tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post1498148862727629156..comments2024-01-12T12:39:47.241-08:00Comments on The Christian Monist: Running From . . . Not ToUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-21199843142600537002012-02-27T22:30:58.060-08:002012-02-27T22:30:58.060-08:00I would be one of the pissed off people MJ! ;-)
...I would be one of the pissed off people MJ! ;-) <br /><br />I hear what you are saying as I ran from evangelicalism as well. <br /><br />I have this situation that has developed in my family. And I'm a long way from home as this plays out. My Dad had a medical crisis and was rushed to the ER. He appeared to recover and then I had some past fundagelicals that asked me about my skepticism with God. And they told my that prayers were answered. Why do I feel this way? <br /><br />I never emailed the person back. But I was thinking about doing so when my Dad was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He will be having surgery shortly and I've been thinking of where are these people who talk about answered prayers now? When life is going great they pop up everywhere...but when the shit hits the fan, they are no where to be found.Eaglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-74464222706551028092012-02-25T21:22:44.860-08:002012-02-25T21:22:44.860-08:00I think if I were in a bigger city, I could find t...I think if I were in a bigger city, I could find those of like heart. Here, there is a sharp divide between the Evangelicals and the New Age Tree Worshipers. <br /><br />I did have one friend who was on the same page, but he lives half the year in Italy.<br /><br />I've shared the story once where I tried to start a house church. Looking back, it failed because every family that came, had left the Evangelical church out the hyper-evangelical door. One of the families that came, required the wife to wear a veil (think of the lunatic that kidnapped Elizabeth Smart). You have to smile . . . or go mad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03457723022566193014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-53536811003697075062012-02-25T09:29:35.634-08:002012-02-25T09:29:35.634-08:00Again you describe an experience I also note in my...Again you describe an experience I also note in myself. I am currently more and more becoming part of a house church, a group of people who are genuinely searching for the love of God. In the mean time there's no single neuron in my brain that wants to go to regular church any more. On the other side I don't expect the house church to be 'heaven on earth'. The experience of church that you hope for, I long for too, which is: real relationship. But I find I cannot orchestrate that. I can only recognize it when I'm in it. Last night with a friend, just now with my younger brother visiting. I can only receive it as a gift, not trying to hold on to it as something to control. And all those experiences of true fellowship are mere tastes of the glory still to come.Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477699002066225256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-50370335511695576102012-02-24T21:10:18.750-08:002012-02-24T21:10:18.750-08:00Keep the faith! Love your blog.Keep the faith! Love your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-53774074150392942972012-02-24T17:32:31.628-08:002012-02-24T17:32:31.628-08:00This is awesome. You have described a lot my own e...This is awesome. You have described a lot my own experiences and conclusions that I have reached in recent years. Thanks for being honest, and keep writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com