"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Outsiders Should Care About Our Churches Inner Family Fueds?

Well if the issues, doctrinal or otherwise, are worth fighting about after we are in, we may as well tell them as gospel to other who are outside, so they get into the right church, the truer church, the real bible church. ;-)
"... use of reformation language delivers more questions than answers. A reformational paradigm implies reform, but of what? For five hundred years we've struggled with reformational questions: What are the marks of a true church? How do we make a pure church, or a restructured church? A reformational paradigm is inward looking, revolving around the word come. Such a paradigm suggests that outsiders should be concerned about the family feuds within the household of faith. Besides, if we can't get the Reformation 'issues' right after half a millennium of trying, then having another go at it coining new reference reformational terms and lists and requirements won't help things now."
(What Matters Most. Leonard Sweet. Pg 8)
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