tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post574680127650978220..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: I wish we could do more. . . Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-63358574315157752832020-02-09T13:04:27.302-06:002020-02-09T13:04:27.302-06:00Unity is always fragile. Put two people together i...Unity is always fragile. Put two people together in the same cause and you will always find disagreements about policy and practice. Do we really believe the early disciples agreed with one another on the doctrines of the faith? How did all the schisms and denominations come about? The LCMS may have to face a continuous divide between traditionalists and modernists, but in my view, the foundational structure and doctrines reman strong and faithful to the word of God. There are things we can agree or disagree with regarding cultural influences and social ideas impacting on both preaching and forms of worship, and we cannot escape having obligatory discussions about these issues. I think we must pray over these things, seek wisdom from the Lord, and reject those superficial notions designed to distract us or draw us away from the simplicity of the word of God. The Bible needs to be our guide.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-72916048647494106302020-02-08T15:34:03.029-06:002020-02-08T15:34:03.029-06:00You cannot have uniformity of doctrine and have di...You cannot have uniformity of doctrine and have diversity of practice. Or do you buy into the great divide between style and substance someone was peddling in our Synod a few decades ago?Lutheran Lurkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-72640516691862838762020-02-08T10:13:35.963-06:002020-02-08T10:13:35.963-06:00I have no answers to the problem. Almost as soon ...I have no answers to the problem. Almost as soon as we came into the LCMS, my husband and I noticed what would be considered in the Southern Baptist Church normal strife. Unfortunately, too many in the LCMS do not realize the great gift Synod is. We are so full of sin and strife, we feel abnormal if we don’t have it. We all need to pray for the gift of repentance and unity.Janis Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947508427040251166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-39977150636962252352020-02-08T08:21:22.331-06:002020-02-08T08:21:22.331-06:00Rather than attempting to cure the ills of the Mis...Rather than attempting to cure the ills of the Missouri Synod with uniform practice of rites and ceremonies, what is needed is a uniform practice of orthodox doctrine. <br /><br />That goal once was touted in 2010 synod campaign rhetoric and then was put in the leaking boat of the Koinonia Project, set sail, and was never heard from again after the Newtown heresy.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.com