tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681449799139654869.post8495980629760452585..comments2011-11-01T15:44:37.782-04:00Comments on Readfield UMC: Walk Away ?Karen L Munsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488270352697943490noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681449799139654869.post-58167410157291659952010-03-22T09:26:57.077-04:002010-03-22T09:26:57.077-04:00Great examples, Rocko, all having to do with a fai...Great examples, Rocko, all having to do with a failure of accountability. Not just the responsibility of the person to keep their commitments, but also a cultural climate that puts absolution before confession. (Does love really mean never having to say you're sorry? When we ask forgiveness rather than permission, are we really saying I'm sorry or just satisfied that we got our way?) <br /> We'd rather practice "out of sight, out of mind" than help each other become covenant keepers. Of course that's due in no small part to the way that covenant has come to be seen as inflexible, all nailed down.<br /> Accountability doesn't have to be punitive a'la puritanical. Speaking the truth to one another in love is part of maturing in Christ.Karen L Munsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488270352697943490noreply@blogger.com