My church buddy has been talking for a couple of months about attending an ELCA church and this week, on the spur of the moment, I joined him. His mother’s family was ECLA. Marie was at Quaker meeting. I gotta tell you. There’s no one particular thing that shouted to me about this experience, butContinueContinue reading “Bethlehem Lutheran: An Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Congregation”
Category Archives: Church Tour 2018
UCC Experience
Marie and I went to a United Church of Christ service this morning. Jacob was away for the weekend celebrating his anniversary. UCC was recommended to me by several folks who heard that the UUs weren’t “churchy” enough for me. It was described to me by several people as “like-UU, but for folks who believeContinueContinue reading “UCC Experience”
All Saints Adult Formation Class: Do I have to believe? Part II: Me
The evangelical Southern Baptists of the Bible Belt farming town I grew up in can take a bow. I came to a new appreciation of their impact on my life and my system of beliefs after taking this All Saints class after a month at the church. This process really is a fascinating one. MyContinueContinue reading “All Saints Adult Formation Class: Do I have to believe? Part II: Me”
All Saints Adult Formation Class: Do I have to believe? Part I
I’m finding that my initial plan to visit each new church one time isn’t enough to come to an appreciation of them. Going forward I will spend 3-4 services at each location, assuming I like them. I went to three services at All Saints over the past month as well as one adult formation classContinueContinue reading “All Saints Adult Formation Class: Do I have to believe? Part I”
Church Visit 1: All Saints Episcopal Church
Wow. Talk about checking every single box from my What I’m Looking for in a Christian Church list. With gusto. This week, Marie and I went to the contemporary service at East Lansing’s All Saints Episcopal Church. This church made the list when they held a diversity and inclusion celebration as an alternative to theContinueContinue reading “Church Visit 1: All Saints Episcopal Church”
Religious Practice: What’s Important to Me?
I want to consider what aspects of religious practice are important to me as I start looking at new churches (the first visit is planned for this week and I’ll definitely post about it). Let’s start with prayer. I pray almost every day, but just once a day. For those of you who consider meditationContinueContinue reading “Religious Practice: What’s Important to Me?”
Exploring Christian Churches: What Am I Looking For?
When I first started attending UU Lansing, I said I was interested in finding a community where I could express kindess in a robust enviornment of good will. And I found that at UU. But after a year, there are some important things missing, too. Namely, a common understanding of God. At the very leastContinueContinue reading “Exploring Christian Churches: What Am I Looking For?”
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