Notes from the Balcony

Ongoing comment and dialogue on being a new church in a new world - A Blog by John Montgomery

[The Bible] is not, for a start, a list of rules, though it contains many commandments of various sorts and in various contexts. Nor is it a compendium of true doctrines, though, of course, many parts of the Bible declare great truths about God, Jesus, the world and ourselves in no uncertain terms. Most of its constituent parts, and all of it when put together (whether in the Jewish canonical form or the Christian form), can best be described as story. This is a complicated and much-discussed theme, but there is nothing to be gained by ignoring it. - N.T. Wright

Friday, June 8, 2007

Why we must not wait...

Meaningful discussion and appropriate change about whether our United Methodist Church will be led by compassion and a respect for God-created diversity is being regularly hi-jacked. Please note the following comment included at the end of a list of 2008 General Conference issues found in one right wing candidates letter soliciting votes - "..., the ever present sexuality issues will continue to be divisive and time consuming."

I hope so...

Peace,

John
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