tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post3842686727073761061..comments2024-03-29T09:20:16.581-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Not your grandfather's Pastor?!?Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-60145508195813774482014-07-21T09:51:13.276-05:002014-07-21T09:51:13.276-05:00Dear Laura,
Is that community a Church or a coven...Dear Laura,<br /><br />Is that community a Church or a coven? Is the message there the message of the Church as received from Jesus Christ, or is it the message of the world?<br /><br />The fact that someone draws a following does not mean that they have a Christian message at all. Recall the story of the Pied Piper? There are countless others as well: Hitler, Mao, Stalin, Obama, etc. to name a few.<br /><br />Fr. D+<br />Anglican PriestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-21487521883706050212014-07-20T23:13:41.677-05:002014-07-20T23:13:41.677-05:00Too bad you haven't taken the opportunity to h...Too bad you haven't taken the opportunity to hear her preach... or bear witness to the true diversity that flocks to HFASS. Nadia has created a community for people who have been driven out of religion by people like you all.lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-48793867847617927792013-11-08T18:10:53.703-06:002013-11-08T18:10:53.703-06:00This brings to mind another celebrity. Other than...This brings to mind another celebrity. Other than for his minor (typecast) role in a popular science fiction TV series, should this man deserve so many fans among traditional conservatives?<br /><br />He remains wildly popular. I don't get it.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_TakeiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-67376065008132135012013-11-08T14:05:40.789-06:002013-11-08T14:05:40.789-06:00Gery: Indeed. Christianity has been deconstructe...Gery: Indeed. Christianity has been deconstructed in order to conform to the culture. The medium has become the message. <br /><br />Have we come to the point where most mega-churches have become so sensationalized to the point of becoming boring and uninteresting. The "shock value" is long gone, and the 50+ year old baby boomer church leaders have yet to wake up to that fact that kids have grown immune to the constant hype. <br /><br />Kids are smart enough to detect when someone is trying to use a "show" in order to manipulate them. The LCMS, in turn, does the Church a disservice by imitating the shallow practices of false churches. Such kids do not remain loyal to the LCMS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-38854375452844675142013-11-08T13:52:08.876-06:002013-11-08T13:52:08.876-06:00Ever wonder why these same tattoo advocates would ...Ever wonder why these same tattoo advocates would not dare to appear before a judge sporting tattoos and piercings? Hmmmmmmm?<br /><br />I know that the LCMS has much bigger problems to address, but it would be ideal if the NYG and Higher Things could provide ongoing, sober guidance regarding the Christian interpretation of maintaining a clean appearance. Dress does influence behavior.<br /><br />Fr. D+, Thank you. You have used scripture to justify why I and my wife do not have tattoos. I also refuse to allow my sons to get any.<br /><br />Self-depreciating humor is not funny nor attractive. Nadia Bolz-Weber is the perfect example of a person that glorifies in sporting a self-depreciating identity. Why should Larry the Cable Guy and Em and Eminem be role models for our nation's youth?<br /><br />Why should I admire someone that deliberately debases herself to portray a "wounded warrior" status. What is so special about a "wounded warrior." Everyone has been betrayed by friends, relatives, coworkers, business associates, employers, or even by church institutions at one time or another. Get over it.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-25559834259001460042013-11-08T10:54:59.971-06:002013-11-08T10:54:59.971-06:00I wonder if she knows about this passage of Holy S...I wonder if she knows about this passage of Holy Scripture:<br /><br />Philippians 4:8 (KJV) 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.<br /><br />Or this one:<br /><br />James 1:26 (KJV) 26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.<br /><br />I really do not have time to find out much more about her. Her photo and your report have told me too much already. She is a false teacher as evidenced by her life and what she has done to herself, and by her language.<br /><br />Fr. D+<br />Anglican Priest<br />Dr.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360786634583725263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-51893240869601647102013-11-08T09:33:22.822-06:002013-11-08T09:33:22.822-06:00Don't let the evangelicals find out about her....Don't let the evangelicals find out about her. If she is pulling in big crowds, every bar stool preaching, jean-wearing evangelical pastor will get himself tattooed to the hilt and spew the same vulgarities..."if it brings young people to Christ".<br /><br />I pray this is a wake-up call to "church growth" pastors in the LCMS. If numbers are your primary focus, your "show" needs to continually get bigger and more sensational to keep the crowds entertained.<br /><br />God help us.<br /><br />Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519721717265344702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-65318027838346315652013-11-08T07:20:02.005-06:002013-11-08T07:20:02.005-06:00"Her name is Nadia Bolz-Weber and she is the ...<i>"Her name is Nadia Bolz-Weber and she is the darling of the ELCA"</i><br /><br />That pretty much sums up all one needs to know about Nadia Bolz-Weber... or Elizabeth Eaton, for that matter.<br /><br />The only other point is that the referenced article was written by fifth-column <i>Washington Compost</i> religion media skank, Michelle Boorstein, whose other <a href="http://newsbusters.org/search/site/Boorstein" rel="nofollow">rantings promote</a> more leftist crapola.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.com