tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827610763514427490.post7602601021790969256..comments2020-02-19T02:44:59.427-05:00Comments on One Short Sleep Past: Iconoclasm-clasmRev. Joseph W. Taber IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747868378809072597noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827610763514427490.post-64297411892915879792013-03-05T18:36:01.787-05:002013-03-05T18:36:01.787-05:00Great points Carol Marie!
I think that line is di...Great points Carol Marie!<br /><br />I think that line is different for every worshipping community. Obviously there's not a ratio or number of acceptable artistic expression, and each person will have a different opinion on how much is too much.<br /><br />I for one don't think that ecstatic worship is a necessarily bad thing. I've seen folks do it very earnestly. I think we've gone too far in the opposite direction and have limited what gifts are appropriate to offer to God.<br /><br />I think it's ok for us to try new things, and it's ok for us to fail at those things. It's less of a failure and more of a discernment process.<br /><br />We do have elements of iconography in our worship, such as the table and the baptismal font, even the Presbyterian Seal can be one. Perhaps we should be more open about our reverence for artistic expression and the engagement of all our senses.<br /><br />Thanks again for your comment!Rev. Joseph W. Taber IVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12747868378809072597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827610763514427490.post-4750430163405551502013-03-05T14:22:37.368-05:002013-03-05T14:22:37.368-05:00Well done on your article! I completely agree. We ...Well done on your article! I completely agree. We sometimes make the joke of CANDLES in the Presbyterian Church. I think that comes from our need to smell the sulfur and feel the heat.<br /><br />We have little glimpses of those alternate senses when we see the Baptismal Fount with water inside to remind us of our Baptisms. We taste the body and blood. We physically come to the table. We literally bring and serve the implements to those who cannot make the walk over.<br /><br />Yet... How do we know when we've gone too far? How do we know when we've made worship into an ecstatic experience? How do we know the difference from worshiping God and "feeling" something.Carol Marie Underwoodhttp://theologeekgurl.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.com