Ducky a.k.a. “The Duckster”
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#Lutheran | Christian Democracy advocate | Field Pea Pot Stirrer
The LCMS has thoroughly convinced me by their conduct that congregation polity is the least valid option.
November 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The LCMS has thoroughly convinced me by their conduct that congregation polity is the least valid option.
Thank God I’m not a Donatist.
October 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Thank God I’m not a Donatist.
“[M]en cannot raise eyes accustomed to darkness to the light of clear truth…. For as long as they fix their attention on their own feelings, rather than on the true nature of things, they think that the license of passion and immunity from punishment bring happiness.” #Boethius
September 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“[M]en cannot raise eyes accustomed to darkness to the light of clear truth…. For as long as they fix their attention on their own feelings, rather than on the true nature of things, they think that the license of passion and immunity from punishment bring happiness.” #Boethius
“[T]he wicked receive some good when they are punished, because the punishment itself is good inasmuch as it is just; conversely, when the wicked avoid punishment, they become more evil.” #Boethius
September 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“[T]he wicked receive some good when they are punished, because the punishment itself is good inasmuch as it is just; conversely, when the wicked avoid punishment, they become more evil.” #Boethius
“[W]icked men cease to be what they were; but the appearance of their human bodies…shows that they once were men. To give oneself to evil…is to lose one’s human nature…. [V]ice lowers those whom it has seduced from the condition of men beneath human nature.” #Boethius
September 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“[W]icked men cease to be what they were; but the appearance of their human bodies…shows that they once were men. To give oneself to evil…is to lose one’s human nature…. [V]ice lowers those whom it has seduced from the condition of men beneath human nature.” #Boethius
“Anyone [who knowingly and willfully deserts the good] loses not only his strength but his very being, since to forsake the common goal of all existence is to forsake existence itself.” #Boethius
September 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“Anyone [who knowingly and willfully deserts the good] loses not only his strength but his very being, since to forsake the common goal of all existence is to forsake existence itself.” #Boethius
“Here, though, is the greatest cause of my sadness: since there is a good governor of all things, how can there be evil, and how can it go unpunished. Think how astonishing this is….”
#Boethius
#Boethius
September 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
“Here, though, is the greatest cause of my sadness: since there is a good governor of all things, how can there be evil, and how can it go unpunished. Think how astonishing this is….”
#Boethius
#Boethius
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AI Jesus will lead you astray.
September 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
AI Jesus will lead you astray.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:4 (NKJV)
Matthew 5:4 (NKJV)
September 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:4 (NKJV)
Matthew 5:4 (NKJV)
“[P]ublic honors usually reveal wickedness rather than correct it, and so we often complain that these honors are given to the worst men…. Their unworthiness would be less obvious without the publicity…. We cannot judge men worthy of respect on account of the honors they have received.” #Boethius
September 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“[P]ublic honors usually reveal wickedness rather than correct it, and so we often complain that these honors are given to the worst men…. Their unworthiness would be less obvious without the publicity…. We cannot judge men worthy of respect on account of the honors they have received.” #Boethius
Modernity robbed us of beatific exercise and gave us in return efficiency and possessions… and madness.
September 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Modernity robbed us of beatific exercise and gave us in return efficiency and possessions… and madness.
Reading #Susanna this morning was a great experience. I wish my fellow #Protestants would embrace the traditional position regarding these texts—as second only to the Cannon—and embrace their study. Many modern controversies can be resolved by informed reading of these texts. #LCMS #AALC #Lutheran
August 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Reading #Susanna this morning was a great experience. I wish my fellow #Protestants would embrace the traditional position regarding these texts—as second only to the Cannon—and embrace their study. Many modern controversies can be resolved by informed reading of these texts. #LCMS #AALC #Lutheran
“Perhaps you have not heard of the banishment of Anaxagoras, the poisoning of Socrates, the torments of Zeno, for these men were strange to you…. They were disgraced only because they had been trained in my studies and therefore seemed obnoxious to wicked men...” 1/4
August 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“Perhaps you have not heard of the banishment of Anaxagoras, the poisoning of Socrates, the torments of Zeno, for these men were strange to you…. They were disgraced only because they had been trained in my studies and therefore seemed obnoxious to wicked men...” 1/4
