Comments for What If Church Were Different? http://gogetscatter.com Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:49:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on First Church Experience? by ialeks http://gogetscatter.com/2010/02/22/first-church-experience/#comment-77 ialeks Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:49:06 +0000 http://gogetscatter.com/?p=654#comment-77 since ive never had a full family and until this day i don't really know how a stereotypical model of a family should look like, i would say that the most positive was the fact that i felt some kind of unity within my grandparent's home. it was one of those rituals that enabled all of us to get closer to each other as a group of people living under the same roof--something that we did together every sunday. a part of us. rather than all of us doing something different and for their own interest since ive never had a full family and until this day i don’t really know how a stereotypical model of a family should look like, i would say that the most positive was the fact that i felt some kind of unity within my grandparent’s home. it was one of those rituals that enabled all of us to get closer to each other as a group of people living under the same roof–something that we did together every sunday. a part of us. rather than all of us doing something different and for their own interest

]]> Comment on First Church Experience? by Michael Dennis http://gogetscatter.com/2010/02/22/first-church-experience/#comment-76 Michael Dennis Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:39:26 +0000 http://gogetscatter.com/?p=654#comment-76 yeah i agree kyle. it seems like it is a struggle because of both perspectives wanting to take the place of jesus. we end up elevating others because it seems like they must know jesus so much better than we do and they are easier to see than jesus and so they make for an easy fill in of the gospel, but a lousy substitute :) however, we also can drift toward present perfect lives because we like how how people respond to it and it makes us feel good about ourselves when ultimately people should walk away thinking about jesus not how great we are. good thoughts yeah i agree kyle. it seems like it is a struggle because of both perspectives wanting to take the place of jesus. we end up elevating others because it seems like they must know jesus so much better than we do and they are easier to see than jesus and so they make for an easy fill in of the gospel, but a lousy substitute :)

however, we also can drift toward present perfect lives because we like how how people respond to it and it makes us feel good about ourselves when ultimately people should walk away thinking about jesus not how great we are.

good thoughts

]]> Comment on First Church Experience? by Kyle Smith http://gogetscatter.com/2010/02/22/first-church-experience/#comment-75 Kyle Smith Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:53:19 +0000 http://gogetscatter.com/?p=654#comment-75 wow. i literally just put up a post on my blog about this. here's a brief excerpt... "I’ve had pastors that have deeply disappointed me. But when they did, I treated it like it was God that was letting me down. Though pastors have a greater responsibility for their church, they’re still sinners. They still screw up. But why is that so hard to accept? Still don’t have the answer to that one. But I think knowing this helps me with my church relationships. Nothing bothers me more than for people to be something they’re not at church. All my life everyone at church puts on those smiling faces and speaks only of their perfect lives. Never of their problems or struggles. So no wonder I think that everyone at a church has to be flawless." wow. i literally just put up a post on my blog about this. here’s a brief excerpt… “I’ve had pastors that have deeply disappointed me. But when they did, I treated it like it was God that was letting me down. Though pastors have a greater responsibility for their church, they’re still sinners. They still screw up. But why is that so hard to accept? Still don’t have the answer to that one. But I think knowing this helps me with my church relationships. Nothing bothers me more than for people to be something they’re not at church. All my life everyone at church puts on those smiling faces and speaks only of their perfect lives. Never of their problems or struggles. So no wonder I think that everyone at a church has to be flawless.”

]]> Comment on First Church Experience? by Michael Dennis http://gogetscatter.com/2010/02/22/first-church-experience/#comment-74 Michael Dennis Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:52:17 +0000 http://gogetscatter.com/?p=654#comment-74 ialeks - i think a lot of people are in this place...of wanting to believe, but not sure who to trust. it seems like jesus might have had something else in mind when he started this gathering of people who looked past background, sex, education, and status. what do you think were some positives of your grandma taking you to church? ialeks – i think a lot of people are in this place…of wanting to believe, but not sure who to trust. it seems like jesus might have had something else in mind when he started this gathering of people who looked past background, sex, education, and status. what do you think were some positives of your grandma taking you to church?

]]> Comment on First Church Experience? by ialeks http://gogetscatter.com/2010/02/22/first-church-experience/#comment-73 ialeks Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:24:37 +0000 http://gogetscatter.com/?p=654#comment-73 im not really a big believer of church. yes of course i do believe in God ive been raised in catholic religion my grandma would wake me up every sunday morning and take me to church-it was considered normal and i never questioned it, but as time went by and i experienced freedom and more knowledge came across, i started asking more questions and doubting what i've been exposed to. right now i wish i could be more spiritual but all the negativity coming from the catholic church disables me to just simply believe and go along im not really a big believer of church.
yes of course i do believe in God
ive been raised in catholic religion
my grandma would wake me up every sunday morning and take me to church-it was considered normal and i never questioned it, but as time went by and i experienced freedom and more knowledge came across, i started asking more questions and doubting what i’ve been exposed to.
right now i wish i could be more spiritual but all the negativity coming from the catholic church disables me to just simply believe and go along

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