tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069248139913568151.post802460811884260625..comments2023-05-08T02:31:29.705-07:00Comments on LatinLutheran: I am not a theologian...Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15792610484582716586noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069248139913568151.post-16665602228065548742012-08-22T19:46:41.811-07:002012-08-22T19:46:41.811-07:00Thank You Ron. I appreciated your insight. I have ...Thank You Ron. I appreciated your insight. I have learned many things over a cup of coffee. At times I feel the cup and the comfort of a friend makes me most authentic and open to learning. Gods house finds us whenever we need it. Jenniferjennntom@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432712707271713026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069248139913568151.post-30520406877999975732012-08-22T18:39:13.899-07:002012-08-22T18:39:13.899-07:00Great question!
And my answer: Definitely.
I cr...Great question!<br /><br />And my answer: Definitely. <br /><br />I cross paths with many walks of life working in the entertainment industry. When word gets out that I go to seminary I am suddenly asked deep personal questions about the existence of God, the meaning of life, etc. by people with whom I've never shared a single piece of personal information. Sometimes I am asked by people I've just met. <br /><br />It has always fascinated me. I work with a lot of rough-around-the-edges type of folk. Being a stagehand means being a part of a whole sub-culture with its own set of social rules. I have come to realize that many of us in the industry have never stepped foot in a church. I become the only contact they ever have with someone who is open and accessible for them to question. <br /><br />Its a difficult expectation to live up to. I feel sometimes that I lack the biblical knowledge to properly answer their questions. But, in the end, all I can hope to do is show God's grace and encourage further exploration on their part. <br /><br />I may doubt myself in these instances, but I thank God for those opportunities.<br /><br />Thanks again for posing such a great question!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10181512681389932441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069248139913568151.post-61689920190282944712012-08-22T18:33:28.412-07:002012-08-22T18:33:28.412-07:00I'm guessing you have a pretty narrow understa...I'm guessing you have a pretty narrow understanding of "theologian" in mind, when you use the term this way? I wouldn't blame you for that. I've spent a lot of years saying I'm not a theologian, I'm a religious educator. But increasingly I'm coming to believe that many more of us are theologians than usually claim that title, and that we ought to be more forthright about it. Not because we're going to be using technical language, but because speaking of God ("logos" about "theos") ought to be something our baptism qualifies us to do.Mary Hesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954022665480649924noreply@blogger.com