tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18185902.post113483851005669989..comments2023-10-14T04:34:41.940-05:00Comments on Sweet Autumn Brew: my 2 centsSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06257596797944187832noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18185902.post-1135270303754455332005-12-22T10:51:00.000-06:002005-12-22T10:51:00.000-06:00ah, so this has raised quite the stir… and rightly...ah, so this has raised quite the stir… and rightly so, i’d say. you know, if people were up in arms about churches HAVING services, i’d probably be fighting for that side instead… it’s the antagonistic side of me…<BR/><BR/>i never said going to church was wrong. i agree with everything you all said. i as well, chris, would say that people need the nourishment of the body- not just walks in the garden. yes, josh, we need community. (i am a fisher, too, remember… of course i believe strongly in community!) and jesse, i agree that Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ, not a celebration of family. not only do i agree with these things, but i could defend this side possibly more veraciously than i do the opposite… which is maybe what it comes down to… my point was not to argue for the canceling of services, but to present points for this side. <BR/><BR/>i probably was not clear with this purpose. i was not saying that everyone should cancel services. i was simply saying that we should not criticize others for doing such. (ok, ok, maybe i was a bit to harsh with the “don’t even try to tell me…” bit… see, things like that- “it’s to put Christ first”- yes, it CAN have genuine meaning… but does it always? I have heard more than a few people say things like that simply as a cliché- so maybe YOU don’t mean it as such… but that’s the connotation it has in my mind. cynical, yes. jaded, probably.) <BR/><BR/>so, that’s where i stand. when it comes down to it, i think community IS important and we should value the local church in our lives. i just don’t think that a church deciding to cancel on Christmas means that they don’t. ah well… <BR/><BR/>as i sit here, in the church office while a funeral for a 21 year old is taking place only a few feet away, it doesn’t seem to matter quite as much anymore…Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06257596797944187832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18185902.post-1135012552390744352005-12-19T11:15:00.000-06:002005-12-19T11:15:00.000-06:00"gosh darn it" that was my favorite line. I vote..."gosh darn it" that was my favorite line. I vote for church, it only comes once every so many years, so why not. family traditions are over rated anyhow. I also think the last comment sums it up well. if we get our eyes off others, judging them on the basis of their christmas church attendance, then we might actually put our attention on what really matters - God come in the flesh and the thanksgiving that will pour from our hearts this time of year. "and everyone said..."earl of lennoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466528859157062623noreply@blogger.com