Anyone who knows me knows I really can't stand so-called contemporary worship or worshitainment. I'm all about the ancient liturgy of the orthodox evangelical catholic [Lutheran ;-)] church, so this video strikes me as especially funny and right on. They have a formula, a recipe. In fact they have a liturgy in these churches, they just don't like to admit it! Unlike the real traditional liturgy, which is 90% + scripture quotes and the rest time tested and carefully crafted prayers and meaty theologically sound hymns, this stuff is made up on the fly week by week, which makes it weak. What makes them think they can do better than than what the church has found useful for the last 2000 years? Enjoy :-)
I didn't make our local Tea Party , but it pulled hundreds of people as well... Tea, anyone? from Father Hollywood by Father Hollywood Like hundreds of thousands of other Americans, the Hollywoods enjoyed a tea party this past Wednesday. "Tea party" (wink wink). Nothing subversive about sipping a little Darjeeling, eh wot? Nothing to see here, Miss Napolitano. Anyway, our local festivities were held at Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie. There were literally thousands of people crammed into the neutral ground (though on that day, the ground was anything but...), as cars and trucks poured by the busy boulevard laing on their horns in support. Here are pictures. And like every such gathering in our environs, there was even a brass band and an improptu "second line" parade. It was a "party" after all. But it was a party with a serious reason. The crowds were so overwhelming that it was hard to hear the speakers, and unfortunately, we did have a fe...
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