tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099573311847369304.post1231545392687837818..comments2014-10-12T12:56:46.537-05:00Comments on Albert Runs: The LineAlberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02611526523389524494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099573311847369304.post-82307987883720872552011-06-27T14:28:03.245-05:002011-06-27T14:28:03.245-05:00Great post. I completely agree that too often we ...Great post. I completely agree that too often we worship in fear.<br /><br />Perhaps Mike's "line" comment was one of those times that a teacher gets caught a little off guard and falls back to safe truisms instead of really exploring a topic openly. It takes a lot to openly talk about controversial topics extemporaneously. There aren't many teachers who are willing to open up to the class the possibility that they don't have all the answers. (*aside: this is why I start every class that I teach with statement that I don't have a monopoly on the truth and that I'm always open to learn from the class.)<br /><br />On the other hand, maybe when Mike thinks of worship, he views it in absolute (binary) terms. It's either right or wrong. That's a scary proposition when seen in the light of, say, Nadab and Abihu. I don't know his intentions, I'm just proffering my thoughts.<br /><br />I like what Bill said once about one of the seven churches in Revelation (Ephesus, I believe), "They were as straight as a gun barrel, doctrinally--and just as empty." I think both you and he are dead-on when you posit that things can be as scriptural as possible but still be displeasing to God. We should always be open to question why we do (or don't do) something in worship. After all--if it doesn't stand up to scrutiny, is it really worth doing (or not)?fhujayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669080008299236725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099573311847369304.post-55162049364605059982011-06-22T13:19:25.325-05:002011-06-22T13:19:25.325-05:00Enjoy that nice hotel. That's some huge hail ...Enjoy that nice hotel. That's some huge hail - yikes!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150626438827196914noreply@blogger.com