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Xrysostom - The Golden Mouth Xrysostom's HomeAsk the PastorLutheranismGeneral ChristianityGeneral & World ReligionChristian ComputingCultureFun'n'Games+ + +Things I've Written:Ask the Pastor BlogATP Column ArchivesLutheran HistoryLutheranism ComparedSt. Paul: A ChronologyLuther: A ChronologyJ. S. Bach, Lutheran TheologianBible Subject ReferenceThe Church and the LodgeWhy Suffering and Death?+ + +Others' Writings:The God of the Koran+ + +Click on Martin Luther's Seal to Order Lutheran Literaturefrom Amazon.com + + +Current and Former Calls:Holy Cross, Emma, MOSt. Paul, Jasper, TXFaith, Woodville, TX+ + +CAT41 + + +Lutheran Church - MO Synod+ + +The L.O.M.L.+ + +Mail Me!+ + +Site Statistics  I'm glad you found me! Snyder's the name: My folks named me Walter Phillip; my friendscall me Walt (and I've been called a lot of other things during my years on earth). If you wishto remain formal, call me Pastor Snyder. I'll also answer to Reverend Snyder or Father Snyder.You can write me, too.This page is a clearing house for what interests me, and through it, I've found many otherpeople who shared my interests. I also tend to treat this as a "bully pulpit" (to quote TeddyRoosevelt), where I can say what I want how I want. Follow the text links or click on the pixto find what's stashed around here. In case you were wondering, I'm the son of the otherPastorWalter Snyder. He "died in the saddle," a parish pastor, at St. James' Lutheran Church,Honey Grove, Texas until the end.I'm a Lutheran pastor and theologian, an author, a newspapercolumnist for the local paper, an occasional humorist, and generallyenjoy all life has to offer. Special joy comes from my family, and of all my earthly blessings,they are the most precious. I like where I live, and encourage you to seefor yourself. The Lord Jesus is the center of my life. Expressing his love in writing, preaching, and teachingis a gift He has given me. I enjoy reading and arguing (er, discussing) Lutherantheology, as well as other Christian (and non-Christian) POVs. General andchurch history are always a trip. I can always lose myself reading a goodbook or a newspaper.When I'm not busy with anything else, you can usually find me banging on my'puter or hanging on the Net, where I've made a number of good new friendswhile keeping up with a lot of the old ones. Not the least of my joys is thehumor to be found out here, including some I've contributed myself. I also loveclassical music and the traditional hymnody of the Western Church -- but thatdoesn't stop me from also liking a lot of the newer stuff.Before we go farther, I should explain the moniker. Xrysostom is Greek for"Golden Mouth." I took the name to honor St. John Chrysostom, who was given the titleby the early Church because of his masterful preaching. I also like the name because I enjoypreaching and public speaking, and am occasionally halfway good at it. Click on the titlegraphic for pronunciation and a welcome message in .wav format.Hot Links and Cool CommentaryThis is where I take you to some of my favorite places and let you meet some of the people Iknow. Additional links may be found at the end of most of these sections. Enjoy!1. My World and Welcome to ItMy immediate world is the community of Emma, Missouri, sitting near Interstate 70 abouthalfway between Kansas City and Columbia -- only a few minutes away from the town ofConcordia. All of this is in the Western half ofthe Show Me State state of Missouri.I'm pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Emma. You can visit Holy Cross (or my formerTexas congregations -- and see some of the touristy things to do back there) by taking a briefside-trip to Lutherland. You can also visitSt. Paul Lutheran High School, from which myfather and my older daughter graduated. I went to high school inGallup, New Mexico and graduated in 1975. I went toSt. John's College now closed and not to be confusedwith other St. John's colleges and universities) in Winfield, Kansas. For my pastoral training,I attended Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri. Sinceordination, I have done continuing education there and atConcordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana. As Imentioned above, I was pastor in Jasper andWoodville,Texas before moving to Emma. Sad to say, I was in Jasperduring the death of James Byrd, Jr. and the subsequent media frenzy and trials. Yet I'm alsoglad I was there, both to witness and to be a part of the healing process. That's me in thispicture, with younger daughter Laura and her friend Kaylah Beard.If you're planning a trip here or elsewhere, you'd bettercheck the weather. For that matter, this link willfind the weather wherever you are. If you search hard enough, you might even find out what'shappening on Mars.And if outer space isn't bizarre enough for you, head for Washington, D.C. to check up on ourelected officials -- and maybedrop them a line. And ifyou desire, you can send them (or me) snail mail.(Back to the top)2. The Heart of My Matters: Lutheran TheologyThe core teaching of the Lutheran Church is that we are all sinners who are saved bygrace alone, through faith in Christ Jesus. You can alsocompare Lutheranism to other churches. If youwant to know still more, "Ask the Pastor!" I'm a member of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod(LCMS), which is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. You may be interested in finding outwho we are andwhat we believe. You can also discovermore about the Missouri District of The LC-MS.Many of our early documents are translated and accessible throughProject Wittenberg. Some modern theological writingsare posted by Semper Reformanda.The Lutherans even had a number of insurance and investment companies to themselves. The twolarger, Lutheran Brotherhood (LB) and Aid Association for Lutherans (AAL) merged into the newThrivent Financial for Lutherans. You can find all sortsof infobits on their pages.More Godtalk(Back to the top)3. General Religion and TheologyIf you're interested in the Bible,creationism, readingClassical Christianity,or other Christian