During his sermon yesterday morning, our new pastor told of how he recently encountered another local pastor who expressed his dismay over our church’s acceptance of homosexuals. After asking if he was pastoring the “happy” church, this other minister expressed his disapproval, and even said he had a couple of women in his congregation that he’d . . . → Read More: The ‘Happy’ Church
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Leave a commentRemember when I went to the baby mega-church with a friend a few weeks back? She was so excited to have found a church that fed her spiritually, and she wanted to share it with everyone around her. Although I wasn’t very impressed with the style of worship, I was happy that she had potentially found a . . . → Read More: Expecting The Worst By Brian, on October 17th, 2009 |
One comment“To follow Jesus is to be political.” I quoted that line from a book titled If God Is Love: Rediscovering Grace in an Ungracious World in an article I posted over two years ago. I remembered it during a meeting at church earlier this week. Here’s the full paragraph: The question is not whether we should mix Christianity . . . → Read More: The Politics of Jesus By Brian, on August 17th, 2009 |
2 comments“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” – Maria Robinson Soon after we started attending our church a few years ago, I remember talking to a couple of my coworkers about how wonderful the people were and how much we were enjoying our time with . . . → Read More: After The Glitter Fades By Brian, on June 30th, 2009 |
2 commentsPart of me wishes I could wake up and realize that last week was just a really, really bad dream. The other part thinks that even though life is harsh, cruel, and unpredictable, maybe we need to experience the negative aspects in order to more fully appreciate the times when life is good. Last Sunday started off . . . → Read More: Something Beautiful From Something Ugly By Brian, on June 16th, 2009 |
3 commentsOver a year ago, I wrote about my hesitancy at becoming a member of my church. My concerns were centered around two points: my lack of faith and wanting to join the church as a couple. At the time I wrote the aforementioned entry, my partner and I were in entirely different frames of mind spiritually. While . . . → Read More: The Next Step By Brian, on September 3rd, 2007 |
21 commentsI’ve been attending a UCC church for almost a year and a half, but am still amazed that I was able to find such a loving and accepting church within a reasonable driving distance of my home. I had been away from church for several years, not interested in worshiping in any of the rather conservative and . . . → Read More: Just For The Taste Of It |
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