tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30043595.post1544299981398546126..comments2023-10-15T05:32:17.988-05:00Comments on The Deacon's Slant: Is it True vs Does it Work?plsdeaconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18039800243898137584noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30043595.post-76009944031043744992009-05-09T15:09:00.000-05:002009-05-09T15:09:00.000-05:00BJ - I hope you come back to read this. I've made...BJ - I hope you come back to read this. I've made some color changes to make it easier to read.<br /><br />YBIC,<br />Phil Snyderplsdeaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18039800243898137584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30043595.post-83203727248138056832009-05-09T13:17:00.000-05:002009-05-09T13:17:00.000-05:00I didn't read this post because the teal backgroun...I didn't read this post because the teal background is too dark to provide much contrast for the black text.<br /><br />I don't want to work my eyes to read stuff on the net. It's enough to work my brain for all this Anglican world falling apart.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05638439016755784029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30043595.post-91268335790404621052009-05-08T11:11:00.000-05:002009-05-08T11:11:00.000-05:00Good word about the American religion of consumeri...Good word about the American religion of consumerism brother Phil. :)Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385038621021373803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30043595.post-31638656806643628532009-05-06T18:56:00.000-05:002009-05-06T18:56:00.000-05:00Thanks for the link Bryan.
Nice comments by Phil...Thanks for the link Bryan. <br /><br />Nice comments by Phil over there.Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30043595.post-25449483717671893712009-05-06T14:06:00.000-05:002009-05-06T14:06:00.000-05:00I just came across an interesting article over at ...I just came across an interesting article over at "Front Porch Republic" that may be relevant to some of these musings. It's entitled, "<A HREF="http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=3048" REL="nofollow">Gnosticism and the Accumulation of Scheiss</A>."Fr. Bryan Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040773309359417883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30043595.post-44806044743633140252009-05-06T10:29:00.000-05:002009-05-06T10:29:00.000-05:00UP,
There is (or should be) a certain leeway in st...UP,<br />There is (or should be) a certain leeway in style of worship. I love all worship (of the Holy Trinity). But the substance of the teaching is the big problem. Too many people equate the worship service with the substance.<br /><br />Again, it goes back to the idea of trying to acheive maximum "spirituality" for minimum effort. So, emotional services are sought out to make us feel good about ourselves. Thus, we can <B>feel</B> "spiritual" rather than being a <I>soma pneumaticom</I> - a body animated by the Spirit.<br /><br />Any time we choose something based on our preferences, we are in danger of being a consumer of that thing, rather than a steward of it.plsdeaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18039800243898137584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30043595.post-69833307804923460702009-05-06T09:20:00.000-05:002009-05-06T09:20:00.000-05:00This should not be to say that there should not be...This should not be to say that there should not be different styles of worship.<br /><br />For instance, I can tolerate small amounts of electric guitar and drums in a religious service, but for a lifetime of service, I would return to what is more comfortable to "me." <br /><br />The substance is what you are getting at; am I correct?<br /><br />To get at the substance will always require more effort than mere church going. That's when we switch from having the church work for us to us working for the church.Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.com