tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019708917087235642.post4281091223286759895..comments2023-05-12T05:46:16.089-04:00Comments on Homeschooling and Homesteading in the Present: Finding God at Church...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771651471370331812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019708917087235642.post-63349521328208483922009-10-19T11:04:01.742-04:002009-10-19T11:04:01.742-04:00You guys are both right. As a pastor's wife I...You guys are both right. As a pastor's wife I could run myself silly doing "stuff" at church. I think when we loose sight of the main thing we get eaten up with the rush of doing. Josh and I made a decision a few years ago that if an activity did not specifically have the goal of building the kingdon that we would have to think seriously about participating. We also allowed ourselves to say no to things that we really don't feel called to. The need to simplify is great in our society. That is why our families, finances and lives in general are in the mess that they are in. Keeping up with the Jones' is not a part of our family anymore...we just can't do it and don't believe that it means anything in the kingdom of God!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104038345624768402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019708917087235642.post-3106906899170549092009-10-15T11:21:37.641-04:002009-10-15T11:21:37.641-04:00Very well said...you've been feeling that way ...Very well said...you've been feeling that way for a while now...glad to see you put it into words. It seems like the cultural pressures only intensify inside church, to be, to do, to act a certain way....it's definitely not perfect and seems at times to have a life of its own. I'm afraid to leave or stay...maybe that is why so many of the people I thought were mediocre Christians at best were the way they were. Must be a coping mechanism...cause I don't see how anyone can stay intense for many years. <br /> <br />I'd like to start a church service in the barn sometimes....just something simple. Read some scripture, discuss it, and have a meal together. That is not dignified enough for most folks though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com