tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post2160684469638234156..comments2024-01-27T04:16:46.260-08:00Comments on The Other Adventist Home: The Old Lady, and the Answer to the Women's Ordination Crisistheotheradventisthomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833587098804932089noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post-23002334203911677002017-10-09T14:12:39.248-07:002017-10-09T14:12:39.248-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249111509135257076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post-35415942405199413412017-10-09T14:10:05.717-07:002017-10-09T14:10:05.717-07:00I just might make it home without my back and neck... I just might make it home without my back and neck in a knot from tension. I decided today was not a day for fighting traffic, if the guy on my left wants to dive in front of me, they are welcome to do so.<br /><a href="http://extaza.net/muslimanski-sanovnik/" rel="nofollow">islamski sanovnik</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249111509135257076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post-80153320266780783942017-09-28T18:00:44.966-07:002017-09-28T18:00:44.966-07:00I appreciate your point of view, Laura. And you ma...I appreciate your point of view, Laura. And you may be right. Let me explain why women of my generation are pushing the women's ordination issue as hard as we can. We were once young like you and we were leaders in the church and we led by example and we thought the church was progressing and it was only a matter of time. And then suddenly, the false headship doctrine reared it ugly head and it began to feel we were losing ground, that the church was going backwards and all the gains we thought we had made were now endangered. And we're literally running out of time--we're old now and all we have left are words.Janet Brocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post-73914673088936839092017-09-09T18:14:59.878-07:002017-09-09T18:14:59.878-07:00Thank you, Pastor. Your words are from God's ...Thank you, Pastor. Your words are from God's Spirit! No more arguing, only stepping in and carrying the Gospel wherever the doors open. "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him (or her) who bringeth good tidings...." Isaiah 52:7Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11827335679686038483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post-8963523890611742112017-09-09T10:52:57.636-07:002017-09-09T10:52:57.636-07:00thank you, point made and taken to heartthank you, point made and taken to heartcatladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526060960465142296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post-23552704945050605962017-09-09T08:16:00.577-07:002017-09-09T08:16:00.577-07:00Thank you, Tom King. Well said.
Thank you, Tom King. Well said.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861144612373375333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post-39805055663453533572017-09-09T06:23:05.317-07:002017-09-09T06:23:05.317-07:00Thank you for sharing your experience and thank yo...Thank you for sharing your experience and thank you for following God's calling. Our Father is faithful to finish the work that He began in you as together we share the Good News of His kingdom. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184105665909657586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post-71693316980373477382017-09-09T01:39:11.892-07:002017-09-09T01:39:11.892-07:00I love that Tom King.I love that Tom King.Karen Ronknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post-14069624041129104112017-09-08T22:47:43.841-07:002017-09-08T22:47:43.841-07:00You are right about the direction to take. There i...You are right about the direction to take. There is nothing like a determined, quiet witness to overcome the stubbornness of the saints. Ordination is not some magical transfer of spiritual power and we do wrong to treat it as such. Ordination is simply how the church recognizes a members' call to service. We need to stop giving ordination the halo of mysticism and recognize it for what it is. It is the church telling a person called to ministry that we are with them and recognize that God has laid a burden upon them to serve. The spiritual power is already on the called one. All we can do is lift you up in prayer and send you on your way into the mission fields, whether foreign or domestic. We're with you. That's what we're saying. We don't ordain you because we think you'll then be able to transmutate bread into flesh and wine into actual blood. We confer no magical powers. We simply tell you welcome aboard. Take up your station. Help us sail this big boat home.<br /><br />Tom King<br /><br />Tom Kinghttp://adventistmen.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post-55394792607448054612017-09-08T15:54:37.275-07:002017-09-08T15:54:37.275-07:00Excellent post, Laura! Women leaders are needed in...Excellent post, Laura! Women leaders are needed in the church now more than ever. God will enable and empower all whom He has called by His Spirit to finish the work. Ladies, please don't let church politics and obstinate mindsets based on tradition prevent you from following your calling and using the gifts He has bestowed on you. Your ministry and pastoral influence is vital for the balance and health of God's people!Mike Simsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post-65736847351470975192017-09-08T14:50:28.011-07:002017-09-08T14:50:28.011-07:00I work in Northern Ontario and have 4 small groups...I work in Northern Ontario and have 4 small groups - I can drive to one, train to one and fly to two. Have been doing this for 7 years waiting for a male to take over. Somehow, I don't think that will be happening anytime soon.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12020007967754824862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4849880221463921104.post-40808348347104861092017-09-08T13:33:09.335-07:002017-09-08T13:33:09.335-07:00If you know God has called you, then you must obey...If you know God has called you, then you must obey Him, no matter what any humans may say. "From the beginning, faithful souls have constituted the church on earth." AA p. 11. The time will come when most of the male leaders of the church will be in prison. Then the Lord will be free to take the reins in His own hands, and He will be able to use the women He has called and ordained by His own authority to fill the vacancies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com