OK...OK...I go to church now. I know what you are thinking has hell froze over? Nah, I used to be being into church and by that I got caught up in super huge mega churches because it was easy to be anonymous which is good sometimes because I do like watching. Then I went small town church and there was no chance of watching. So after a significant sabbatical from church (note: I never said that I did not deepen my faith and convection by not being in church) I started going to church with my beautiful wife and children and I can say that this is a pretty good place. I think that the preacher has well thought out ideas and makes a point to do things in an organized fashion so it does not fizzle or end up on the shoulders of a select group. I also must say that the place as a whole is welcoming. I ended up joining a group and it could be very good, but I am still spending time watching people. I have found that I have spent more time waiting for people in the church to fail so that I can call them hypocrites, but really why do I do that? Why do I resent "Jesus Freaks" or "Happy Happy Jesus People"? I don't know I have made it a point to make myself a better defender of the faith and I think to myself could these people defend their belief? Would their defense be simplistic? Does it matter? I think that it odes not matter if you are a "Jesus Freak" or Happy Happy Jesus People" if your happy have at it. I think I need to work more at being less cynical and more accepting of face value. It doe not matter if these people are real or "fake" they are just people and is that not the whole point. Remember in scripture the Christ said (and I am paraphrasing) "if they are not against us they are with us" - so join the party.
Now a final note to all my Jewish peeps - don't worry I am still with you. I am looking at how to celebrate Roshashana with month. I enjoy looking for ways to celebrate my christian heritage and I think that at certain times of the year the best way is to celebrate the way Christ did with feasts and celebrations that are ordered by God at the time of Father Abraham and then to Moses and then to the Prophets. I mean hey if it is good enough for God on earth it ought to be good enough for this little want to be Hebrew/Christian.
Coming soon some random notes and observations.
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