Name Your Church?
Over on the "Discussing Our Stories" thread, there's an interesting discussion about people's feelings concerning church, worship music, etc. One of the first things you discover about people in real...
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I just joined this group yesterday and am finding my way around the site. We currently attend Saanich Baptist Church and our pastor is a small "b" baptist, not big "B". The name on the church means...
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Lorrie, welcome. Glad you've joined F*I*F. Thanks for introducing yourself in the reception hall and filling in some more detail here. It's always good to get to know each other better. I must say,...
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Welcome, Lorrie! Like you and Becky, I was born into a Mennonite family, which my parents left when I was 7. My folks thought the rest of the neighborhood might also want to learn about Jesus, and the...
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I'm transitioning from Hilton Head Presbyterian Church (PCA) in South Carolina, to Trinity Reformed Baptist Church in Baltimore.Except for the issue of baptism, they're nearly identical on doctrinal...
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Welcome, Lorrie!And there was a discussion about how hard it was for us to write conversion stories? I have enjoyed this so much, getting to know everyone a little better.My father's family was...
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I'm 22 and still living with my parents, so much of my church "travels" I've had little say in. Went to a Christian and Missionary Alliance church until I was ten, then moved to a little Baptist...
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I'm so glad to have a break today (husband working late and I'm not doing varnish work on the boat) so that I can slip in and visit with you guys. I've been reading everyone's post -- what a great...
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Quote:My veering came when a long-lost missionary Methodist grandmother told me the Hound of Heaven was after me.OK, I don't know if I should have chills or be depressed. This line is much like...
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The phrase is from a poem by Francis Thompson, I think. I might not have the name exactly right.Meg
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While here in CA with family, I am attending the first church I was a member of, Eastside Christian Church which...calls itself interdenominational.My church in NC is Faith & Victory Church in...
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Yes, it's Francis Thompson.Quote:I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years; I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind; and in the mist of...
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On the Church question, I'm reluctant to answer. But I've never really known when to shut my mouth. Please understand, I say none of the following to criticize others or say that everyone should be...
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Quote:I am a member of no church but The Church, because: 1. I have found no justification for church membership clearly spelled out in the Bible, 2. to me, exclusive membership in one specific...
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Chris, you sound a lot like my husband. For myself, I've been influenced a lot by my minister father, who believes that church membership is important. His view is that identifying with a local body...
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I so often wonder what God intends about such issues as church membership, because, of course, there was no such thing in the churches on record in the New Testament. Throw in our highly mobile...
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That's very true Becky. Membership, on a variety of levels, seems to hold less import. We definitely live in a variety culture. If somebody doesn't like something, they just move somewhere else,...
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I attend Northcoast Community Church, which is nondenominational charismatic. It's small, about 75 on a Sunday morning, and I love that...we're just one big happy family. I've been attending for...
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I belong to Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church. Im not sure how many members. Enough for three services on Sunday. The first, Early Light, is contemplative, with a Taize-style of worship and weekly...
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Quote:In NC I found a Charismatic Episcopal church that was thrown out of the diocese for preaching the Bible (they're now affiliated with the Rowandan diocese and have an African...
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