tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post7642087613918422943..comments2024-01-12T12:39:47.241-08:00Comments on The Christian Monist: Lackadaisical SpiritualityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-56997547015476405312013-06-03T07:37:50.996-07:002013-06-03T07:37:50.996-07:00I think you will find a lot of people in this boat...I think you will find a lot of people in this boat. It was great to come to a place where I did not equate the interest in evangelical things with my connection to God.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03457723022566193014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-45154071603848629352013-06-02T09:32:50.968-07:002013-06-02T09:32:50.968-07:00I know it's like a year and half after you pos...I know it's like a year and half after you posted this, but just wanna say that this is resonating so greatly with me at this point in my life. <br /><br />Only, I agree with Anonymous, I just don't have the strength to figure things out anymore. And I don't read my Bible very often, I'm afraid.<br /><br />But yeah, just wanted to say how good it feels that there are other people out there feeling like this (so I'm not crazy ;))Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-59078374133215337362012-02-25T14:53:03.911-08:002012-02-25T14:53:03.911-08:00Mj just read this post and can't tell you how ...Mj just read this post and can't tell you how much it resonates. I am tired oh so very tired of churchianity. I have been for months. Haven't been to churchsince december , oh everyone misses me etc blah blah but my door is rarely knocked. I can't separate my annoyance with fellow christians from my relationship with God. Tricky! Oh and have kids so double the guilt trip!Collettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582110410939679787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-470861044174065052011-12-22T11:33:13.326-08:002011-12-22T11:33:13.326-08:00Your sitchie sounds so much like mine, only you de...Your sitchie sounds so much like mine, only you describe it better. "Loss of the hobby of Christianity, but wrapped up in the essence of it" is right where I am, and occasionally I have to check myself and remember that all the stuff I used to do -- all the stuff I was told I MUST do as part of the normative Christian life -- isn't necessary (and maybe never was). Jesus is all, and He's living in me -- that's more than enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-14052402885247454582011-12-21T11:06:07.846-08:002011-12-21T11:06:07.846-08:00I don't often comment here anymore (where'...I don't often comment here anymore (where's the time?) but I must say I do resonate with this piece of yours.<br />It's where I find myself too. I just can't get worked up about churchianity and the 'christian' work-work-work-message.<br />As I tweeted to a friend today - Maybe church (or christianity) is 'just' being fully (or renewed) human, being yourself truly in community. I find my relationships with friends (also a small house church I sometimes visit) and discussions over a drink, (often about movies - I love stories) and sharing life together, build me up more than hearing sermons, or singing praise music.<br />Glad to know there are more on this journey, as always.Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477699002066225256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-54381413571569722082011-12-21T08:57:42.099-08:002011-12-21T08:57:42.099-08:00And oh yeah, also lost interest in fighting the cu...And oh yeah, also lost interest in fighting the culture wars. So, a store wants to wish me "happy holidays" instead of "merry Christmas"? No problem, I don't care. I've pretty much come to terms with the fact that there will always be abortions happening, and there's no way to fight the porn industry, it's so pervasive. And David Barton is not the scholar I used to think he was, and he's likely dishonest as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-59517755480341141462011-12-21T08:48:06.421-08:002011-12-21T08:48:06.421-08:00What scary is how similar your experience is to mi...What scary is how similar your experience is to mine. Besides the things you mention, here's a couple other things that I've lost interest in: Bible studies, and theology in general. I'm just tired of trying to figure everything out, whether it be eschatology, (especially eschatology), or what the parable mean. I still read the Bible on an almost daily basis. (If I don't feel like it on some days, I don't beat myself up about it). And if I run up against something that seems contradictory to some other passage, which seems to happen pretty often, I just don't give it much thought, and keep on reading. I don't know why I read it every day, but it's somehow comforting to do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-878914472051909043.post-669544341315634872011-12-21T02:49:32.335-08:002011-12-21T02:49:32.335-08:00MJ....
Yesterday I got a Christmas card in the ma...MJ....<br /><br />Yesterday I got a Christmas card in the mail. It was from a guy I knew who works in Campus Crusade for Christ out west. Before I continue (and right now I can't find it....) there's a video of him on Youtube. It shows New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina in which he is thanking God for the hurricane and that the people of New Orleans will find God's blessing in it. I felt sick to my stomach when I watched it. <br /> <br />So then I get a Christmas card from this same individual in today's mail. And in the Christmas card he says the following:<br /> <br />"A couple of weeks ago, Yamin, one of the girls in our Bible study was hit by a car while riding her bike. Thankfully she did not sustain major injuries. Through it she has seen the Lord's protection on her. It seems the Lord is using it to draw her to Himself."<br /> <br />So....God orchestrates accidents and a bicycle rider being hit by a car to draw that person to himself. That's how God works? (scratches head) The other day in Fairfax Station, Virginia there was a pedestrian who was walking on the road who was hit by two cars who died when the person made it to the hospital. I guess God didn't love that person.....<br /> <br />Can you imagine that twisted logic of God using a bicycle rider being hit to be said about the following:<br /> <br />1. Someone committing suicide<br />2. Someone dealing with cancer<br />3. Someone being sexually molested<br />4. Someone being murdered. <br />5. A major terrorist attack<br />6. Outbreak of pandemic flu <br /> <br />I can just see the next Christmas card I get from someone in Campus Crusade for Christ...<br /> <br />"A few years ago one of our children was sexually molested by a predator at First Baptist. Thankfully the molester was apprehended by law enforcement. Through the molestation she has seen the Lord's protection on her. It seems the Lord is using the sexual abuse to draw her to Himself."<br /><br />I look at this stuff and I feel sick MJ. That's why I am lackadaisical abut faith overall. I don't see why Christians are like this? I don't....<br /><br />God using a bicycle accident to draw a person closer to himself? Well it allows one to look ath drunk driving and hit and run in a new light....Eaglenoreply@blogger.com