Radical Grace/the Lutheran Difference

Hurricane Irene has come and gone...  isn't it interesting how the storm was named "Irene", which in Greek means "peace".  Think Irenaus, the early church Father.  I like to look at hurricanes as another of God's works in nature that shows us His work.  The storm surrounding a peaceful center, like Jesus is the peace in the stormy sea of the Law's condemnation. We also talk about the 9-11 memorial controversy where Mayor Bloomberg has banned any Clergy from participating in the service.  But more importantly, we talk about the parable of the talents and it's parallel passage in Luke to answer the question, "what do the 'talents' represent?   Visit Matthew Pancake's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/matthew.pancake Visit Pastor Gary Held's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/garyheld Visit our Website www.RadicalGraceRadio.com