The Frankfurter claims knowledge of the Christ is found by becoming a disciple and member the community of the believers. Individual study—says the Frankfurter—can be a detriment and undermine knowledge of Christ because it leads to self-glory. #lent #lutheran #lcms #aalc #TheologiaGermanics
March 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The Frankfurter claims knowledge of the Christ is found by becoming a disciple and member the community of the believers. Individual study—says the Frankfurter—can be a detriment and undermine knowledge of Christ because it leads to self-glory. #lent #lutheran #lcms #aalc #TheologiaGermanics
The Frankfurter contrasts Christ’s life with the libertine life. Our culture celebrates the libertine life as the idyllic life. But it is the truly countercultural Christ-like life, which our nature hates, that is noble, good, and dear. #lent #lutheran #aalc #lcms #TheologiaGermanica
March 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Frankfurter contrasts Christ’s life with the libertine life. Our culture celebrates the libertine life as the idyllic life. But it is the truly countercultural Christ-like life, which our nature hates, that is noble, good, and dear. #lent #lutheran #aalc #lcms #TheologiaGermanica
The Frankfurter muses about a world without sin—that is, the new heaven and new Earth. I feel a hint of mourning in his words. Humanity’s ultimate loyalty is to his self-dom, so, instead of paradise, we live in a world of suffering. #lent #lutheran #lcms #aalc #TheologiaGermanica
March 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The Frankfurter muses about a world without sin—that is, the new heaven and new Earth. I feel a hint of mourning in his words. Humanity’s ultimate loyalty is to his self-dom, so, instead of paradise, we live in a world of suffering. #lent #lutheran #lcms #aalc #TheologiaGermanica
The Frankfurter was as bold lipped as #Luther, which is probably a source of Luther’s affinity towards #TheologiaGermanica. The Frankfurter here ties self love to both the Adamic Man and Satan. True obedience to Christ stands against these things. #lutheran #lcms #aalc
March 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The Frankfurter was as bold lipped as #Luther, which is probably a source of Luther’s affinity towards #TheologiaGermanica. The Frankfurter here ties self love to both the Adamic Man and Satan. True obedience to Christ stands against these things. #lutheran #lcms #aalc
Lent is about self-examination. The Frankfurter provides a definition of “true obedience” to aid us. Lent is a special time when confront our “selfdom” head-on. #lent #lcms #aalc #lutheran #TheologiaGermanica
March 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Lent is about self-examination. The Frankfurter provides a definition of “true obedience” to aid us. Lent is a special time when confront our “selfdom” head-on. #lent #lcms #aalc #lutheran #TheologiaGermanica
The Frankfurter contrasts the World’s gifts with Christ’s gifts. The peace the World offers is a mirage, while the peace Christ gives his true and pure. #lent #lutheran #lcms #aalc #TheologiaGermanica
March 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Frankfurter contrasts the World’s gifts with Christ’s gifts. The peace the World offers is a mirage, while the peace Christ gives his true and pure. #lent #lutheran #lcms #aalc #TheologiaGermanica
For the Frankfurter, true contrition leads one into a “Dark Night of the Soul.” God then saves this man from both his sin and this hell. #lent #lcms #aalc #lutheran #TheologiaGermanica
March 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
For the Frankfurter, true contrition leads one into a “Dark Night of the Soul.” God then saves this man from both his sin and this hell. #lent #lcms #aalc #lutheran #TheologiaGermanica
The Frankfurther echoes #Boethius (the last of the Ancient Christians) that sin prevents all of us from truly loving God. Sin prevents us from recognizing love itself. #Lutheran #LCMS #AALC #TheologiaGermanica
March 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The Frankfurther echoes #Boethius (the last of the Ancient Christians) that sin prevents all of us from truly loving God. Sin prevents us from recognizing love itself. #Lutheran #LCMS #AALC #TheologiaGermanica
The Frankfurter notes again that claiming Goodness is self-realized is sin. Goodness is a divine characteristic that we participate. It is not something man can posses. #lent #lcms #aalc #lutheran #TheologiaGermanica
March 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Frankfurter notes again that claiming Goodness is self-realized is sin. Goodness is a divine characteristic that we participate. It is not something man can posses. #lent #lcms #aalc #lutheran #TheologiaGermanica
The Frankfurter notes that the nature of sin—even that of Satan’s great fall—is when we take ownership over the Good above and against God. #lent #lcms #aalc #lutheran #TheologiaGermanica
March 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The Frankfurter notes that the nature of sin—even that of Satan’s great fall—is when we take ownership over the Good above and against God. #lent #lcms #aalc #lutheran #TheologiaGermanica
The Frankfurter notes the Soul is a creaturely thing—standing against Gnostics who might claim the Soul is by its nature of the same substance as God. #lent #lcms #lutheran #aalc #TheologiaGermanica
March 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Frankfurter notes the Soul is a creaturely thing—standing against Gnostics who might claim the Soul is by its nature of the same substance as God. #lent #lcms #lutheran #aalc #TheologiaGermanica