Comments on: An Indictment of God

By: Displays of a Distorted Gospel: Club Jesus - Narrow Paths to Higher Places

Displays of a Distorted Gospel: Club Jesus - Narrow Paths to Higher Places — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:58:09 +0000

[...] generation is becoming de-churched, dropping out of the mainstream Club Jesus due to hurts, boredom, or the search for something transformative. The ones who stay are often the frustratingly churched, those who still go but are disillusioned [...]

By: Brandee Shafer

Brandee Shafer — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:13:46 +0000

What a meaty, weighty post. I waffle. I overdose on the church, sometimes; I’ll be honest. But you’re right: she’s the bride. Jesus loves her; who am I to roll my eyes at her…especially since I’m part of her? Did you read that recent post on cynicism by Ann Voskamp? Yeah, that messed w/ me a little.

By: Alia Joy

Alia Joy — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 06:23:22 +0000

Oh Suzannah, I could just eat your words, they hold such truth. I have so many scrambled writings about truth-in-love and I’ll definitely be going there in the next 31 days. I think you’re onto something there indeed and I love digging into it all as well.

By: Alia Joy

Alia Joy — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 06:21:32 +0000

Thanks Tanya. It is a challenge for myself and others to ask ourselves, ‘Do we love the things God loves?

By: Alia Joy

Alia Joy — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 06:20:28 +0000

Yes, and I’m so glad it’s a discussion people are willing to have because I don’t believe we can abandon church. But defining what it is is vital if we are to embrace it. And get healing from the areas where church, our ideals of church, or our church’s failings have let us down or turned us off.

By: Concepts to Concrete:Thoughts on Church and Link Up - Narrow Paths to Higher Places

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 05:45:19 +0000

[...] we can’t love in the abstract. And faith and love move in between and through us. It is not just conceptual but [...]

By: suzannah | the smitten word

suzannah | the smitten word — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:02:44 +0000

what comes to mind is truth-in-love. apathy cannot (or won’t) love, change, or engage, and idealism trades truth for an image, setting us up for disappointment when we inevitably encounter sin and brokenness. i have flirted with both, and truth-in-love is the balance i aim to strike…prophetic about calling the Church to her best self and loving despite her (and my!) flaws.

love the idea of digging into this all month:)

By: JoAnne Potter

JoAnne Potter — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:41:19 +0000

This is an ongoing discussion, isn’t it? Really liking what Grace says below.

By: JoAnne Potter

JoAnne Potter — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:40:10 +0000

Maybe our idea of the church as an institution is at fault here. It doesn’t have to be. It didn’t used to be.

By: Tanya Marlow

Tanya Marlow — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 06:29:49 +0000

Oh wow. Such punch in those words, “I will not love her”. This is a good challenge. Thank you.