tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post702493414143815937..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Drop the mic. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-11498046629445318652020-06-17T06:06:39.321-05:002020-06-17T06:06:39.321-05:00I know this deals with aesthetics and people’s min...I know this deals with aesthetics and people’s mindsets when coming to church or dealing with electronics, but it sounds like you want to go back to the days when the priest spoke Latin, but the people did not fully understand, but responded with their parts. In this temporal world, there’s always going to be trade-offs. God’s Word still stands for those who want to hear it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-5724494317192235182020-06-16T09:32:45.456-05:002020-06-16T09:32:45.456-05:00It is partly because we carpet and pad everything ...It is partly because we carpet and pad everything that we needed mics. I have heard multiple visitors to our sanctuary comment on the great acoustics.<br /><br />The other part is that our default is to works righteousness. We simply cannot stand that we are the receivers of God’s mercy in Christ. We must play a part, and have our voices heard (usually in praise music, not prayer). Watching some of the fringe services like Chuck Pierce at Glory of Zion, you see just how far things can drift. They regularly use pagan practices, and a “service” there is total mayhem and anything but Divine. Janis Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947508427040251166noreply@blogger.com