tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post5050147816463543095..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Do you see what I see?Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-74898511329047551782014-12-19T18:42:51.998-06:002014-12-19T18:42:51.998-06:00Doesn't Witness, Mercy and Life Together prett...Doesn't Witness, Mercy and Life Together pretty much cover it? If someone visits our parish, they probably didn't stumble in by accifdent! Even if they did, shouldn't we be concerned enough to speak to them?Janis Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947508427040251166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-5926586727516256692014-12-18T11:28:32.615-06:002014-12-18T11:28:32.615-06:00Yes, John, it is. The faith is lived out socially...Yes, John, it is. The faith is lived out socially, and it was this sort of witness to the ancient Roman world that gave Christians credibility. My experiences track with Jim Davis'.Kirk Skepticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-48858916631357827742014-12-18T07:53:24.650-06:002014-12-18T07:53:24.650-06:00I visited two LCMS churches.
In one case, no one (...I visited two LCMS churches.<br />In one case, no one (not even the pastor!) said hello, yet it was very obvious that we were visitors. We were there for the baptism of the vicar's son and I will never go to that church again.<br />Note: the vicar did welcome me.<br /><br />In the other case, I arrived about 5 minutes early. Either before the service or after, more than six people talked to me. (I talked to the pastor about communion as well as small talk.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314080476382907548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-32545469460094487592014-12-18T07:13:59.068-06:002014-12-18T07:13:59.068-06:00Is it really whether a church is friendly or unfri...Is it really whether a church is friendly or unfriendly?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186384126211612393noreply@blogger.com