic Kentucky/Southern Illinois accent and actual quotations from the president who couldn't justify "shooting the whole...
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Jews not allowed at Comen breast cancer conference in Egypt

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 2:10 am
The Susan G. Comen Breast Cancer organization is holding a conference in Alexandria, Egypt. Jews are not allowed. Israeli participants- including Nobel prize winners- have had their registrations...
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Fie.

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 2:30 pm
The Bears should have won 35-21 last night. You can't turn the ball over three times in the red zone and beat a team as good as the Falcons. And yes, the Falcons are a good team. Last ye...
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St. Luke, Evangelist

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2009, 9:36 pm
Marching Orders Luke 10:1-9 St. Luke, Evangelist October 18, 2009 Today is the feast day of the only writer of any book of either Testament who was a Gentile. Luke was a Greek doctor a...
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This is a truly bad idea

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 7:24 pm
This post is about a product that would be inappropriate if it commemorated any president. That it commemorates our first African-American president adds an element of apparent racism to what otherwis...
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The geysers of Enceladus: a clue to possible life on Saturn's moon?

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 9:21 pm
Controversy rages as to whether the saltwater geysers on the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus mean that it might have a potentially life-bearing ocean under all that ice, as astronomers suspect ...
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That could have been me one afternoon in 1967...

Robert W. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 6:16 pm
I have always loved football, and wanted in the worst way to play it. But alas, when I got to high school, I discovered that I just wasn't the type. I went out for the Frosh-Soph team my freshme...
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