tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post1955658505382167559..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Another one bites the dust...Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-64610381690465797642011-10-13T00:40:48.653-05:002011-10-13T00:40:48.653-05:00Gee, thought it was Halloween there for a moment j...Gee, thought it was Halloween there for a moment just looking at the picture. Welcome to one of the effects in those "not in communion with the Bishop of Rome" of a whole basilica full of creaky old guys in Halloween costumes pictured in the next story.Terry Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122266461403246084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-84678575532645853342011-10-12T22:49:33.360-05:002011-10-12T22:49:33.360-05:00Hmmmm....either attend a liberal church that promo...Hmmmm....either attend a liberal church that promotes a universalist agenda, or attend the non-denominational church that doesn't believe in anything other than in using Christ as a personal self-help coach. <br /><br />Non-denominational churches don't seem to stand for anything, and yet the people DO come. At what point do they all go the way of Rob Bell and embrace Universalism. There is nothing in non-denominational doctrine from prohibiting that transition....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-13861642800083238612011-10-12T11:41:28.420-05:002011-10-12T11:41:28.420-05:00This story is all too familiar, I heard anecdotes ...This story is all too familiar, I heard anecdotes such as this more than once in the late 80’s and through the 90’s only it was Lutheran churches that were closing one day and being filled the next with a non-denom neo evangelical congregations. What typically happens is a change in the demographics of the community, the ethnicity changes from 2nd or 3rd Generation German, Italian, Polish, Bohemian, etc. to Hispanic, African American, Asian and the local church ignores the changes rather than seeing an opportunity. This is compounded with an endowment of some sort, or a well meaning benefactor who helps maintains the facility; giving the false impression all is well far beyond the congregation’s point of no return. However the similarity ends there. It is one thing to have the truth and keep it to yourself; and it is quite another to despise the truth and offer the placebo of cultural relevance in its place. This particular circumstance proves that you can spend all the money you wish, but that won’t solve the problems caused by apostasy and error. <br /><br />PS. The lady in the picture wearing oven mit/mitre is Bishop Jefferts-Schori, not Rev. Crise.Rev. Allen Bergstrazernoreply@blogger.com