tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post3329560419656632218..comments2024-03-29T10:31:35.829-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: I Live In My Church, Part 2Ms. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-10569441147723207972014-04-12T20:55:10.028-04:002014-04-12T20:55:10.028-04:00Throw out the Pharisees. It just seems over the t...Throw out the Pharisees. It just seems over the top. Humility means much more in my mind. Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-1906170341641722932014-04-11T08:00:29.432-04:002014-04-11T08:00:29.432-04:00Ellen Abbott- Well, it is odd how humans can come ...Ellen Abbott- Well, it is odd how humans can come up with money for things they really want. And I guess this congregation really wanted a giant church. <br /><br />Denise- It just seems so absurd to me. You should see this place. It's like a castle. <br /><br />heartinhand- Or beside a river. Yes. <br /><br />Carolyn- I don't know if this congregation is self-righteous or not. I just know that they have built one hell of a big building to house their worship. But I'm with you. I'll worship as I move about my life, noticing that which is freely set before me.<br /><br />Angella- It does boggle the mind, doesn't it? <br /><br />Stephanie- Yes. <br /><br />Jill- And to you, sweetie.<br /><br />Birdie- It is so odd to me how the supposed followers of Jesus have come up with some of these ideas of how best to follow him.<br /><br />catrina- I am as anti-religious as they come but I recognize that it is very important to some people. I just don't get the need to enshrine it all in such a building. Which actually separates us from the Creation. <br /><br />Ms. Vesuvius- I am glad. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-51914568228250708382014-04-10T21:36:16.087-04:002014-04-10T21:36:16.087-04:00I saw these pictures this morning and they warmed ...I saw these pictures this morning and they warmed my soul. Vesuvius At Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783271096885148080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-24799381784577942042014-04-10T16:35:36.564-04:002014-04-10T16:35:36.564-04:00Though not a Bible thumper, I do know that the &qu...Though not a Bible thumper, I do know that the "church" is NOT a building, but the souls who gather in His name. Churches in modern times are buildings that the elders or deacons (or whatever they're called) are responsible for raising money to run it. Though I do go to a church on a fairly regular basis, I find my real church is watching the sun rise over our lake, or the hummingbirds buzzing around the feeders, or my grandkids doing cartwheels in the yard.catrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07720522155673519189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-43351016353265952462014-04-10T14:09:06.385-04:002014-04-10T14:09:06.385-04:00I can't help but think that God would be griev...I can't help but think that God would be grieved over such wastefulness. If everyone in the country is clothed, fed and has access to medical care THEN build your million dollar churches. Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-60728877777227636902014-04-10T13:35:48.629-04:002014-04-10T13:35:48.629-04:00I say too: Amen.I say too: Amen.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671446238805535547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-68009036891814362892014-04-10T13:30:22.080-04:002014-04-10T13:30:22.080-04:00Amen.Amen.Steph(anie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01345590378662641435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-45860463594123798582014-04-10T12:44:04.204-04:002014-04-10T12:44:04.204-04:00I always say, your trees are cathedrals, the light...I always say, your trees are cathedrals, the light that touches them, celestial. You live in a holy place. imagine all the hungry people who might have been fed with the money that went into building that cross stamped out on the ground.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-8708440849176562252014-04-10T12:38:39.180-04:002014-04-10T12:38:39.180-04:00Exactly, Mary Moon ... written about this before h...Exactly, Mary Moon ... written about this before how I loathe, despise and detest these billion dollar monolithic churches with their self righteous denizens telling everyone how the cow ate the cabbage and all the while ... people are starving ...<br /><br />somewhere in the bible Jesus said something about church being under a tree... I could go fetch it but I don't want to.<br /><br />pet peeve of mine ~ self righteous church goers ... don't know what being a follower of Jesus means .. just amen to whoever mentions .. praise the lord.<br /><br />you got me started ... !<br /><br />AND your pictures of the sunlight through the trees? that's it... or by a river or on a mountain or wherever ... nature is m'church ~ don't need no stinkin man made building to go with man made stinkin religions.. , Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663919207326700505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-36684694702198850842014-04-10T10:17:57.345-04:002014-04-10T10:17:57.345-04:00Did they even have churches in the bible? Didn'...Did they even have churches in the bible? Didn't The Lord always appear outside, near a bush or a mountain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-90691822865589970692014-04-10T10:10:52.607-04:002014-04-10T10:10:52.607-04:00WELL, money can't buy you love, and I doubt it...WELL, money can't buy you love, and I doubt it can but salvation either. Silly shit.Denise Emanuel Clemenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982725113569943337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-10977882451012270052014-04-10T09:42:57.862-04:002014-04-10T09:42:57.862-04:00shameful that they spent 12 million dollars on a b...shameful that they spent 12 million dollars on a building to worship a god that eschewed all that. I imagine Jesus would tell them they should have spent that money helping the hungry, homeless, and ill. and really, how can a building be more glorious, be a better testament than the natural world?ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.com