theology, the Web can be your toolfor discovery.I'm won't make an exhaustive list here. If you want to find a lot more of the technical stuff,pay a visit to Fides QuarensInternetum and find more religion than you can shake Moses' staff at on this "superpage" of theology. You can also browse theChristian Resourcespage.There's a lot of religious discussion via E-mail through some of the groups onH-Net (Humanities Online). The U.S. religion group I belongto is called H-Amrel. And if you're looking to finda church body or a specific congregation, theChurch Locatorcan help.At Christian Connections (TCM), you'll findresources for all ages. The Bibfeldt link has some under-currents in theology or mission, butyou'll have to go to the Humor section to make the jumps. The Best of the Christian Web offers you the opportunityto search their reviewed and rated sites. You can perform boolean searches right from this page,or can go to their page for even more. Sites are categorized, and the browser is offeredopportunities to view pages from many different traditions and ministries. If they like yourpage, they might put you on their list of "must visits." Want to find out more about some part of Holy Scripture? Try the Bible Search fromGospel Communications Network. The Bible Gateway(TM) A Service ofGospel CommunicationsNetwork (Gospelcom)Other Languages:ALBANIANARABICBULGARIANCHINESECROATIANCZECHDANISHDUTCHFRENCH GERMANGREEK . HAITIANHUNGARIANICELANDIC ITALIANKOREAN LATINLOW GERMANMAORINORWEGIANPOLISHPORTUGUESEROMANIANRUSSIANSLOVAK SPANISH SWEDISH TAGALOGUKRAINIAN . . Version: ESV AMP ASV CEV KJ21 KJV MSG NASB NIV NIV-UK NKJV NLT RSV WE WYC YLT All Passage: Search word(s): SEARCHING HELP When I'm doing serious study, a major tool is my LogosBible Software for Greek, Hebrew, and English resources galore. I added the LutheranConfessions (Book of Concord) CD-ROM collection fromNorthwestern Publishing House to aid my specificstudies and research.Still more Christian Godtalk - alsoNon-Christian links; evenChristian Computing(Back to the top)4. Readin' and Writin' and Groovin' to the TunesA. Most people think the Net's allmodern and high tech. Yet places like Project Gutenbergare trying to take the old texts from the public domain and upload them to their domain. Here'swhere you can go to read the classics. If sports literature is your bag,H-Net sponsors an E-mail forum and Web site calledArete.Unless you want to repeat the mistakes of the past, you can also brush up on your history.One good place to start is with the History Channel.The big newspaper in these parts is the Kansas CityStar. The boss hoss newspaperI left behind in Texas, the Houston Chronicle, onSunday takes two men and a strong boy to haul that sucker home. I also jump across the pond toread the Electronic Telegraph.B. I used to read (and write for) TheJasper Newsboy. Now that I'm in Missouri, our local news comes from the Sweet SpringsHerald and the Concordian (coincidentally from the town of Concordia, Missouri).Not online, and considerably smaller than the Star, the Chronicle, or theTelegraph, it now bears the stigma of carrying my "Ask the Pastor" (ATP) column, in eachWednesday's issue.You can read ATP in ASCII text without a subscription. Anotheroption is to subscribe to the column by email -- whichmeans that you get to miss having to look at my picture at the top of each page. Past issueshave dealt with baptism, original sin, humor, beer, and over 250 other topics.See if I've already answered yourquestion and, if not, write to ask me. You can also readwhat the Newsboy wrote about me.I also coauthored (with my father) of a book called What Do Lutherans Believe? A StudyGuide in Christian Teaching for Adults. It is designed for review of Lutheran doctrineby members of our church and also to be used in instruction classes for those in the processof becoming Lutherans. WDLB is available from Oshkosh Church Supply, Oshkosh,Wisconsin. The toll-free phone number is 1-800-236-8724.You can also browseLutheranBest Sellers orWritingsby Martin Luther, or you can start your own search now: Search: All Products Books Magazines Popular Music Classical Music Video DVD Toys & Games Baby Computer & Video Games Electronics Software Tools & Hardware Outdoor Living Kitchen & Housewares Camera & Photo Wireless Phones Keywords:   C. Lutheran composerJ. S. Bach not only gave us his music, healso gave us this abbreviation on almost every composition: "SDG", which stood for"Soli Deo Gloria (to God alone the glory)." Bach sure had his priorities right.We just aren't sure how he looked, as these three pictures of himshow considerable variety in interpretation.Bach's claim was that all music should give honor to the Lord. He was not thefirst Lutheran to exalt music; the Lutheran Church was known as a singing church from itsbeginning. Martin Lutherhimself wrote many hymns and set much of the liturgy to music.The Year of Our Lord 2000 marked the 250th anniversary of Bach's death. In his honor, Iposted a paper on Bach as Theologian. You can also order from thecatalog of theEssentialJ. S. Bach or browse an entire entireBachStore at Amazon.com,which also offers a number ofBachbooks. I order a lot of religious and classical music (and the occasional Neil Young, ZZ Top,Monkees, or The Who CD) from BMG Music.If you want to meet a real live musician, visit my Net friendWalter Krueger,see where he teaches, and follow his wonderful musicallinks. A wealth of music from "across the pond" is to be found atOrchestraNET, the official web site ofThe Association of British Orchestras.More Cultured Pursuits(Back to the top)5. But Seriously, Folks - Let's Get SillyLaughter may not be the best medicine - but you can do it and drive without getting arrested.I enjoy the artistic humor of Churches AdHoc and the quirkiness of Rich Diesslin.For the antidote to too much political correctness, I go to the zoo withHeather and her two mommies(the pictures are gorgeous, too). For folks who like their religion with a chuckle and an edge,I might recommend The Door (if you promise not tosue me). Then you can head over to the |
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