Liturgical Lutheran Memes 🦬

@lutheranpeasant Don’t

I have just started experimenting with AI as a tool to evaluate materials I write, such as sermons. I am not using it to generate writing for me, but to evaluate what I have already produced. The depth of evaluation surprised me. It is like having a seminary prof in your ear. I have found that it doesn't make for less work, but more, because I can now identify and problems more quickly. And since I can see the problem, there is now more opportunity to improve, which calls for more of my time if I want to take advantage of that. My first reply below is the initial evaluation the bot gave me on a sermon I wrote for a midweek service. You'll notice it has good, unbiased insights. I did end up rewriting the illustration based on its feedback and finding a way to shorten the introduction by two sentences, both of which made the sermon better. What is your opinion on using AI in this way?

@TheDonStein Amen

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Come quickly, Lord Jesus. Amen.

@5solas Delete your account

Pretty much.

@wrowclif Beautiful

That feeling when you upgrade to forced air but never really got around to the finish work.

@shebringsjoy You can always lecture scripture and confessions.

I know women aren’t supposed to lecture over men in the LCMS, particularly pastors, but sometimes a catechism lesson is in order- - You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. - What does this mean? - We should fear and love God so that we do not tell lies about our neighbor, betray him, slander him, or hurt his reputation, but defend him, speak well of him, and explain everything in the kindest way. The way you men are all talking to one another in public is scandalous and disgusting.

@revcjackson Respect

Today I shoulder pressed 100 pound dumbbells. I am a middle-aged Lutheran (LCMS) pastor.

We don't pick on Zwingli enough on this app.

If you don’t exercise, don’t eat well, don’t pray, aren’t thankful, smoke a ton of pot, watch a bunch of p0rn, and play on your phone all day, you should be depressed. That’s the proper response to leading a bad life. You would be mentally ill if you did all those things and were happy.

Jesus defeated death so you can live.

@revcjackson Real

none of you are my intellectual peers because i am a moron

Martin Luther on self defense

@kansandoge lutheranlibrary.org/503-luther-hou…

@LLMFOOT1580 Where is this from, if you wouldn’t mind sharing?

@cjneuendorf Do you know of a good essay pro self defense written by a Lutheran? Besides my quote tweet.

I believe in self defense, and Matthew Harrison never swore to excommunicate me.

MFW Reformed guy says anything about Martin Luther

@LutheranSage They stink