tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post1618861520278330965..comments2024-02-13T11:11:28.246+00:00Comments on Bishop Alan’s Blog: Church and churchesBishop Alan Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-49410870032218879172010-07-01T17:10:52.055+01:002010-07-01T17:10:52.055+01:00Nice and very informative post. One of the best bl...Nice and very informative post. One of the best blogs I have ever come across. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Fantastic and thorough post. it will be good if the author continues posting on this topic. A well thought and researched post about this topic. I’ll visit this blog again<br /><a href="http://www.carmelmountainchurch.com" rel="nofollow">San Diego contemporary non-denominational church</a>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967251681948421484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-34266182963892674362010-06-28T11:05:26.276+01:002010-06-28T11:05:26.276+01:00I too love this post and agree with it.
The searc...I too love this post and agree with it.<br /><br />The search for organic unity holds no interest for me: it wastes a lot of time and is rarely mission focussed. Where churches come together in mission- well that's exciting!<br /><br />However, just to add a contrary note to this....it would be helpful if those who said these things recogmised those of us in non conformist churches as churches, the eucharist/communion/mass as a common table and our ordinations as valid.<br /><br />Increasingly I want to scream in ecumenical gatherings that all your words about love and welcome mean almost nothing when you fail to recognise your brothers and sisters as you recognise yourselves. But that is probably another debate...Grahamhttp://diggingalot.org/diggingalot/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-58376382533214399612010-06-25T21:29:21.264+01:002010-06-25T21:29:21.264+01:00I love this post.
And I think there is a case of s...I love this post.<br />And I think there is a case of separating out when differences become so great that a greater harmony can be achieved by walking apart and relying on the overall unity in Christ.<br /><br />What I really dislike is the tone of these debates. All sides are terribly self-righteous, dismissive of the arguments the others make, contemptuous, and in the end it becomes a battle about being right or wrong, winning or losing.<br />That way, everybody loses.Erika Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812376497361267014noreply@blogger.com