General Discussion

My exposure to the Missouri Synod comes from AM Radio broadcasts of "The Lutheran Hour," which I still hear on the news/talk radio station here from time to time. It's not nearly as wacky as the Wisconsin Synod folks.

I always refer to the ELCA as the Sensible Synod of the Lutheran Church.

I did attend one service of the Norwegian Language Lutheran Church here in Minnesota with my wife's mother. Very conservative liturgy, but I don't speak Norwegian, so I can't say anything about its doctrine.

In my lifetime, I have sat in the rearmost pews of a very, very broad range of churches. I'm not sure why, but I've found it a very interesting thing to do over the years. I slip in just before the service begins and slip out at the end. Just a visitor. I've learned a lot by doing that.