tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post224810449487553041..comments2024-03-19T05:18:00.469-04:00Comments on Not Another Episcopal Church Blog: For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places...Undergroundpewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-51775665473670951562013-05-24T15:38:15.170-04:002013-05-24T15:38:15.170-04:00Pewster,
"Hearken unto me, my people; and giv...Pewster,<br />"Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people." Those who have no rules live in darkness.Dale Matsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975212053636312471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-90668766971319468962013-05-23T13:23:24.537-04:002013-05-23T13:23:24.537-04:00Hi Loly,
Over my adult life I have had occasions ...Hi Loly, <br />Over my adult life I have had occasions to be involved in, an attend Anglican churches mostly when living in Northern Virginia during the 1990s. Those churches are now a part of the Anglican Communion that I think had its dioces in Nigeria if memory serves me. <br />For the last 16 years, married life, have been attending an ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, liberal) with my wife, the one I grew up in and have always had a restlessness about.<br />I self-published a novel last November titled, "Winds Of Change" CrossBooks, where I fictionally laid my angst on the table as it were, but also had the thematic of empty nest syndrome therein so as to perhaps create interest and not blow readers away.<br />Result: Am more clear within myself on what I believe and espouse, and what I dismiss which is a considerable chunk of Lutheran doctrine. Comments have been favorable for the most part on the novella. <br />Church, has changed in purpose for me, not a tune-up or treatment for sin any longer but a place to worship, contribute and play piano for services as a part of the music team.<br />I empathize with your posts and identify with your "restlessness" too, though our experiences may be of different button pushers.<br />My blogs are at grafted in and on the journey also at blogspot.<br />A big influence on my journey of late has been Dr. Michael Brown, Jewish believer, of Line Of Fire Ministry. His teaching of holiness and sanctifcation does not set well with most Sacramentalists.<br />I am sight impaired, and have yet to figure out the new configuration at blogspot, n so do what I can and figure, "there's always tomorrow. Come to think of it, response to church life is similar.<br />" At least we are not getting liberal preaching like that bishop whose last name I think is something like Shorey? Wow..<br />I wish there were a Truro or The Falls Church locally in stance, but mostly moderates or liberals in my corner of blog land aside from the more conservative Protestant denominations.<br />Excuse my length, but guess I needed to share with another on the same journey of faith!<br />My blog name is mellow roc, my author name is the one given at birth, David C Russell.<br />Nice to make your acquaintance though perhaps a bit assuming on my part per comment length. I hope you might reply. If not keep the writings coming, they help more than you may ever know.David C. Russell, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418513249724681496noreply@blogger.com