Posts Tagged ‘Clergy

 Yesterday I worshipped at a Greek Orthodox Cathedral. I left elated having heard a fine sermon and participated in a beautiful liturgy. However, as the day progressed, I became more and more melancholy. When I reflected on why this was, my thoughts went back to the worship that I came to see as the epitome [...]

Christians often check their inspiration with clergy. I was always being asked questions such as “Is it all right to cremate?” or “Will the Lutheran Church support my conscientious objection to the war?”  At the beginning of my ministry people were seeking continuity with tradition they regarded as the wisdom of the past. I was [...]

Throughout our history the Church has determined what it accepts as the Word of God by balancing many elements of tradition: charisma, canon, creed, clergy, ceremony, custom, and community. She is constantly correcting the problems that develop when one or more of these gets out of balance. For instance, the Reformation attacked the Roman Church’s [...]


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  • jmaldon: Pastor Fritz has pointed in the past that charismatic preachers claim reliving the primitive church. [...]