Christians Unite!

[8888]

I am really missing church. I know that there are many churches who have services online, but I don't have the data needed. Sigh...

That stinks. Can you listen to a podcast instead? Maybe that would use less data than a video service?

 

[Changing4Best]

I like radio, but I have a neighbor who detests it, even when I play it softly. I swear he has bionic hearing.

 

[8888]

Oh wow, close the window if you normally have it open when you listen. Otherwise I have no suggestions.

 

[Changing4Best]

I got our church's newsletter yesterday, and our secretary, bless her, had put everything on the calendar like (as if) we would be attending all our usual events. I heard that our first Church service will be on May tenth. Social distancing will be required, and we have a big Church, so I think we should be able to do it. Yay!

 

[Changing4Best]

I had a nice home visit from my Pastor today. His wife came too. We talked about when church will reopen and he said it will most likely be at the end of next month. We even discussed the logistics of that. I gave him a book entitled Messy Grace. It is written by a pastor whose parents are gay. He said he would read it and then we would discuss it. Maybe even a small group could discuss it, he said. We are Methodists, so this is important to our international Church at this time.

 

[Changing4Best]

Well, I was thinking we could have a virtual church service here on Sunday. Our weather here is supposed to be nasty, and churches are closed anyway, so who would like to give a sermon? We can't really sing hymns, unless we make up our own. Anyone musical here? Let's find a reason to join together in worship. No reason to wait for Sunday either. We can start now.

 

[Tinyflame]

I never listen to hymns, but I did, this is a favorite, and a perfect waltz:

This I like the 1st shall be last, but I like the punchier version. But I feel like a child when I hear it:

This makes me cry, but at least in the right way. No version I really like though.

And this is Ed Sheeran. Hozier did it for Covid:

But then I found this. Which made me cry, in a good way. I think it's because I heard today of an Irish guy becoming a St (well he is one, just in the process), who I prayed my brains out to, though I don't remember why to him. Plus had a dream with him in it once, 'nuts' as I realize that sounds. I want to live long enough to see what 'day'/ date they give him

I do know, no one Irish could sing and not move that slow for long.. lasted 4.5 minutes :) ..
Come to think of it, it sounds like Lord of All Hopefulness, tune. :confused:
I think it's nice, because I need hope.

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I think my problem is, I do see Christ, even in the as*holes. I wish I didn't, tbh. Although, I am sure I'm an as*hole to some others, too.
I like, 'Be thou my dignity'. ^^

 

[Changing4Best]

It is hard not having church. My church is going out into our town and bringing boxes of food to folks in the poorer areas. We have toys for the kids and even ice cream cones for them too.

God sees to it that the weather is nice too. It will rain before we go out, and after, but not while we go. We have such a good God!

 

[Changing4Best]

The Church is not a bunch of buildings, we Christians are the Bride of Christ. We don't need a building to do the will of God in.

 

[Upside Down Eagle]

I think my problem is, I do see Christ, even in the as*holes

I wish I could see Christ in the as*holes... but all I see are as*holes.
And then that makes me an as*hole. See how the cycle repeats.

I missed church too. We can go again but we´re not allowed to sing.

Yesterday I thought I should pick up my bible more often.
I get into these cynical moods and then I don´t do anything with it...

 

[Upside Down Eagle]

I´m really glad I discovered this thread again. I don´t know why I didn´t comment before.
I feel terrible about these bouts of cynicism. They always cut me off from everything.

 

[mumstheword]

I don't see Christ in the people who hurt children, nor in those who look on and care not.
By hurt, I'm talking the worse things, not just shitty damaged parents who don't have better skills.

Also, why do Christians listen to, cleave to and believe "secular" news and media?

You can't follow two masters.

We shall know them by their fruits.

Yeshua wasn't all forgiving, remember his stance is on those who abuse chidren?

Also turn the other cheek is widely misunderstood. It relates to the Roman practise of wiping your bum with your left hand, just like the Indians of current India (traditionally speaking). If a Roman hit you with his shit-wiping hand, it meant you were being treated as a sub-human. Yeshua demanded he be treated as an equal, by demanding he be struck with the non-shit-wiping-hand, which is how you treat an equal, thus demanding the respect you give an equal. It's no way any pussy-footing fake-pious lameness, it's courage and being assertive.

So, I don't see tolerance for terrible behaviour being Christian, nor abusive people being Christ-like, in any way.

If Christ is everything then the Christ ceases to have any meaning whatsoever. It's wishy washy and that is decidedly NOT what Christianity is about.