the daily purge 3-31-17

The The Purging Lutheran is going to quote Pastor McClean to start this purge. You probably think it will be a Bible verse or perhaps even a deep, meaningful statement of philosophy bound to change your life. TPL won’t go into the context in which he said this but it was, “The stupidness that is……

the daily purge 3-30-17

Another coffee maker. The Purging Lutheran couldn’t do a better job of running through ‘makers if I’d declared a jihad against them. This one lasted eleven months. Did you know there are some married couples who still use the same coffee maker they rec’d as a wedding gift? It’s true! I ask my self: How……

the daily purge 3-29-17

Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. –P.J. O’Rourke These are My Sweet Rib’s books. You can tell that she is a big fan of Sue Grafton because she has read up to the letter ‘X’. Have ‘Y’ and/or ‘Z’ been released? The The Purging……

the daily purge 3-28-17

Yo! More wires! If you took all the wires in the world and laid them end-to-end, they’d just end up in a tangled mess. Wires are like cats, babies and hippies: They don’t care about your rules, old man! The The Purging Lutheran believes these wires were/are part of an automobile repair kit. I am……

the daily purge 3-27-17

Because the The Purging Lutheran is too lay-zee to walk the 10 feet to take a picture of his most recently deceased coffee maker, I guess I will have to do my best with a picture of a deck of Pokémon cards from my iPad’s photo pholder. I don’t know much about these cards except……

the view from the pew 3-25-17

Until Communion, between my temples was a grinding fog clouding my judgment (I think) so read this view with a little bit of discretion. Maybe it was the Living Christ in the wine and bread, or just focusing on walking to the altar that cleared my head but no matter, it was nice to sit……

the daily purge 3-24-17

Ah, yes, a cup that holds very much water. It’s the kind you fill with ice, add water, and keep at your work desk to sip from. It keeps you from getting hungry plus gives you the opportunity to take a bathroom break once every 90 minutens. If smokers can take a five minute break……

the daily purge 3-23-17

If you are a cashier at any of the restaurants where The Purging Lutheran sups, you’ll recognize my signature in this picture. Years ago I quit signing my name as it appears on my birth certificate and started signaturing my name as a series of loops or circles. Who ever checks signatures any more anyway?……

the daily purge 3-22-17

The The Purging Lutheran is falling behind on my coffee makers. If you have been following The Purging Lutheran since its pre-historic Tumblr days you are well aware of the seemingly dozens of coffee makers that have come and gone through my kitchen. That address again… thepurginglutheran.tumblr.com As long as you’re visiting there, try thegatwickview.tumblr.com……

the daily purge 3-21-17

Stuff from around the house that you want to throw away (purge) is pretty boring. Towels, books, wires, knick-knacks, partial candles, socks, shoes, and the rest are what to expect for the foreseeable future. Purging can be worse than being an airplane pilot. With flying, most of it is also dull and uninteresting but at least……

the daily purge 3-20-17

Welcome spring! OK, on to business. This is a wire with a plug at each end to connect two machines, in this case, two computers. Machines can ‘hook up’ in ways similar to how humans ‘hook up’ (sometimes you just have to come out and say something uncomfortable the way The Purging Lutheran just did).……

the view from the pew 3-19-17

Every now and then it’s good to come home, spiritually speaking, to the 10:45 AM service on Sunday. It’s the service where I learned most of my doctrinal chops. 8:30 AM is way too early for me to focus and the 11:00 AM modern beat musik service is too clangy for my sensitive synapses. Our……

the daily purge 3-17-17

The shirt reads just fine until you get to the phrase, “authentic quality”. All governments are messes because they are owned and operated by sinful men. The city is so cool, though. The The Purging Lutheran and My Sweet Rib have been there a couple times and the monuments and the words inscribed on them……

the daily purge 3-16-17

This will be the second time The Purging Lutheran have quoted Violent Femmes, a raucous, folk music band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They wrote a song named Lack of Knowledge, a song I have not listened to but have read the lyrics. Read these: read read read read read read read everything you can read and learn……

the daily purge 3-15-17

What do you think when you read the words “Ball State University”? David Letterman and his poor grades? Dan Palombizio and his basketball antics? Howzabowt Ball Jars, the ones your ma uses to preserve tomatoes, berries and beans? Those are pretty good guesses. My opinion is Muncie is best remembered as the town where Steven……

the daily purge 3-14-17

If you have ever been to the moon it is likely you wore a communications headset designed and manufactured by the fellas at Plantronics. OK, you haven’t travelled that far but maybe you spent time circling Earth in a shuttle, a Gemini space craft, or even hitching a ride on a weather satellite. If you……

the daily purge 3-13-17

Some people call it ‘pop’, some call it ‘fizz’. Some call it a ‘hootenanny’, others a ‘hoedown’. ‘Pothole’ vs. ‘chuckhole’; movie vs. film; woods or forest; ‘mowing the yard’ or ‘cutting the lawn’; and rocket ship or space ship.* Is this a cork board or a bulletin board? Hint: The answer rhymes with ‘schmulletin board’.……

the view from the pew 3-11-17

25 years ago, Pastor Sattler began his tenure as leader (behind Christ, of course) of Holy Cross Lutheran Church. I’m grateful for his service. One moment that stands out was long ago when my Marta was having a faith crisis. She was crying and needed Pastor to help her. I interrupted his class to ask……

the daily purge 3-10-17

Back when I was a restless youth (in my first ten years) I’d spend/waste much of my time scouring the television listings looking for something interesting to watch. I preferred cartoons, would settle for sports, would watch’comedies’ as a last resort, but emphatically stayed away from religious broadcasting. Television shows about God never had animation,……

the daily purge 3-9-17

The The Purging Lutheran started listening to music when I was a wee bęrn of the age of six when The Beatles released their music. I used to listen to them with a transistor radio, probably on WIFE – home of the Good Guys. Until then, my music background were albums my father had. These……

the daily purge 3-8-17

The The Purging Lutheran has a poor record of recalling where certain items came from. My Sweet Rib corrected me that yesterday’s picture frame did NOT come from a youngling from Holy Cross Preschool but rather from a silent auction we had bid on when we were shiny, new Christians. OK, you win this time,……

the daily purge 3-7-17

The The Purging Lutheran used to work in Holy Cross’s pre-school years ago. I helped Miss Maureen corral four year olds so we could teach them The Lord’s Prayer, how to print the alphabet and numbers, paint like the pros (if the ‘pro’ is Jackson Pollock), stand in line, flush toilets, wash hands, zip coats,……

the daily purge 3-6-17

Hello! Happy Monday! It’s a picture frame. The Purging Lutheran’s home has four pictures of his family on walls throughout The Gatwick Compound. It’s not pride or embarrassment that causes this but rather a reliance on memories, faulty as they may be, but that’s where the fun is, trying to connect family history without documentation.……

the view from the pew 3-4-17

OK, suppose you are Noah, the Flood’s Noah, that is, and God says you have 120 years to build an ark and collect at least two of every animal after which He’s going to give the Earth a serious dunking. What are you going to do first? Saw wood? Make pitch? Gather bats and lizards?……

the daily purge 3-3-17

You might think for as much as The Purging Lutheran purges he might need all the trash cans he can get his hands on. That’s exactly what I think when I look at this picture. As it is, My Sweet Rib and I have the right number of trash cans for our home so this……