tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post4380148179228120210..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: More words do not improve. . . Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-51635537446597239532019-05-28T09:04:31.384-05:002019-05-28T09:04:31.384-05:00There is something worth pondering in the fact tha...There is something worth pondering in the fact that the Pharisees loved wordiness and gabbing on incessantly.<br /><br />My personal pet peeve is how some pastors feel this need constantly to be providing a running "color commentary" while they do the liturgy, or give the congregation "stage directions" and so forth.<br /><br /><b>Eschew chattiness in the chancel</b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-81567556659506751912019-05-27T10:14:34.029-05:002019-05-27T10:14:34.029-05:00Venacular language changes over time. I find mysel...Venacular language changes over time. I find myself hard-pressed to read ‘The Great Gatsby’ because of all the colloquialisms from the 1920’s. Scholars must put what Scriptures convey from the original languages into the present venacular, without interjecting personal feelings, politics, or any zeitgeist. Ted BadjeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com