Comments on: Playing Favorites http://hardcorefaith.com/archives/5564 HardcoreFaith.com - A ministry of Christian St John - Real faith for a real world! Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:04:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: hardcorefaith http://hardcorefaith.com/archives/5564/comment-page-1#comment-4579 hardcorefaith Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:00:58 +0000 http://hardcorefaith.com/?p=5564#comment-4579 I have been thinking this through and here's a thought... maybe you're in the wrong place. Church is supposed to be a place where (excuse the tag borrowed from Cheers) everyone knows your name. In the 1980's sitcom (Cheers) you have several people who interact with one another; they sometimes don't get on, they bicker, they laugh, they banter back and forth, and sometimes they want to slap each other silly. But through it all they love and would do anything for one another. Isn't it sad that a sitcom about a bar is more like what church is supposed to be like (apart from the sleeping around and drinking :) ) than the actual church? If you have made every effort to interact with the people in your church and yet, after three years, you still feel like and outsider then maybe it's time to find a new church home/family. Love in Him Chris I have been thinking this through and here's a thought… maybe you're in the wrong place. Church is supposed to be a place where (excuse the tag borrowed from Cheers) everyone knows your name. In the 1980's sitcom (Cheers) you have several people who interact with one another; they sometimes don't get on, they bicker, they laugh, they banter back and forth, and sometimes they want to slap each other silly. But through it all they love and would do anything for one another. Isn't it sad that a sitcom about a bar is more like what church is supposed to be like (apart from the sleeping around and drinking :) ) than the actual church?

If you have made every effort to interact with the people in your church and yet, after three years, you still feel like and outsider then maybe it's time to find a new church home/family.

Love in Him
Chris

]]> By: hardcorefaith http://hardcorefaith.com/archives/5564/comment-page-1#comment-4576 hardcorefaith Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:02:52 +0000 http://hardcorefaith.com/?p=5564#comment-4576 Susan, Isn't it sad that many church groups have become nothing more than an exclusive Jesus fan club? I'm sure it's either fear or ignorance or an "I'm better than you" attitude that keeps people from mingling on a Sunday morning. Maybe it is true... Jesus has favorites?!? Although I don't think so!!! Susan, Isn't it sad that many church groups have become nothing more than an exclusive Jesus fan club? I'm sure it's either fear or ignorance or an "I'm better than you" attitude that keeps people from mingling on a Sunday morning. Maybe it is true… Jesus has favorites?!? Although I don't think so!!!

]]> By: Susan http://hardcorefaith.com/archives/5564/comment-page-1#comment-4570 Susan Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:31:28 +0000 http://hardcorefaith.com/?p=5564#comment-4570 I have a similar experience: the Christian church has become the Christian clique and if you're really lucky you might fit into one of those groups but chances are greater that they won't be willing to give you the chance to find out. I've been attending my church for almost three years now but only know a handful of people by name I have a similar experience: the Christian church has become the Christian clique and if you're really lucky you might fit into one of those groups but chances are greater that they won't be willing to give you the chance to find out. I've been attending my church for almost three years now but only know a handful of people by name

]]> By: hardcorefaith http://hardcorefaith.com/archives/5564/comment-page-1#comment-4559 hardcorefaith Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:01:14 +0000 http://hardcorefaith.com/?p=5564#comment-4559 Some comments from Twitter: <i>"I'm so used to folks not engaging that I simply walk up to whatever group or click I see and join right in!"</i> NativeVermonter <i>"I have noticed that it can be rather like high school, nature of the thing I suppose."</i> SleepyBlueKitty <i>"I have given up trying... I now just go, listen, and leave. TBH I have way more non-Christian friends than I do Christian, and that's fine with me!"</i> LightmareVision Some comments from Twitter:

"I'm so used to folks not engaging that I simply walk up to whatever group or click I see and join right in!" NativeVermonter
"I have noticed that it can be rather like high school, nature of the thing I suppose." SleepyBlueKitty
"I have given up trying… I now just go, listen, and leave. TBH I have way more non-Christian friends than I do Christian, and that's fine with me!" LightmareVision

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