LCMS vs ELCA, What's the Difference

What are the differences between the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America? How do these two churches view the Scriptures, and what is the result of this difference? The bookstore (where almost everything is free): To sign up for Pastor Wolfmueller's free weekly email of theological awesomeness called “Wednesday What-Not“, visit (Every month we give away a free book to a subscriber!) All the theological awesomeness ends up on the blog: