I could/should blog about so many things. But my mind can't get over the news of an online friend separating from her husband. I know this woman mainly through forum posts, though I have met her in person a few times. It's amazing how much you can feel that you "know" someone through the Internet. And how much you can be impacted by their bad news. I feel just awful for her, but I don't really know her and have never met her husband. But I can't stop thinking about her situation. Perhaps it's because marriage is such hard work, and even when yours is going really well, you can empathize with when one goes bad. (Mine's going really well, for the record.)
Another thought I've been having a lot is: Why is it so hard to find the right church? Why? Is there a rule that pastors can only be either really good preachers or really good with people? I'd like both, please. There's a nice Episcopal church here with a huge children's program and a priest who gave really probing homilies, but oh, the service. I understand the shift toward praise music, though I don't like it, but I'm sorry, "Can't Buy Me Love" and "Love Train" don't count. They did great things for the kids during the service, but then there was no Sunday school, so any education was going to be very surface. And while everyone at the church seemed to be friends, no one spoke to me.
So I'm trying the most promising Lutheran church around. The service is a decent mix of standard hymns and international influence, and I like Lutheran theology, though there's no children's sermon. I have been greeted by many, many people, and Abigail really liked Sunday school, which combines choir, so there's the bonus of no going back during the week (or feeling guilty about not going back during the week). But the sermons have done nothing for me. Blah.
So for now, I'm opting for service and education I prefer. I guess I'll have to look for depth on my own, but at least I'm coming from a church where I was in a similar situation and wound up with some very good friends.
Other thoughts include trouble with Girl Scouts and needing to find a job, but both of those just frustrate me, so I'm going to feign ignorance for a while.
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I think an important part of church and getting some actual "meat" out of things is to get into some sort of extracurricular adult group (I know, that means going back sometime)... do they have adult Sunday school? Small groups? The bonus with those is that you also can meet new people.
I find it hard for a church to have a sermon that can meet the needs of the intellectual snob/bible nerd and still be appreciated by the regular churchgoers...
I wish you luck. Finding a church stinks. I hate searching for one. Hey, if you're up for a little commute, I'd recommend mine...
Adult Sunday school is one reason I'm sticking with this one for now. The other one didn't have any. We had a struggling little young adult class at my old church, which is where I made all my friends and was what made it so worthwhile.
Oh, and I'm lazy about going back midweek because I'd have to wrangle DC rush hour traffic! :)
Glad this one has something. Good to know the Lutherans came through for you. :)
Hope you get some friends...
And I totally get the not wanting to go back during the week, even without the traffic.
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