tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205446310920259756.post2511302941893350289..comments2019-12-07T22:24:01.392-06:00Comments on The Feral Pastor: Luther on House ChurchesFeral Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02751771814051685510noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205446310920259756.post-10035383025263012512017-10-07T14:08:34.605-05:002017-10-07T14:08:34.605-05:00Thanks Seth (and for the lovely prayer.)
That 500...Thanks Seth (and for the lovely prayer.)<br /><br />That 500 span has been noticed by others too. There's a book by Phyllis Tickle called The Great Emergence where she reviews that and argues that we are at another 500-mile marker. If I recall, she says it's as if every 500 years or so the Church holds a huge garage sale and reconsiders what it wants to keep and what it wants to let go. :)<br /><br />You can find the book here on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2y2geiIFeral Pastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751771814051685510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205446310920259756.post-21111380719087606892017-10-07T13:43:51.462-05:002017-10-07T13:43:51.462-05:00500 years may be about an appropriate gestation fo...500 years may be about an appropriate gestation for this sort of thing. It might be a bit early by historical Holy Spirit timing. But things do seem to be going faster these days... or am I just getting old? Yes, I Am. <br /><br />Have fun Bro.<br />I'm sure you will post video.<br /><br />As prayed daily; "Lord Jesus, open the doors you want open for Tim and Kisten and their family, close the doors you want closed for us, and place us in the center of your perfect will. Amen"SethWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883978495955004005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205446310920259756.post-83469045893092679552017-09-29T09:29:52.702-05:002017-09-29T09:29:52.702-05:00Hard to believe it's nearing 10 years since I ...Hard to believe it's nearing 10 years since I put up this post! but it continues to be a touchstone for me, which is why I'm excited to announce that I am hosting a conference to explore Luther's proposal on Saturday, November 18th, here in the Twin Cities!<br /><br />For more info and registration, visit www.bit.ly/UB-Registration or the Facebook page at www.bit.ly/UB-FBPageFeral Pastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751771814051685510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205446310920259756.post-9244825177186380442010-05-08T09:05:40.813-05:002010-05-08T09:05:40.813-05:00A friend commented on Facebook re. this post, noti...A friend commented on Facebook re. this post, noting the concern about factions at the end of the excerpt. Here's what I wrote in reply:<br /><br />Actually, in my copy of Luther's works there is one more sentence in the section before he concludes his paragraph: "For we Germans are a rough, rude, and reckless people, with whom it is hard to do anything, except in cases of dire need."<br /><br />Re. factions, I'm not sure if what I've seen in the HC folks I've encountered is really "factions" so much as simple diversity. Both are phenomena rooted in difference and distinction, but I haven't seen a lot of mutual rejection or cross-condemnation among groups, which would be the hallmark of true factions. I may be projecting, or may have had the good fortune of only encountering more theologically generous people in my explorations so far, but that's what I've seen. It's encouraging.Feral Pastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751771814051685510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205446310920259756.post-72469842484061436792010-04-24T11:33:01.577-05:002010-04-24T11:33:01.577-05:00Hey DLW -
I'm not sure what is considered ea...Hey DLW - <br /><br />I'm not sure what is considered early vs. late... maybe scholars have a turning point they like to refer to. It's well known that in the years before his death Luther wrote some pretty nasty stuff about Muslims and Jews in particular. If that's what you have in mind for "late" then I think the house church material cited here would be considered early by comparison. Below are some dates I scavenged from Wikipedia to give you some context.<br /><br />1517 - 95 Theses<br /><br />1520 - Babylonian Captivity; Freedom of a Christian<br /><br />1524-5 - Peasants' War<br /><br />1525 - Bondage of the Will<br /><br />1526 - HC comments cited here<br /><br />1529 - Lg & Sm Catechisms<br /><br />1530 - Augsburg Confession<br /><br />1542 - Luther reads (Latin) Qur'an, subsequently writes some pamphlets on Islam.<br /><br />1543 - On the Jews and their Lies<br /><br />1546 - Death of LutherFeral Pastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751771814051685510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205446310920259756.post-8215139350367475192010-04-22T11:24:08.986-05:002010-04-22T11:24:08.986-05:00Was this early Luther or later Luther?
dlwWas this early Luther or later Luther?<br /><br />dlwDLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709279441985086959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205446310920259756.post-91841852988623125752008-05-21T11:20:00.000-05:002008-05-21T11:20:00.000-05:00Nice work, Tim. As a Lutheran "lifer" this is new...Nice work, Tim. As a Lutheran "lifer" this is new to me, but very refreshing. I think this could provide Lutherans with the impetus to explore another creative means of being the church at a time when 2/3 of our churches are plateued or declining in attendance and membership. Reggie McNeal, for example, has said that a growing number of people are leaving the church not because they have lost their faith, but because they want to preserve their faith (p. 4, The Present Future). Younger people in particular are not content to practice a passive faith where we pay others to "do" ministry. They want to engage in ministry directly, because that's really what Jesus did, and what He commanded His disciples to do. It's also a more genuine expression of "being the church," as oppossed to "going to church." <BR/><BR/>Even though this is new road to travel, and new roads always bring change, which usually challenge us to move out of our comfort zone, I think it's a very promising road that can lead to some new reformation in the church. And Lutherans have always been on the cusp of that.Steve Gartlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540223175353596113noreply@blogger.com