Been doing a little reading in C67, and I haven't done for a long time.
What a remarkable document, especially the material on reconciliation.
Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth" and "the light of the world."
And that's what C67 is all about.
In 1967, in my second year of seminary in Holland, Michigan, my folks lived in Grand Rapids. I remember being home one occasion and my father noting a full-page ad in the Grand Rapids Press lamenting C67 and its threat to the church.
I don't recall any more than that, and at the time, it didn't make a huge impression on me, but over the years, I've recalled that moment.
I suppose folks have always been concerned when a new confession was making its appearance. After all, a new statement most always takes us to some unexplored territory and puts a twist on things so that we can see the world in a slightly different way and discover previously hidden dimensions to our place in the world as followers of Jesus Christ.
Anyway, for what's worth, I'd recommend C67 ... read it slowly and read it often ... and, of course, read it critically, as we would any such document.
And take to heart its message of reconciliation, a pledge every Elder, Deacon and Minster of Word and Sacrament takes upon ordination - to work for the reconciliation of the world.
