Well, I’m moving forward on Chaplaincy.
Of course, by “moving forward”, I mean, “waiting around for people to respond to important questions and getting older by the minute”.
It can’t be helped, though. I knew that my denomination and I have our quirky little differences of opinion, but in reading the belief statements prior to signing on the dotted line I found something that might be a show-stopper. I have requested clarification on a particular item (Article XVIII of the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, aprticularly in light of the statements of the SBC Peace Committee of 1987) and whether my disagreement with a particular interpretation of said article has an impact on my fitness for ministry.
While I’m waiting, I was pondering some other questions:
Where did we get the idea that the cross was “old” or “rugged”? It’s a vivid word picture, but what makes us think that it’s accurate?
Why do we make such a big deal of eating ham on Easter Sunday? Are we showing off that we are no longer bound by the Law of Moses? Is it to keep Jewish people from having lunch with us on that particular day? What’s the deal?
While we’re on the subject of Easter, what’s up with the hats?
Why do so many people treat the hymnal like it is scripture? Sure, there is a lot of scripture in it, but as doctrinally sound as it may be, “Amazing Grace” is not a Psalm, and making a change to it, or to any other hymn, or to your worship service in general, does not pose a big risk to your eternal destiny.
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