tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643654861670171975.post2894937672565388568..comments2024-03-14T02:51:03.898-04:00Comments on Lyrics of Love and Lore: Church Street United Methodist Church, Knoxville, TNClinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12417401195683808500noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643654861670171975.post-61792268176879734742012-09-13T05:38:31.787-04:002012-09-13T05:38:31.787-04:00Lovely church. God bless you with a united, happy ...Lovely church. God bless you with a united, happy community. No matter what group you belong, just continue being a blessing to others.Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858597624646950763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643654861670171975.post-74889625897330836202012-09-10T23:34:41.096-04:002012-09-10T23:34:41.096-04:00That's a lovely church. P|leased you are both ...That's a lovely church. P|leased you are both happy with your choice.<br />Yes, God does have a plan for us, he has it all mapped out.<br /><br />Here where I live, if you belong to a certain religion you usually go to the church nearest to you, if you just don't happen to like the people there you go to another church of same religion.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643654861670171975.post-58681691683434752272012-09-10T17:18:55.014-04:002012-09-10T17:18:55.014-04:00I think that the older we get the less status mean...I think that the older we get the less status means. You were in that class as number one. Number two - you might be the same actual age - but way ahead mentally. Get it?Chatty Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232040517217024681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643654861670171975.post-61693491052747207942012-09-10T15:04:32.308-04:002012-09-10T15:04:32.308-04:00Thank you all for your responses. I agree with al...Thank you all for your responses. I agree with all of you. I've often said that church is the devil's workshop. It's easy to get caught up in pettiness and pride. I've done it myself. But I do know that God has a plan for us and we will find ourselves on a rewarding journey where we can be a light for others as we ourselves grow in our spirituality.Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417401195683808500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643654861670171975.post-50883602038199083162012-09-10T12:10:44.518-04:002012-09-10T12:10:44.518-04:00What a beautiful church, Lovely to have settled th...What a beautiful church, Lovely to have settled there.<br /><br />I am back with a new blog but unfortunately can't get it on Internet Explorer. I know a few on Firefox have got it also on Chrome where I put it together,<br />Hope you and all are well.<br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643654861670171975.post-83697454024506281702012-09-10T11:08:00.490-04:002012-09-10T11:08:00.490-04:00When I attened the Nazarene church back in MA (tha...When I attened the Nazarene church back in MA (that I've mentioned before) they had started home bible study groups because they felt that this would be the church of the future, meeting in private homes I guess out of the government eye, real apocalyptic stuff. So a friend and I joined a local group of about 5 and there was also another new person there, she was a younger person who was a single mother and very lonely. She said she liked to walk but was afraid to go alone so my friend and I gave her our phone numbers and asked for hers so that we could get together and walk. During a break in the bible study the pastor invited us to step outside where he berated us for being too pushy and said we might scare her away. I thought we were being nice and friendly and we really liked this younger girl who was all alone. Hey, how about two instant older friends who can be there for you! He didn't appreciate our being friendly. Maybe he felt threatened by us, you know two strong women who know how to spread the love of the Lord.<br />Hmmmm, something I will never forget. Carol Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744965568317454970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643654861670171975.post-42916712824980330592012-09-10T11:01:48.903-04:002012-09-10T11:01:48.903-04:00Clint you only tried three out of eighteen classes...Clint you only tried three out of eighteen classes, my suggestion is to try ... there just might be something out of your comfort zone for you to learn from or through, maybe you and Cindy are to be the example for the younger ones, maybe God is trying to tell you something different than you are used to and the feelings of not being welcome might be a sign. I don't have the answers, this is just a possibility, but I would for sure suggest different classes. <br /><br />The church itself is beautiful, too bad not all of the patrons attitudes are as beautiful as the church itself. And as far as I'm concerned, you are in the best category or 'class', you're real and genuine and a job description does not define who you are. The best message I get in AA is nobody is above nor below anyone else, the judges, lawyers, social workers (had to throw that one in here!) are the same as the homeless or poverty stricken... all of our blood is the same color. I'm not saying that it's totally harmonious, I'm saying that the groups who judge I can feel when I walk into a room, there's zero spirituality in this so I choose not to attend these meetings. I've found a home group who loved me until I could learn to like myself, now if this isn't God love at it's finest I don't know what is. The funny thing is that I've found God in the rooms of AA more so than in most of the churches I've attended. <br /><br />All the best in finding out where God wants you! Have a wonderful week! <br /><br />Hi Cindy, I hope you also have a great week! darlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04886502544010479581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643654861670171975.post-31974934681477654112012-09-10T10:32:16.605-04:002012-09-10T10:32:16.605-04:00People are people. And thank the Lord, we can rise...People are people. And thank the Lord, we can rise above that petty stuff. I agree with you about the "status Sunday school" class. Move on. Find a place where there are real people. Drunks. Cheats. Liars. All of us are just trying to get it together.David Ruperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765017700988820676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643654861670171975.post-87079191640837709092012-09-10T09:35:38.172-04:002012-09-10T09:35:38.172-04:00From our years of experience, we should not be sur...From our years of experience, we should not be surprised by human nature .. it is the same inside the church as outside. It's not left outside the door. Look at what Jesus had to deal with, human behavior at its very worst.Cindy Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637906385592484767noreply@blogger.com