The Very Lutheran Project

When Mike Mentzer quit bodybuilding and got off steroids, he ended up looking like a Midwest hardware store manager. At the same age, Tom Burrows was setting world records in endurance and at peak physical shape. This is why I don't do steroids and I tell young men to stay away from them. At one point you'll have to stop, you'll lose most of the gains you made, and there will be the temptation to not even try. Meanwhile most guys who never get on gear but apply themselves seem to have fitness that lasts. I know there are exceptions to this rule, but the exception demonstrates the rule's validity 🤷‍♂️

Yeah this is a pretty good reason to go to Church tomorrow.

Oh, and we'll be covering the Epistle to Philemon 🤗

The morning devotionals will resume this coming Monday. I realized I finished the Song of Solomon yesterday and don't want to start something new without it being a new week. That said, I hope your weekend is blessed and full of the joy of the Lord.

Also I just have to comment, that is one mighty resting puppy face. Statuesque.

How I sleep knowing everyone who hates me is a silly goofball (God will take care of both them and the Catacomb Synod)

I can't wait for some alien-fan fedora to come at me and say something like "How can you believe in Jesus when these farmers found the totally real monsters that come from Nibiru - check out this painting one of them did."

Found the artist though.

https://www.newsweek.com/new-ufo-files-released-show-bizarre-drawings-of-alleged-aliens-12611389 I simply cannot take this UFO stuff seriously

h/t Self Defense

H/T Tortuga

I disavow this nonsense ad. Whoever had it placed under my LUTHERAN channel should be forced to eat drywall.

SUNDAY RESOURCES NOW UP! For this week's homily, it's time to talk about Sola Fide and the basic reason the Reformation happened. Audio: https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/salvation-and-reformation Video: https://youtu.be/pnhydC_yuKQ And for the LEVITICUS BIBLE STUDY, let's talk property rights, slavery and more on the Jubilee. Audio: https://soundcloud.com/verylutheran/leviticus-pt-31-the-right-of Video: https://youtu.be/X9T7Pd5t7rs PDF manuscripts can be found here: https://verylutheran.biz/resources Support the VLP! If you can't, please let someone know about us, it helps to spread the word! https://verylutheran.gumroad.com/ https://verylutheran.biz/contact God bless your weekend everyone!

*He* 13 O you who dwell in the gardens, with companions listening for your voice; let me hear it. *She* 14 Make haste, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. -Song of Solomon 8:13-14 These final two verses of the Song refer back to the second chapter. He sees her as the same lily of the valleys with whom he first fell in love, and she still sees him as the mighty stag that made her swoon. Their love for one another has kept them young. Since the Song takes place over a number of years, we can imagine this coda being sung by the couple long after they were first wed. It is a sign that they are going strong over the decades, still just as in love as their early years. "And so they lived happily ever after." Many a marriage falls apart as people drift away from one another, and this mostly happens when the relationship doesn't have a firm foundation. Had the heroes of the Song started out with cynical lust and fornication, then their marriage would have been predicated on *using* one another instead of loving each other. But if romance and passion been the foundation, they would have been sidelined by the fickle nature of emotions - as the bride comments, love is strong but it is like fire, unpredictable and consuming. Nor would their marriage be verdant if it were based on money, family ties, or convenience; these types of "paper marriage" lead to husbands and wives being little more than strangers with rings on. All of these, if they don't end in divorce, lead to wives who feel like caged birds and husbands who feel like slaves. So what is the secret to this couple's enduring love? As always, this joyous enduring marriage is predicated on their devotion to God. They started out doing things right, kept doing things right, and rejoice in their sunset years that it has turned out exactly as it should have. God has shown them the way, they have followed it, and so they are blessed. Solomon ends the Song with these verses to show that his wisdom works, exhorting single people to follow this example. For those married, the invitation is present to rework the foundations of their relationship, and practice the same devotion the heroes do. God grant that we see more of that in this world!

Preview for this week's Godcast. Warning, it's not going to be for the faint of heart.

Here is the latest in the Basic Theology reuploads: https://youtu.be/FOULjJsPpmI Reminder, these come out early over on NCTV! https://nicecrew.tv/w/hkmLHtRXXxMB5nRxMiKRoE

Check out the Patriarch of Low Church Protestantism, second from the left, chilling out with his muslim and even jewish friends. My goodness guys, I am so glad that someone had the bravery to point out that those damned Evangelicals are just like peanut butter and jelly with the ragheads in the middle east. (last one I promise)