tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post114849494536896835..comments2023-05-22T15:17:33.950+01:00Comments on I to the hills...: Evangelical (R)evolution in the Kirk?David Sheddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-1150149222865632862006-06-12T22:53:00.000+01:002006-06-12T22:53:00.000+01:00Hmm I love the idea behind this website, very uniq...Hmm I love the idea behind this website, very unique.<BR/><A HREF="http://2991.otus.info/" REL="nofollow">»</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-1149002612750937142006-05-30T16:23:00.000+01:002006-05-30T16:23:00.000+01:00Well, of course, I would not deny the call of God....Well, of course, I would not deny the call of God. But, I find it difficult to distinguish an abstract or general call to ministry from an actual call or job offer to work in a particular situation. I have a desire towards some kind of Christian ministry. So far, I believe I have followed God's calling or will in my life to that end. But it is not an absolute calling or promise on God's part David Sheddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-1148985374530931382006-05-30T11:36:00.000+01:002006-05-30T11:36:00.000+01:00I always thought that a 'call' came from God and n...I always thought that a 'call' came from God and not one particular denominationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-1148763478159717012006-05-27T21:57:00.000+01:002006-05-27T21:57:00.000+01:00I've been brought up in the Church of Scotland, it...I've been brought up in the Church of Scotland, it is the only church I've ever known, and it is the only church I can imagine being part of as a minister. It has called me to prepare for ministry, and I will wait for a call to a particular congregation before making further decisions about my future.David Sheddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-1148748020196595842006-05-27T17:40:00.000+01:002006-05-27T17:40:00.000+01:00One wonders why you want to be a minister in the C...One wonders why you want to be a minister in the Church of Scotland then?! I think you would do well to remember that the 'church' is the body of Christ and whilst the C of S may be a small arm of that, it has a part to play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-1148633448734786612006-05-26T09:50:00.000+01:002006-05-26T09:50:00.000+01:00Thanks for these comments above. Perhaps I'll pos...Thanks for these comments above. Perhaps I'll post further on how I see the future of the CofS - it is by no means optimistic. I still think the church will be dead within my life time - it's just that evangelicals will be switching off the life support machine rather than liberals - evangelical culture is beginning to dominate across the life of all Christian movements.<BR/><BR/>As for the David Sheddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-1148593690535954792006-05-25T22:48:00.000+01:002006-05-25T22:48:00.000+01:00Ian, Thanks for the link to the interview. Extreme...Ian, <BR/>Thanks for the link to the interview. Extremely encouraging!Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07396284899730478332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-1148564836774938212006-05-25T14:47:00.000+01:002006-05-25T14:47:00.000+01:00A very encouraging post indeed! I saw on Michael B...A very encouraging post indeed! I saw on Michael Bird's blog a post about HTC being accepted by the CofS, which is great news. As well, I recently listened to an interview with Andrew MacGowan who spoke about the nature of the CofS and the possibility of good breakthroughs. His statistics about Reformed ministers in the CofS blew my mind!<BR/>The interview can be found here (scroll down) here:<BRIan Hugh Claryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686705614603192797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-1148561141718958652006-05-25T13:45:00.000+01:002006-05-25T13:45:00.000+01:00David, thanks for this. Your optimism is refreshin...David, thanks for this. Your optimism is refreshing. However, do you really think the civil-partnership issue will die? As I understand it, it goes to the presbyteries but will come back next year. Why do you think it will die? <BR/><BR/>Of course in practice I expect liberals will push the agenda by actively blessing "unions" on the ground.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07396284899730478332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-1148555908774100742006-05-25T12:18:00.000+01:002006-05-25T12:18:00.000+01:00What's the difference between a new "liberal evang...What's the difference between a new "liberal evangelical" and a good old fashioned modernist?Colin Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632698769785766168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-1148509395345662522006-05-24T23:23:00.000+01:002006-05-24T23:23:00.000+01:00Imagine, if you will, a line representing the 'the...Imagine, if you will, a line representing the 'theological' spectrum of the Kirk. Take that line, and make it into a circle without quite allowing the two ends to meet. I feel as if I am in that space - I know people on the edges, but I am diametrically distant from the middle ground. That was my experience in the cafe - so many folks that I've just got nothing in common with.David Sheddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486453767479128841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24677144.post-1148500465584684912006-05-24T20:54:00.000+01:002006-05-24T20:54:00.000+01:00Fascinating. Not just the post, but that fact that...Fascinating. Not just the post, but that fact that you can bevvy with the best of them (and others!). Surely this proves that you stand in an almost unique personal relationship to the two most influential leaders on either side of the dispute? Couldn't you broker a five-year 'Shedden plan'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com