Nerd Heaven

Lutheranism, Liberty, and the pursuit of all things Macintosh

Paul Gerhardt Hymn Festival

| February 18, 2007

Paul Gerhardt Hymn Festival March 18, 2007 3:00 p.m. Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus Concordia Seminary, St. Louis Concordia Seminary will hold a Paul Gerhardt Hymn Festival on Sunday, March 18, at 3:00 p.m. in The Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus. The festival will commemorate the work of Lutheran hymn writer [...]

Trading Up

| February 17, 2007

Last Tuesday, as President Bush got off the Helicopter in front of the White House, he was carrying a baby piglet under each arm.   The squared away Marine guard snaps to attention, salutes, and says:  “Nice pigs, sir.” The President replies “These are not pigs these are authentic Arkansas Razorback Hogs. I got one for [...]

My name is Jesus. How may I assist you today?

| February 17, 2007

 Yup… that’s right. Jesus helped me online today at newegg.com. That is some customer service!

Marquart Endowment for Haiti

| February 7, 2007

I thought I should pass this along. Thanks to Pastor Petersen for highlighting this on Cyberstones. The CTS 2007 graduating class has established an endowment to support theological education in Haiti. The website is: http://www.marquartfund.org I heartily recommend that you consider this as a worthy option for mission contributions from yourself, your congregation, your school, [...]

Worship Quote

| February 1, 2007

“If you are going to have a praise band…. at least have a lament band too.” -Dr. Charles Arand

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

| February 1, 2007

Book seven comes out on July 21, 2007! That means I will be in light before midnight on the 20th. I did the whole line thing for book five, but gave up on it for book six. I was at camp when book five came out so it took me a few days to finish [...]