tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34979731.post1368535709997967508..comments2023-10-28T03:09:34.654-07:00Comments on peaceable kin-dom: church shelf-lifeRev Katie M Laddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04202878992241658856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34979731.post-79639119320943123332007-10-05T00:35:00.000-07:002007-10-05T00:35:00.000-07:00LOL. No, Paul didn't expect his world to continue ...LOL. No, Paul didn't expect his world to continue much longer, but I'm sure he thought the church would hang in there to the last.<BR/><BR/>I agree that it can, and often is, sad to see a longstanding institution fall away. But is sadness always a bad thing or just a natural response to change and loss?<BR/><BR/>I do wonder about the institutions of Modernity and how they will find a way in this Rev Katie M Laddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202878992241658856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34979731.post-38959218520932664812007-10-01T14:36:00.000-07:002007-10-01T14:36:00.000-07:00I've attended a few urban churches that have been ...I've attended a few urban churches that have been on the decline and that are barely surviving. As populations go in flux and conditions change, the old attenders go away or die, and the church has to attract new ones to continue to survive. Society is always changing, and churches can come and go as a result, but I do think it can be sad to see a longstanding institution fall by the wayside.<Mystical Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828225180668865911noreply@blogger.com