Now that the Midwest tour, here’s the truth you didn’t hear.
Great piece by Pastor McCain regarding the Day of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
“Nothing would please her better than to have you turn in fear from all
lofty things on which men set their hearts, seeing that even in His
mother God neither found nor desired anything of high degree.” — Martin Luther“The two natures [in Christ] are so united in one Person that it is correct to say: “The mother of God is a virgin; God is born.” Since God and man are one Person, the properties characteristic of humanity alone are attributed to the deity; for the properties of the two natures are also united. Not to be born is also peculiar to the divine nature. In the Creed we pray and confess: “Who was conceived and who was born”—that is human; and “sits at the right hand”—that partakes of the divine, although it may also be human. Thus the Child who drinks His mother’s milk is eternal; He existed before the world’s beginning, and He created heaven and earth.” — Martin Luther
Today is the day in the Church Year set aside to remember and honor the Mother of our Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is properly called “Mother of God” because she was the chosen instrument through which the only-begotten Son of God, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, took on human flesh, in her womb. Other Christian traditions have marked this day to honor Mary’s blessed death, her “dormition” as it is known in the Eastern churches. Rome, sadly, elevated pious speculations about Mary to the level of doctrine and declared this day to be the “Assumption of Mary” the belief that Mary did not die, but was instead translated to heaven without experiencing physical corruption. That there is precedent for this in the Scriptures is clear. We need think only of our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, or His servant the prophet Elijah, and probably Enoch. But we have no Scriptural warrant to believe that this happened to Mary.
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Martin Luther, while clearly rejecting the excesses of Medieval Romanism when it came to Mary, elevating her to a position as an intermediary with Christ, retained a healthy devotion to our Blessed Lady, and we Lutherans need not let the dangers of Roman Mariology/Mariolatry dissuade us from appreciating the gift of Mary the Virgin and honoring the gifts given to her and through her, to us; namely, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Be sure to go check out the entire article, including the additional comments of Martin Luther regarding the Virgin Mary.
Sarah Palin continues to be coy when it comes to a Presidential run.
Political rock star Sarah Palin on Friday fueled the flames of speculation that she just might run for president, telling a mob of reporters who encircled her at the Iowa State Fair that she would campaign on her record as a mayor and governor in Alaska.
If she runs, she would speak from the heart about “where I think America needs to head and how I think we can turn the economy around, and here’s what I’ve done in the past to show you truly a foundation of where my beliefs come from, of what works — in a small town, in a state, in a big industry like oil and gas,” said Palin, the 2008 vice presidential nominee. “What is it that can be done to turn things around. I’ll express that.”
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Palin said she’s simply resuming her One Nation bus tour — and that she didn’t think she was stealing any candidate’s thunder. She’s seriously considering entering the race, she said, and she thinks her followers deserve an answer soon.
“This is what I’ve told Todd over and over: I don’t want to be seen as or perceived as stringing people along, asking supporters, ‘Oh, don’t jump in there on someone else’s bandwagon.’ That’s not fair to them after another month or two goes by. They need to know who it is that they can jump behind.”
So when can an announced decision be expected?
But next month “has to be kind of a drop-dead timeline” for deciding whether or not she will make a bid for the White House herself, she said.
And what would a campaign look like?
Asked how she’d run her campaign, Palin said it would be unconventional and grass-roots-based.
“I wouldn’t be out there looking for hires out of that political bubble that seem to result in the same old ideas,” she said.
This is looking a lot like when Fred Thompson threw his hat in the ring 4 years ago. Is that a good or bad thing?
Congressman Ribble is holding an event in Appleton tomorrow (8/13) according to a Facebook posting.
From the office of Congressman Reid Ribble:
Greetings everyone, Congressman Ribble is going to be holding an event on Saturday August 13 from 1:30-3pm at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton in the Pippin Room for Tea Party members. The hotel is at 333 W. College Ave. in Appleton. Congressman Ribble will be presenting a PowerPoint, discussing recent votes, and then doing a Q&A with attendees. Please share this with those you believe would like the opportunity to attend. Please call me with any questions at 920-380-0061. Please have people RSVP at the same number. Thanks and I hope to see you there! Rick
Rick Sense
District Chief of Staff
Congressman Reid Ribble WI-08
Perhaps a question to ask is why isn’t the event being held in Green Bay instead of in the southern most part of the 8th district? Green Bay would be easier to get to for constituents in the northern reaches of the district.
Yes it’s nitpicking but it would let people know there is a Green Bay office. Wonder how many constituents realize that since there wasn’t an event for it’s opening.
At any rate if you are able to, be sure to attend what could be an interesting and informative event.
