It's the Most Wonderful Horrible Time of the Year!
In other words ..... I'm in big trouble!!!
Remember last semester?
Of course, this also means ....
posted by Steph Youstra at 11:49 PM
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"... except that Martin Luther didn't WANT to split the church, he merely wanted dialogue on some issues that needed neatening-up (with which the Church agreed later on), but he was denied that dialogue and was forced out of the Church ...."
I would hate for my Protestant brothers and sisters who visit my site to neglected and/or condemned, especially after some have so vigorously defended those of us who look to Rome from WebRings that require "Biblical protest to the unscriptural doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church while encouraging departure from its fellowship of idolatry."
When I was a kid (okay, up until my twenties) I thought the Reformation was a period of things coming together, not falling apart. You know - you have a jigsaw puzzle, and you put it together and it re-forms. Re-form-ation. I was very, very confused as I waited for things to fall into place.
I do remember that Luther was so self-loathing of his body he even hated to go to the bathroom, which led to constipation, which made things even worse because he couldn't get that which was waste out of him.
I also remember thinking that nailing the 95 theses to the church door was a terrible act of vandalism, but the instructor said that church doors were like bulletin boards back then. (Al's Heating and Cooling - Fish Fry This Weekend - 95 Reasons Why Rome's Got it Wrong, etc.)
See - practically writes itself, doesn't it?
Yes, I remember last semester! Now get busy and then go have a ball!!!
Amen, sister. I'm struggling with you.
and Wesley didn't want to split either.. though that's later :)
Dennis,
The 30 000 denominations is a scandal but so would being one empty church :(
I do think that many of us (non RC) do feel the pain of separation. It has lead to the drive towards ecumenism - and reconcilliation. That encourages me. one day we'll recognise that the Church is bigger than we thought (becase God is) that there is room for diversity, and we will break bread together like they did in the Apostolic era.
steph I love/hate this time of year too. I've got 10 days to get everything done. Sigh and hallelujah in one breath. Great isn't it :)
went into school today (day off) to do grades
cannot get into the system - NO-ONE told us to keep the passwords from December. Sigh
I left a note for the head, and another for the sec (she's not in until Monday) and these grades are due on Tuesday.
We can only put the details in at two work stations (not from home)
I'm thinking of just putting it on paper and the head /sec can do it themselves grin.
and sigh
If it makes you feel better, we just got to the Crusades.
I sure hope my replacement is on board with my "Church History as Two-Year Class Encompassing Other Topics" approach.
Those tickers are seriously frightening.
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