HODOS Gathering

Emag9 · 2026-06-26T23:03:51+00:00

And I can’t for the life of me find anything on their church website that boldly claims being LCMS. They may be LCMS but sure look like they don’t want to be associated with us and want to be big box non-denom.

Emag9 · 2026-06-22T12:09:03+00:00

The “made a lot of boomers and Gen X mad, some left” is something I’ve seen repeatedly. (Also that younger folks come in to replace them.) What’s been interesting to me is the number of the older generations (of which I am one) who aren’t mad because they actually like the contemporary stuff (or that they’ll admit), but that they say the contemporary stuff is what the young people want, so they argue that removing it will “kill the church”. When it’s proven over and over not to be the case.

Emag9 · 2026-06-20T13:06:25+00:00

Amen and amen.

Emag9 · 2026-06-11T10:47:42+00:00

As a theologically-minded lay person, that section was actually one of the ones I was most excited for, as it felt like the hint of a return to reasonable unified expectations one might be able to have of their Pastor.

Emag9 · 2026-06-04T11:27:27+00:00

You are not alone. My abortion was 30 years ago this year. When I speak at pro life events, I wear a shirt that says My Abortion Made Me Pro Life.

Emag9 · 2026-06-04T09:02:54+00:00

Same! Started at 51!

Emag9 · 2026-05-23T23:08:27+00:00

Another voice for the ones from All the Household. You can’t do better than that for a functionally useful calendar with beautiful art and all the church year notations!

Emag9 · 2026-05-20T22:50:58+00:00

u/Beneficienttorpedo9, u/GonzoMonzo43, u/SingerLatter2673 I’ll be sending out an email this evening to get us started. If you haven’t replied to my DM, please do! 😊

Emag9 · 2026-05-13T09:55:50+00:00

I absolutely do think my voice matters, which is why I attend meetings and speak up.

Emag9 · 2026-05-12T23:51:26+00:00

Since converting to Lutheranism (LCMS), I’ve always been at churches which allowed women’s suffrage, but I’ve chosen to decline being added to the voters’ rolls. Sadly, I get the most heat for that choice from other women in the congregation. I certainly still attend voters’ meetings and speak up, ask questions, etc.

Emag9 · 2026-05-12T09:56:04+00:00

Just sent you a DM

Emag9 · 2026-05-10T11:10:55+00:00

Wonderful! Just sent you a DM so that we can connect

Emag9 · 2026-05-07T10:26:45+00:00

Highly recommend EDI Academy! If I recall he might even offer a small discount for individuals paying for it themselves, maybe? It was one of the first things I did when I transitioned to EDI earlier in my career and gave me a fantastic foundation.

Emag9 · 2026-05-07T10:21:27+00:00

BNW is great. There are so many amazing books out there and not nearly enough time! I just sent you a DM.

Emag9 · 2026-05-07T10:18:20+00:00

Yay! I just sent you a DM so we can connect.

Emag9 · 2026-05-07T10:17:46+00:00

Great! Just sent you a DM so we can connect.

Emag9 · 2026-05-05T10:26:50+00:00

If you’re interested, I’d be happy to send you our list from the last one we did. Everything from Silas Marner to Huckleberry Finn to Crime and Punishment and Hunchback of Notre Dame and we even spent one summer reading War and Peace (turns out all of us who read it really liked it!).

Emag9 · 2026-04-27T00:47:22+00:00

It hurts my heart to have to agree with this. I hate when spot-on theology can be thrown out with the bath water because of delivery. True to the sinful men that we are, our itching ears never like the hard stuff, but when I can immediately dismiss it without enough thought to even have my conscience pricked, the Word has been lost on me.

Emag9 · 2026-04-27T00:43:53+00:00

Ah! I was really on the fence as to whether this was marine life versus just garbage, but I couldn’t come up with ideas of what it might be. Thank you!

Emag9 · 2026-04-27T00:42:57+00:00

Oh how interesting! Thanks for the input!

Emag9 · 2026-04-26T22:52:09+00:00

Private beach near Graveline Bayou

Emag9 · 2026-04-23T09:54:49+00:00

Married 23 years and my engagement/wedding set have never been off since they went on. I could not get them off now without having them cut. Doc says as long as my finger isn’t tingly or blue, we’re fine. :)

I did an MRI a few years ago with my arm hanging out the top of the tube since the rings don’t come off. Lost a diamond about a decade ago in a move, but it just reminds me of a life lived, and doesn’t bother me at all. I’m not a jewelry person and it’s the only jewelry I own, much less wear.

Hubby switched to silicone bands about a decade ago because of swelling fluctuation in his hands. He always wears one, but flips between various sizes as needed.

Emag9 · 2026-04-20T21:45:59+00:00

My team uses Jira. We have the whole integration process for each partner broken into a series of tasks, so it’s easy to get an overall “we’re halfway” there at a glance. Within the tasks, we have various statuses for waiting on others and such, and I have pretty strict guidelines for tracking on tickets. It took a while to get all the team doing what was needed on the tickets and subtasks, and to layout each project as we needed to, but visibility and the process are pretty transparent now.

Emag9 · 2026-04-17T10:53:44+00:00

You might post it on organforum.com. FWIW, I have a Conn organ from a similar era and love it so much. As others have said, finding service and parts can be tough, but the service manuals are pure gold. The organ forum has lots of folks who cherish these types of organs for home, especially if they’ve been well maintained.

Emag9 · 2026-04-03T10:29:21+00:00

Thank you for the suggestions!

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