tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636548.post1610933938436575793..comments2024-03-12T01:44:35.456-05:00Comments on Out of My Hat: Putting Lipstick on a Pig (with an added comment)John A Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07777330742400065045noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636548.post-77889324647622852372009-05-20T21:24:33.247-05:002009-05-20T21:24:33.247-05:00A very thought provoking post and I think religion...A very thought provoking post and I think religion is something that is so personal and controversial.heidihttp://www.healthnutwannabeemom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636548.post-12976198223052646732009-05-20T03:55:13.595-05:002009-05-20T03:55:13.595-05:00I love that line about the hypocrite being closer ...I love that line about the hypocrite being closer to God! I am going to use that, often.<br /><br />Recently I had an awful experience with a church that I loved very much. I gave them my all for over 4 years and in the end, when I told them I was moving on to "bigger and better" things, so to speak, they turned on me and made me a pariah.<br /><br />I'd always opined that this very little church needed to do more than pay lip service to its claim that Christ was the head of the church. There was a lack of spirituality there, IMO, and they were becoming a social club that avoided religious things except for a worship service on Sunday morning. They simply did not allow Christ to permeate the church's life and decisions, activities, governance, etc. It was too much about the personalities involved, and what camp you were in, who got credit, who was in charge, etc.<br /><br />Over the years, people joined and left shortly after. They were people who were looking for something deeper. Churches struggle with their identity at times, and sometimes that struggle can take years. I'd encourage people to keep looking. There are churches out there that will feed your hunger. Sometimes you just have to look. harder.<br /><br />When people say they stopped going to church because they had a bad experience, met a bad person, ran into a bad minister, etc, I usually ask them if they would swear off having indoor running water/plumbing if they had a bad experience with an incompetent plumber!<br /><br />Good stuff, John. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636548.post-30230469969751820892009-05-20T00:46:46.236-05:002009-05-20T00:46:46.236-05:00I have to get paid off with a TD first.I have to get paid off with a TD first.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636548.post-64951802605183404202009-05-18T20:12:00.000-05:002009-05-18T20:12:00.000-05:00Interesting post. . . . . I think that I can say t...Interesting post. . . . . I think that I can say this. . . . I don't mind attending church. . . . I go with my children. . . . occasionally attend by myself. . . but I am not engaged. . . . my daughter said to me. . . . mom I am not going to do what you did . . . . I am only doing one job at church and am not going to run myself to death like you did.<br />That comment alone spoke volumes to me.<br />CiaoSicilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04478918266290454362noreply@blogger.com