tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post7902992635261133013..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Church is only where we go. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-70305112921952668622021-11-18T09:21:04.422-06:002021-11-18T09:21:04.422-06:00"Part of that fear is that if all our congreg...<i>"Part of that fear is that if all our congregations cleaned up the membership rolls, the LCMS could see its size cut in half overnight. While that might be objectively true and Sunday morning is a more concise picture of who we are as a congregation and Synod, it would be a devastating blow that would be very hard to adjust to quickly."</i> <br /><br />This brings to mind Martin Luther's advice to Philip of Hesse about revealing Luther's earlier approval of Philip's bigamy:<br /><br />"What is it, if for the good and sake of the Christian church, one should tell a good strong lie?" (Preserved Smith, <i>The Life and Letters of Martin Luther</i>, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1911, p. 381)Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.com