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Public Rebuke of Public Sin

Categories: Church
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Published on: August 28, 2006

The LCMS recently put out a document called “Public Rebuke of Public Sin” in which they say that people in the synod should not publicly talk about it (chat rooms, email, message boards, and blogs). I wonder what the LCMS would say about a monk in Wittenberg, that is speaking against a public sin in[…]

Sorry about the extream lack of posts

Categories: Blog Stuff
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Published on: August 28, 2006

Some of my friends have made a comment about the lack of posts here as of late, for this I am sorry I just have been busy as of late. I will try to post more often but life does have a way of getting in the way at times.

More messing around on the Tin Whistle

Categories: Irish Tin Whistle
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Published on: August 23, 2006

Well I was messing around with my Tin Whistle tonight and going though my hymnal (The Lutheran Hymnal) and I ran across the tune Coronae (if you click here you can hear my play it, not well but) I will admit I really like the tune, I am not sure about the text of the[…]

Coronae (if you click here you can hear my play it, not well but)

Addendum to my review of the New Lutheran Service Book

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Published on: August 13, 2006

This is not the second review I promised of the hymn section, this is something I should have put in the first review, but did not find till today. It would be filed under the section of Bad: One section that they omitted from LSB, was the section with the Propers. In TLH it was[…]

The Pictures from today are up

Categories: Biking, WPLUG
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Published on: August 12, 2006

The Pictures from today’s bike ride are up

Today’s WPLUG Open Source Picnic

Categories: Biking, WPLUG
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Published on: August 12, 2006

Today WPLUG had it’s 5 annual picnic. Also today I biked up to it for the second year in a row I biked up to it. This year I got some one else to go with me. I am really happy with how well I did on the ride today, we went up 18th street,[…]

The new Lutheran Hymnal is out here is my review of it

Categories: Church
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Published on: August 10, 2006

Well the new Lutheran hymnal for the LCMS came out this month, and I got my copy back on Tuesday, so I thought I would post a review of it, for others who might have an interested in it. These only represent my own option and no one else’s. I would have posted a review[…]

Toastmasters

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Published on: August 2, 2006

A while back I joined a group at work called Toastmasters. I joined because public speaking unnerves me, and the group is one that helps people develop public speaking skills. Today I gave my second speech, I gave a talk on the biking laws in PA. It was received well. I am going to start[…]

Congrates to Matt and Erica

Categories: Friends
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Published on: July 29, 2006

I wish to send out my congratulations to my friends Matt Wilson, and Erica as they were joined in Christian Marriage today.

Floyd Landis wins the Tour de France

Categories: Biking, News
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Published on: July 23, 2006

Well not only does the US keep the yellow jersey, Pennsylvania own Floyd Landis wins, from what I under stand he is from Landcaster PA. PA rules. The Tour this year was really exciting, and very close.

Got a new rear wheel cassette

Categories: Biking
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Published on: July 22, 2006

I went up to Bike Tec (the bike shop I always go to, they are good people and know what they are doing) because I was having trouble with the rear wheel cassette for my bike. When ever I switched into gear 7 on the back the chain would slip. When I went up saying[…]

Finally a map site for Bikers

Categories: Biking
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Published on: July 19, 2006

A site to give directions for bikers I have been hoping for something like this for a while, a site that give directions on how to get from a Point A to Point B with bicyclists in mind. I will probably abuse this site 😉

Bush vetos his first bill

Categories: News, Politics
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Published on: July 19, 2006

I think he should have vetoed more by now, but this is a bill that needed to be vetoed. It is wrong to kill a unborn child for personal gain. I know many are trying to change the terms used to talk about these unborn children, that is a step to dehumanize a human. But[…]

RPG

Categories: Friends, Play
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Published on: July 18, 2006

Tonight, I had some friends over to play some RPG. About a year ago I got a book titled “The Lord of the Rings Role playing Game” the core book. Well tonight my friends and I finally got to do the first chapter in the adventure. It took a few hours, but it was worth[…]

I have noticed car drivers have been more agressive as of late

Categories: Biking, Politics
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Published on: July 18, 2006

Over the last few days, I have seen drivers of SUVs being more aggressive as of late, trying to run bicyclists (which I am one of) and bikers off the road. And I think I have figured it out, today I saw a few commercials for the hummer, and they are encouraging people to drive[…]

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