http://www.ablazeforchrist.com Formerly The First Commandment Project Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:04:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear Pastor, or, rostered Church Leader, I am writing this letter at the last minute. I believe an event October 2nd- 4th  requires your immediate action. On those dates, Wheatridge Ministry, an official Missouri Synod Recognized Service Organization, whose activities are currently featured on the Synodical website, is sponsoring  a ... http://www.ablazeforchrist.com/2008/09/30/need-for-action/ Dear Pastor, or, rostered Church Leader, Today the ELCA released a new 64 page study document as a part of the effort of some to change 2000 years of Church teaching about sexuality and marriage. Wheat Ridge Ministries, an RSO, which is one of the most political protected institutions in the Missouri ... http://www.ablazeforchrist.com/2008/03/13/hallowed-be-thy-name/ July 12, 2007 Dear Delegates, May God bless you in your travels and as you serve our Lord at our LCMS 2007 Convention. I pray that you will chose leaders who want to lead you in prayer for our ELCA brothers and sisters whose Biblical faith and witness will be under attack again ... http://www.ablazeforchrist.com/2007/07/12/a-prayer-for-the-delegates-july-12-2007/ Wheatridge Ministries, during 2004-2005, awarded three grants totaling $115,000 to ELCA Institutions publicly committed to the Homosexual Agenda.The grant awarded in May, 2004, to Central City Lutheran Mission, resulted in that congregation being expelled from the ELCA in December, 2004. That’s undoubtedly a new First for Wheatridge Ministries and the ... http://www.ablazeforchrist.com/2007/07/11/first-vice-president-diekelman-wheatridge-ministries-july-11-2007/ July 9, 2007 Dear Delegate, Committee 3 has rejected Overture 3-101, which has one simple resolve, that the President of Synod lead the 2007 LCMS convention in prayer for the ELCA. Resolved, That the President of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod lead the 2007 LCMS Convention in prayer for the ELCA, imploring our Father ... http://www.ablazeforchrist.com/2007/07/09/letter-from-dan-ford-to-delegates/ May 1, 2005 Dear fellow member of the Missouri Synod, The reason for this correspondence is the Christian witness of Concordia University, River Forest, the Northern Illinois District, and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod will be degraded--if we don’t act. Sunday, April 24, I read the May edition of the Northern Light, which ... http://www.ablazeforchrist.com/2005/05/01/2005-spirit-of-christ-award/ July 2, 2004 Dear Delegate, May God Bless you as you prepare to serve Him at our Synodical Convention. Rev. Dr. Ralph Bohlmann, President Emeritus LCMS, has written you a six page ... http://www.ablazeforchrist.com/2004/07/02/letter-from-dan-ford-to-synodical-delegates-3/ Dear Rev. Kieschnick, On February 28, 2004, my brother, Professor Charles Ford sent you and other members of the LCMS Presidium a letter concerning how ELCA gay agenda advocates were using Wheatridge Ministries, a LCMS RSO, to fund the gay agenda. In late May, I sent you over hundred pages documenting Charles' ... http://www.ablazeforchrist.com/2004/06/24/letter-from-dan-ford-to-rev-kieschnick/ June 01, 2004 Dear Pastors, The enclosed booklet clearly demonstrates the strong-and publiccommitment of Lutheran Human Relations Association (LHRA) to the gay agenda--and to Wheatridge Ministries strong support of LHRA. Note this ... http://www.ablazeforchrist.com/2004/06/01/letter-from-dan-ford-to-praesidium-2/ May 28, 2004 Dear Pastors, I am responding to your letter which my brother, Charles Ford, forwarded to me. His health does not allow him to respond at this time. My brothers, ... http://www.ablazeforchrist.com/2004/05/28/letter-from-dan-ford-to-praesidium/