tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996416.post3388909271677011114..comments2023-10-20T11:18:35.696-04:00Comments on on coffee: sundays in the last monthoncoffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11247590396091771981noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996416.post-9020491012235753002007-01-08T14:29:00.000-05:002007-01-08T14:29:00.000-05:00No condemnation from this camp...
We are the 'chu...No condemnation from this camp...<br /><br />We are the 'church' - we are the living stones where-ever 24-7. <br /><br />Going to the 'temple' on a given day is Old Testament thinking. We are under a new covenant - or so I have it on good authority everytime I have communion cup!<br /><br />You are always welcome at walkingchurch (http://walkingchurch.blogspot.com/), someone might even talk to you, or ask you to pray, or ask if you have a word for the body, or ask you to disperse or pray over communion. <br /><br />I know I am preaching to the choir on this one - but I am doing my best not to keep this a secret!!!<br /><br />We will try not to weird you out! LOL.Walking Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07108948078929712054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996416.post-78350967457284531382007-01-08T14:20:00.000-05:002007-01-08T14:20:00.000-05:00Interesting reasoning from the theological liberal...Interesting reasoning from the theological liberal 32 year old single guy....I am probably the direct opposite of everything mentioned and still have difficulty finding a place in most churches. To my credit...not 64 but 49 years invested in this life. :)<br />Pastor Mike....come on down to the next walkingchurch....speaking for the gang, am I breaking a church rule RoG?) we would love to have you and welcome you with open arms. Literally...it is just crazy!<br />:)<br />Because of Him,In Christ Alonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16126695063065491937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996416.post-61111299743485278592007-01-08T13:50:00.000-05:002007-01-08T13:50:00.000-05:002nd week, I'm not surprised at all. I avoid churc...<b>2nd week</b>, I'm not surprised at all. I avoid church because of this continued trend. I don't blame anyone, nor am I embittered; I've merely accepted the fact that being somewhat of a theological liberal who is 32 and single with no ex-spouses or life partners and no children really has no place in most churches. Why force a square peg through a round hole, or whatever the appropriate cliché?<br /><br /><b>yesterday</b>, is it guilt or shame? I have just read in a book on neuroscience and religion that guilt is the feeling associated with a moral wrong or transgression, in which the guilty one is more concerned with how this act will affect others and the relationships with those people. Whereas, shame is the personal reflection of the act, in which the concern for others is mostly absent.<br /><br />For example: I have a sense of domestic shame for not cleaning the bathroom regularly, or doing the dishes every day. However, it would be very difficult for me to feel guilty for neglecting these mundane tasks because I am not in a relationship with another person who would be affected by my decisions and subsequent actions.<br /><br />So, no chance of moving to Alberta, eh?michael lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482483423597631548noreply@blogger.com