tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344424071192264900.post4868302101595539424..comments2023-03-25T05:42:56.513-05:00Comments on Sharing Ministry and Faith: Synod AssemblySteve Thorsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378015932917535496noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344424071192264900.post-76010157505385183472009-06-17T23:27:52.599-05:002009-06-17T23:27:52.599-05:00Thanks for your note, Tim. The DC area ELCA pasto...Thanks for your note, Tim. The DC area ELCA pastors have met together a couple of times in connection with this. There are some "renewal" movements within the ELCA... I've been a part of WordAlone for many years. Lutheran CORE and LC3 are also organizations we're learning more about. As you say, it is always important to try to put the "best construction" on our neighbor's motivations and actions, especially when we disagree. For me, the key is where the scriptures are in our conversation. Is God's revelation to us at the periphery or in the center? Of course we always need to temper certainty with humility, for though there is absolute truth in God, none of us can know that truth absolutely.Steve Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17378015932917535496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344424071192264900.post-89273228564107795562009-06-17T20:14:12.878-05:002009-06-17T20:14:12.878-05:00Is this a devisive issue? By that I mean is this g...Is this a devisive issue? By that I mean is this going to cause a split in the ELCA? I can see the "loosing" side, whichever one that may be, deciding they can no longer stay in the group.<br /><br />For myself I'm fairly well grounded in the belief that a MARRIAGE is a union between a man, a woman, and God. If you take one of those elements out it may be a loving relationship, but it no longer qualifies for marriage.<br /><br />That being said, if ELCA OK's leadership from from a person engaged in same sex union, do I then wthdraw and form another group with a bunch of like minded indiviuals? I hope not. Much the same as we connot split up the United States every time we diagree on an issue, neither can we break up the church everytime we disagree. We seek to understand the other position, and articulate the beliefs we hold. I hope.<br />Tim RobbinsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211348121829600443noreply@blogger.com