tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362125.post9115141053925443948..comments2023-10-23T08:30:27.197-07:00Comments on Luthermatrix: tidbits from the LIFT document that might be interesting to seminariansChristopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304298306127392428noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362125.post-20074153944797515692011-09-20T22:49:49.520-07:002011-09-20T22:49:49.520-07:00Kate, you reading is the best possible reading. S...Kate, you reading is the best possible reading. Stick to it. I will remain skeptical - but hopeful that your reading is correct.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10265371045614768090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362125.post-12354898851558465842011-08-19T02:09:53.854-07:002011-08-19T02:09:53.854-07:00As for the resolution freeze, I haven't heard....As for the resolution freeze, I haven't heard.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07304298306127392428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362125.post-46099483093670320042011-08-19T02:09:23.458-07:002011-08-19T02:09:23.458-07:00So Kate, what I hear you saying, is that the ELCA’...So Kate, what I hear you saying, is that the ELCA’s statement is advocating that we follow the example of Jesus and Lady Wisdom, wandering the market place and dropping knowledge on all those who will listen—as opposed to trying to “be marketable,” or alternatively silent.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07304298306127392428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362125.post-36528244929882011142011-08-18T15:53:14.351-07:002011-08-18T15:53:14.351-07:00Does anyone know more about the recommendation to ...Does anyone know more about the recommendation to freeze all new social statements? Is that going to go through?Kate Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615779181885654941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362125.post-56983249200873902212011-08-18T15:52:12.588-07:002011-08-18T15:52:12.588-07:00I read the document with a slightly different nuan...I read the document with a slightly different nuance. It talks about being audible in a clamoring marketplace of NA religious ideas- not necessarily becoming "more marketable" by today's standards. Sometimes the easiest voice to hear is the counter-cultural one, the one turning over the tables. I hear in LIFT again and again that the way we become more audible is through word andKate Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615779181885654941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362125.post-3185301763680266412011-08-18T09:32:03.966-07:002011-08-18T09:32:03.966-07:00Mostly pretty good stuff....
but... was Jesus mess...Mostly pretty good stuff....<br />but... was Jesus message marketable in the religious context of the Roman Empire?<br /><br />Somehow, I doubt it.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10265371045614768090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362125.post-79899935273719253182011-08-12T06:13:30.031-07:002011-08-12T06:13:30.031-07:00Here's a defense of theological education I ca...Here's a defense of theological education I came across on Duke Div's blog. I thought it was an interesting "from the ground" perspective.<br /><br />http://www.umportal.org/main/article.asp?id=8105Kate Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615779181885654941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362125.post-38096221441413181822011-08-11T08:46:56.697-07:002011-08-11T08:46:56.697-07:00Wow! That's a pretty serious commitment to th...Wow! That's a pretty serious commitment to theological education. And I see no mention (at least in these quotes) of bivocationality or dual ministry. I'll have to go read the whole document and see what else it lifts up! (sorry, pun intended)Kate Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615779181885654941noreply@blogger.com