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I think so too!

Some things just have to be experienced. I cannot imagine an experience like this without faith.

No, I have not but will check it out. Thank You!

It was for me, but understand it does not need to be "Either/Or". You may still find fellowship and maybe even instruction (be careful) but still seek venues of service that more reflect Yeshua's teachings.

I had very similar experience with a church. I taught classes and helped others in their ministry until I made a comment that irritated an associate pastor. My comment, "Seniors attend church for reasons other than just Gaither Music." Shortly after I was relieved of my teaching...

5. A Shofar and a Tallit… While I read, an open bible is always before me. Some books require as much time in reference as in reading. Very little value is found in citing of chapter and verse. Sometimes this does a disservice to the truth. Originally there was no such bible index...

4. The Alpha and the Omega… These past five years have been profound. While difficult, sometimes feeling closer, sometimes feeling like a Judas; my faith is now very different. Time and judgement will eventually validate or condemn my experience. Some results of my journey. (Please know...

3. 99 Classic Books on the Shelf…99 Books on the shelf I plunged in. The first couple of books were easy, they were titles that had always been on my agenda. After that, the challenge was to identify and locate good titles. Just because a book is a “classic” does not mean it can hold my...

2. Only 80 more… To maintain sanity, two challenges came to mind. First, to learn how to cook. (Basic housekeeping is a no brainer). More importantly, to spend my free hours becoming closer to my Creator. Stimulated in part by A. W. Tozer’s little book, The Pursuit of God, a totally...

1. The call… So, several years ago retirement was just peeking over the horizon. A career in public service meant the golden years would take a little more planning than most. Then came “the phone call”. I was instantly thrust into the role of caregiver. This has been both the most...

I have learned that church is not my primary way to worship and honor God. I enjoy fellowship and occasionally get something from a sermon but don't count on church for much more. Try to live it daily.

I too have been enlightened by Watchman Nee (and rebuked for saying so). With our baptism we enter into The Messiah, we were crucified in him and we rose with him, free of our sin nature but still waiting our new bodies.

I absolutely agree about church structure hindering God's truth.

I have no clue if your dreams are good or bad but these were my initial thoughts. Going through a gate to your childhood home is a very common yearning in man. C. S. Lewis said: "If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation...

I understand about your brother. We bungled through life taking each other for granted until he began having problems. Then it was like this great chunk of my soul was threatened. Until then I did not realize what he really meant to me. I can only offer prayers.

When Jesus began his ministry, he didn’t raise money from his friends and sail to a foreign land to rescue savages. He didn’t go to school to get a degree so He could interpret God’s words to Man. He didn’t even buy a bunch of books and study the finer nuances of religion. He didn’t join a...

Some scholars attribute formal Church governance to the Constantinian Church. Prior to that, there were Elders and Deacons but not the strong central organizations we see in todays church. There are some who claim that the Constantinian Church was a requirement for Governmental control...

The Lord is my Shepherd too! Welcome to CC.

Have no doubt marriage takes a long time to work out. Lots of tears will be shed. Someone said that, "Marriage is two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other".

I was in a grocery store today following a young mother and her tree kids as they shopped. (I do have a soft spot for Mommies who sacrifice to take care of their children). Anyway, a box of blueberries fell from their cart sending them rolling all over the floor in all directions. I wanted to...