Tradition

C. S. Lewis – faith and blind faith

Posted by on January 2, 2011 at 5:01 am

From The Magician’s Nephew, “For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing; it also depends on what sort of person you are.” –C.S. Lewis

Does the Church need Offices and Officers?

Posted by on December 11, 2010 at 8:31 am

Jesus gave to the church those who would provide care, concern and wisdom (shepherds, overseers and servants, brothers and sisters).  When the church became an institution, these became positions of power. Office in an institution means position, power, rank, control and authority.

Does Post Modern Christianity Need a Priest?

Posted by on December 8, 2010 at 7:17 am

I appreciate some of the things Brian McLaren preaches and writes, but  it is missing the point to endorse a role of the pastor in post modernity that existed in modernity (and every other nities).  Otherwise, I fear that the adventures of post-post modernity may include the realization that we post moderns merely discovered new ways of [...]

How to Explain Church Traditions

Posted by on November 30, 2010 at 10:00 am

“Tradition is the living faith of those now dead. Traditionalism is the dead faith of those still living.”[1]    Post modern speakers, pastors and writers of the emerging church regularly question and sometimes ridicule the traditions of the modern church. Alternatively, tradition is commended by them at other times.  I don’t know if they are undecided or [...]