tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196593.post8922426191315734587..comments2023-04-30T05:01:55.198-05:00Comments on Sky McCracken: Noisy Gongs and Clanging Cymbals: Labels and PigeonholingSky McCrackenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971591289953416023noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196593.post-74058481524823885472014-10-08T19:18:09.926-05:002014-10-08T19:18:09.926-05:00http://umclead.com/keeping-the-conversation-openhttp://umclead.com/keeping-the-conversation-openAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095218062585655143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196593.post-56531759390894030562014-10-02T06:30:07.586-05:002014-10-02T06:30:07.586-05:00Sky,
Good stuff here.
My sense of things is that...Sky,<br /><br />Good stuff here.<br /><br />My sense of things is that for too many people they simply cannot help themselves when it comes to labeling because it's the only way they can make sense of the world around them.<br /><br />The world must fall along the liberal/conservative continuum for these folks; for those of us who refuse to see life along that continuum, we make about as much sense to these people as saying 2+2=5.<br /><br />As Stanley Hauerwas says, the modern liberal/conservative options are sterile and uninteresting. Unfortunately, there are too many who cannot figure this out.Allan R. Beverehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903011101108437513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196593.post-3387283039475355512014-10-01T18:54:05.533-05:002014-10-01T18:54:05.533-05:00I resonate a lot with this. My question is, at wha...I resonate a lot with this. My question is, at what point do we finish dialogue and render judgment on an issue? I believe many in Corinth would have liked Paul to engage in a roundtable regarding sexual ethics and consenting adults in their fellowship. But his words on the matter are sharp and call for a cutting off of Covenant fellowship at times (i.e. the Corinthian church member who was engaging in a sexually immoral relationship and the church's celebration, or at the very least toleration, of it as a sign of their "spirituality"). <br /><br />So how does this post apply in situations like that, and is that what we're facing as a denomination after four decades of dialogue?JM Smithhttp://jmsmith.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196593.post-42907637567840738232014-10-01T18:15:49.935-05:002014-10-01T18:15:49.935-05:00Thanks for this, Sky. A good and timely word. I ...Thanks for this, Sky. A good and timely word. I too have noticed how many people have a vested interest in labeling via media folks either liberal or conservative. Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196593.post-46334646858073952102014-10-01T08:40:30.481-05:002014-10-01T08:40:30.481-05:00Dan Schaffer suggests, "Are we not shaped as ...Dan Schaffer suggests, "Are we not shaped as Christians through a series of personal encounters with Christ, usually in quiet places, through the practice of active listening?"<br /><br />Dan's then asks, "Is there a venue where we can help others encounter Christ and help them move toward becoming Christians?" <br /><br />That venue would certainly not be filled with "Noisy Gongs and Clanging Cymbals."David R. Reednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196593.post-64652129060147731142014-10-01T07:59:23.539-05:002014-10-01T07:59:23.539-05:00Amen and amen.Amen and amen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732445336547327137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196593.post-67506943186641630532014-10-01T07:58:49.623-05:002014-10-01T07:58:49.623-05:00Amen and amen.Amen and amen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732445336547327137noreply@blogger.com