Thank you. This paragraph really touched me: "My presbyterian circles have very linear procedures for dealing with scandalous sin, and I’m grateful for them. But procedure without charity makes for very poor pastoral care. Procedures can be a tidy way to dispose of a complicated situation, but when premature and lacking sufficient charity they can do lasting harm."
Thank you. This paragraph really touched me: "My presbyterian circles have very linear procedures for dealing with scandalous sin, and I’m grateful for them. But procedure without charity makes for very poor pastoral care. Procedures can be a tidy way to dispose of a complicated situation, but when premature and lacking sufficient charity they can do lasting harm."