Recently, a good friend was in town and we got to watch the movie 1776. It's a musical with some notable figures in the movie version and a great opening sequence...actually the opening sequence is the best part of the movie. You can see it on youtube here.
There's a great quote by the obnoxious John Adams that Starts it off.
"I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two are called a law firm, and that three or more are called a congress."
I think in the church we could adapt it slightly. Bear with me on this. This isn't meant to be taken literally...
I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a theologian, that two are called the tribunal, and that three or more are called the chancery/a committe....
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i love that you called it a great movie. "sit down john!" :) it was good to see you dude. miss ya already. keep those kids in ames in line!
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