tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226481506470506962.post791694936929096748..comments2023-10-25T08:44:46.963-07:00Comments on Two Friars and A Fool: The Protestant DiseaseAric Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241157655075444268noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226481506470506962.post-86105231780562107792014-06-28T16:23:37.652-07:002014-06-28T16:23:37.652-07:00This is why I love the United Reformed Church (UK ...This is why I love the United Reformed Church (UK version of the UCC), our recognition of validity in different understandings and the willingness to live with creative tension. Tends to feel more tense than creative at times, but that's okay as long as we hang in there and do what we can to muddle through *together*. <br />Thanks for the post.<br />Viv, London, UKVivnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226481506470506962.post-75711214379963897172013-11-25T01:27:43.054-08:002013-11-25T01:27:43.054-08:00honorable posting you ve made,really stunning to r...honorable posting you ve made,really stunning to read through over it.these ideas in your post are all stunning fresh to me.good,just standy by <a href="http://www.prettytailor.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.prettytailor.com</a> you will get more similar infos based on what you may concern about.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09273032807679271725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226481506470506962.post-14769327993075967902010-08-16T21:23:45.002-07:002010-08-16T21:23:45.002-07:00@ Jodie: Well, they sure ain't Catholics or Or...@ Jodie: Well, they sure ain't Catholics or Orthodox (or Coptic).<br /><br />@ Aric: Lucky.Douglas Underhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215736448645573566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226481506470506962.post-23647023493423665332010-08-16T21:22:56.330-07:002010-08-16T21:22:56.330-07:00@ reborn: That's probably the key question her...@ reborn: That's probably the key question here. For me personally, if I were to boil it down, the bare minimum is: <br /><br />1. we are all here for approximately the same purpose and <br /><br />2. we are all trying our best.<br /><br />I find that when these things are present, I personally have a very wide tolerance for disagreement on particulars.<br /><br />I have come to learn that I may be quite odd in that regard.<br /><br />For me, the approximate purpose of Church can be expressed in a few ways, but it might boil down to "become more like Jesus" - at least, that's the simplest I can render it.<br /><br />In my sermon, I suppose I added a 3rd ideal element:<br /><br />3. we understand that our unity comes our identity as adopted children of God, not our agreement.<br /><br />But I can't call that a minimum for me, because I don't for a second assume people agreed with me, and I still feel very much in community with them.Douglas Underhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215736448645573566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226481506470506962.post-31520439031609373222010-08-16T21:07:58.217-07:002010-08-16T21:07:58.217-07:00i think you're right in a practical sense. bu...i think you're right in a practical sense. but i can't see how agreement is unnecessary in principle for unity. i can't really have meaningful unity or fellowship with a bunch of people that i am in utter disagreement with on every point relevant to our even meeting together. So what's the bare minimum agreement needed for fellowship and unity?<br /><br />--guyguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548883062420560488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226481506470506962.post-40164049819934899552010-08-16T08:49:13.778-07:002010-08-16T08:49:13.778-07:00This is really good. You could go on about that di...This is really good. You could go on about that disease for a series of sermons for sure, naming particular instances, repenting for our history of splitting as presbyterians, the current threats of splitting etc...<br /><br />Though this does make me really proud of my congregation. They regularly surprise me by insisting on reconciling. People have come to me demanding I help them write letters of apology. When they start nominating new people to session they deliberately try to get people with differing views and then repeat like a refrain that it is safe to disagree, but disagreements are not allowed to get in the way of cooperation at every other meeting or so.Aric Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15241157655075444268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226481506470506962.post-91491846453479150162010-08-16T08:41:15.272-07:002010-08-16T08:41:15.272-07:00That's a really interesting map!
Are Southern...That's a really interesting map!<br /><br />Are Southern Baptists really Protestants?Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447125159108080797noreply@blogger.com