Introduction
God & Church
Without God in my life, I am nothing but an
empty soul. I have tried various religions
throughout the years, with varying success. The
best fit for me so far has been through the
Christian church.
We had attended a church in Hendersonville, NC.
At the menu to the left are messages from
those services. We are now church shopping.
Both Christian churches. One is less formal, is a
new church, and has great pastors. The other
one is very formal and meets in a church hall,
and has the mixture of the "pomp and
circumstance" we like. Tough choice.
Update: August 27, 2010
Unfortunately, we haven't found a church in SC
yet. The further South you go, the more
closed-minded people can be. We were hoping
to find an open and affirming church here, but it
doesn't seem that one exists. I had thought
about Episcopalian, because the denomination
as a whole supports gay rights, but that doesn't
mean that the individual churches do. I'd
imagine that the churches around here do not
support gay rights. Sundays just aren't right
without checking in with God in a formal setting.
The search continues.
Update: November 11, 2009:
We made our decision. We decided to go with
the smaller, less formal church. It is called Land
of the Sky United Church of Christ. As I
mentioned, the pastors are great and we have
been really impressed with the sermons we have
heard. The sermons have been a great mix of
intelligent, spiritual, and cultural components
that make them both interesting and
informative. We also like that the church is
unique; in addition to celebrating All Saint's Day
complete with an altar, last week they had
various "stations" set up to honor God but also
have fun. We had a painting station, a scrabble
station (use the letters to spell out what God
means to you), a "worry box", an activist table,
a room of meditation and prayer, and a praying
wall. I am sure we will continue to enjoy going
to this church.
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