Now THIS is Good News!

In case you're an Issues, Etc. fan and haven't heard, a new day is dawning! To hear from Pastor Wilken and find out how you can help Issues, Etc. return to the airwaves, click here. And to find out more about a new laymen's organization that will be devoted to supporting not only Issues, Etc. but the Biblical principles which it has long proclaimed, visit Laymen With Issues, Etc. It's time for all of us to get to work!

Issues, Etc. Fans

If you're a fan of Issues, Etc. but haven't checked out Laymen, Etc. lately, now is the time to do so. They've been busy! So click over and see some exciting developments. And while you're at it, be sure to check in with Augsburg 1530, Save the LCMS, and Pastor Cwirla's Underground (linked at right), all of which continue to provide up-to-the-minute news and analysis on the crisis in the LCMS.

Work in Progress

My previous post introducing Laymen, Etc. includes a test run of a graphic designed by a friend (I'll leave it to her to make her identity known in the comment box if she wants). Feedback is invited. What is your reaction to the graphic? The intent is to symbolically represent the idea of lay people working together to support the proclamation of the Gospel unencumbered by institutional trappings. What do you think? Does the graphic successfully communicate that idea, or do you get another message? Your thoughts are appreciated.

An Introduction

In the last few weeks the confessional Lutheran blogosphere has been truly "ablaze" with activity as laity and clergy alike have been passionately studying, discussing and trying to understand the peremptory cancellation of the wildly popular theological talk radio program Issues, Etc. Not only have existing sites experienced a heightened level of traffic, but several new sites have cropped up, each earnestly attempting to fill what it sees as an urgent need. They are all doing excellent work, and I encourage you to check my sidebar for a sampling. But one in particular is especially near and dear to my heart, so I hope you'll drop by and take a look at Laymen, Etc., maybe post a comment, and consider linking or subscribing to their feed. New material is being added regularly, and while the catalyst for those launching this effort was the Issues, Etc. cancellation, their long-term vision is one that predates the events of the last two weeks and that hopes to be around long after Issues, Etc. is back on the air, supporting not only that program but other worthwhile and Biblically-based efforts to have a positive impact on our post-modern and anti-Biblical world.

Go ahead. Pay them a visit. And don't be a stranger.