tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862587165592930525.post5232767534127237044..comments2024-03-13T14:50:10.965-07:00Comments on The Rector's Corner: The Unassimilated ChurchBrandon Filberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06355914204734644026noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862587165592930525.post-78785696726703433322009-12-08T15:11:30.986-08:002009-12-08T15:11:30.986-08:00Perhaps so, David. I was writing from the perspect...Perhaps so, David. I was writing from the perspective of one involved in a specific way of "living according to the exhortations repeated often by Jesus and the apostles." In the tradition in which I am formed, the assimilation of the Faith is a deep, life-long process. The attempt to make "short cuts" in that effort seems to have resulted in some serious damage to our witness to the Gospel. My own experience has been that, when attended to prayerfully and with humility, Liturgical Christianity has a a great capacity to express quite well the content of your last sentence.<br /><br />Under the Mercy,<br /><br />BrandonBrandon Filberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06355914204734644026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862587165592930525.post-57609162302602802982009-12-08T09:26:29.346-08:002009-12-08T09:26:29.346-08:00The principle underlining Kleiner's statement ...The principle underlining Kleiner's statement is definitely worth taking into consideration. However, should not our spiritual concentration be focused on living according to the exhortations repeated often by Jesus and the apostles rather than on form and rituals left unmentioned in scripture? Perhaps the religious add-ons so prominent in liturgical practices are less an aid than a hindrance to pure and simple devotion to Christ. Walking in love and functioning in the "one anothers" all week long may be simple, but remain the essence of authentic Christianity.David Fredricksonhttp://www.familyroommedia.comnoreply@blogger.com