tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968719854667903732.post5233893685292567446..comments2023-05-28T18:19:09.771+12:00Comments on misc.fords: My kinda churchDavid Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10390387594430697048noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968719854667903732.post-84079498030098522002016-03-31T00:59:51.486+13:002016-03-31T00:59:51.486+13:00Just downloaded this. Can not thank you enough. ...Just downloaded this. Can not thank you enough. What an expansive point of view - why is it not more "out there"? It is so logical that we would grow into a more "relaxed" spirituality - not at all a good way of putting it - as we apply a lifetime of learning and and seeing God at work all around us. As I focus more on the things that matter - a natural thing to do in our last decades - the more I can let go of the unrealistic expectations of the world. Stars in your crown today.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420614689584190781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968719854667903732.post-19651850170381985682016-03-30T19:16:19.572+13:002016-03-30T19:16:19.572+13:00Thank you, Pat. Richard Rohr's book, "Fal...Thank you, Pat. Richard Rohr's book, "Falling Upward" opened my eyes to the reality that it is natural to grow beyond church, to get to a point where we need something more than our churches can provide. That doesn't necessarily mean that we have to leave them, but sometimes that is part of the package, particularly if our church stands in the way of our continued growth and development.David Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390387594430697048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968719854667903732.post-25269679384212347752016-03-30T13:55:33.292+13:002016-03-30T13:55:33.292+13:00Agreed David.. after a lifetime of church attendan...Agreed David.. after a lifetime of church attendance, service on many levels and studying in many forms I have come to a certain age - a place that I saw others get to all of my life and "worried" about them so I know how others look at me - where my "church" is a list of people on a page in my journal. They are people who attend many different churches or no church at all but who are part of my fellowship of believers and whenever we are together, that is church. I am a "done" as far as participating in the life of one particular church body goes but I support and honor it's place for many people. I am not negative toward it - I just realize it is not a "requirement" and that for many reasons it is not the right place for me right now. I feel closer to God than I ever have because I have time to follow through with study, prayer and contemplation as I never had before when "church" was calling me to be going in several directions every day of the week. Service, is life.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420614689584190781noreply@blogger.com