Does anyone know the right response to someone if they say to you, "You look very young to be a minister"?
Steve Caldwell says "The problem here isn't humanism vs. theism for theist Unitarian Universalists -- it's the non-creedal nature of Unitarian Universalism" This is a good point. We need to think much more deeply about what it means to be a non-creedal religion. The first thing I want to say is that there is more than one possible understanding of non-creedalism. The Disciples of Christ are a non-creedal church, they say here : " Freedom of belief. Disciples are called together around one essential of faith: belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Persons are free to follow their consciences guided by the Bible, the Holy Spirit study and prayer, and are expected to extend that freedom to others." Quakers are also non-creedal and say here : Quakers have no set creed or dogma - that means we do not have any declared statements which you have to believe to be a Quaker. There are, however, some commonly held views which unite us. One accepted view is that th...
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- God calls us no matter how old we are.
- Your momma.
- I've been doing this for a few years, so imagine what I looked like three years ago!
- When I bury you, I promise to look older and dignified.
- Someone's got to reach out to the younger generation, right?
- Your face.
(some are snarky...sorry)
"you may only be thirty one...but you took that funeral like a fifty one year old"
I think it was meant to be a compliment...
(thanks for the blog)
peace.
People say that I look too young to do whatever all the time. If they mean it as a compliment then a thanks is appropriate. If it's meant as an insult the thanks often takes the wind out of their sales.