tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post115594232598821012..comments2023-10-08T07:07:36.538-04:00Comments on Search the Sea: Rambling AroundGannet Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16374279595560691174noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1156082899741981302006-08-20T10:08:00.000-04:002006-08-20T10:08:00.000-04:00I think "post Christian" culture is an inaccurate ...I think "post Christian" culture is an inaccurate statement. Christianity is not going away. We are, however, becoming a more pluralistic society, with one or a few Christian denominations not having the monopoly they once had on dictating everyone's life choices, thoughts and practices - a monopoly that at one time allowed and encouraged a real negative stigma to be placed on other less traditional practices of faith and spirit that are now becoming more accepted.<BR/><BR/>As someone who exist outside the Christian faith, I can say that Christianity is alive and well in our culture and isn't going away any time soon, and from my perspective, is still the predominate practice. <BR/><BR/>Peace, VirginiaVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451139904242764009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1156051589123489052006-08-20T01:26:00.000-04:002006-08-20T01:26:00.000-04:00End of summer wistfulness...experiencing a little ...End of summer wistfulness...experiencing a little of that myself, these days.<BR/><BR/>You go right ahead and BE a liberal Christian. I'm convinced Jesus would be branded a liberal by our conservative leaders...Lisa :-]https://www.blogger.com/profile/02237889098638895390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1156051519301234992006-08-20T01:25:00.000-04:002006-08-20T01:25:00.000-04:00Yes, lots to respond to here. St. Augustine said s...Yes, lots to respond to here. St. Augustine said singing is praying twice (or something along those lines). I've been suspecting that I'm slightly ADD for some time and ramble all the time, too. Yet another connection with you. Your daughter is lovely, indeed. Isn't it a daily miracle to have produced (made all by ourselves!) a beautiful young lady. I look like "just like every other woman I know", too, but my daughter is drop-dead gorgeous--or at least to my eyes--and I marvel at her all the time. Enjoy your family time. People who don't think there are liberal Christians are just dolts with blinders on. We're everywhere. I was feeling neutral about the start of school, but now that I'm back in school in full swing, I'm re-energized! You will be, too. On the other side, I'm so excited and envious of your exploration of change. Best wishes always,<BR/>*debbi*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1156037664692719372006-08-19T21:34:00.000-04:002006-08-19T21:34:00.000-04:00Good providence at COPM, and by the way, the 'aver...Good providence at COPM, and by the way, the 'average' inquirer is 42. You're in very good company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1156002733484800782006-08-19T11:52:00.000-04:002006-08-19T11:52:00.000-04:00I found the quote, "I don't get it, why do you all...I found the quote, "I don't get it, why do you all get together and sing", particularly sad. Not only for what it reveals about the unchurched, but about what it reveals about the atomization of the whole culture. Christianity aside, human beings have ALWAYS gotten together to sing. Always. You can hardly find a traditional culture in which collective music making was not an important element. The fact that "coming together to sing" seems odd and wierd reveals not just the Church's waning influence, but a profound shift in human consciousness, I think.Karen Sapiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01952041607368514856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1156001529710498892006-08-19T11:32:00.000-04:002006-08-19T11:32:00.000-04:00I'm humbled and thankful for the link. Thanks for...I'm humbled and thankful for the link. Thanks for your thoughtful meditations -- and thanks for the great Iona pictures. I know coveting is a sin -- but dagummit, I'm jealous :)<BR/><BR/>RussellRussell Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211649998381604221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1155996421114337502006-08-19T10:07:00.000-04:002006-08-19T10:07:00.000-04:00Thanks, GG. Great post. I was also struck by Russe...Thanks, GG. Great post. I was also struck by Russell's post yesterday and it made me realize the great gap between the unchurched and someone like me who grew up in the church and never left it. <BR/><BR/>I really wish I could have been at the PGF meeting, too. I find the PGF focus on mission much more appealing than the navel-gazing of most of the other conservative Presby groups. I'll be interested to see how this group develops and hope they will be a force for good and unity in the church.Jody Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031378214797420014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1155989110195649802006-08-19T08:05:00.000-04:002006-08-19T08:05:00.000-04:00I love this entry, and it really struck home with ...I love this entry, and it really struck home with me. I was talking with a friend from church yesterday, and she said about our church that our small but significantly growing membership is all a bunch of misfits who don't fit in anywhere else but at our church, we're like a hand in a glove. I'm not the only one who went to this church and found it so different from any other church environment they'd ever known but recognized it as a spiritual home. What we're doing is seen as strange, and so much of it is a large part of our daily lives. I've never thought about this being a post-Christian culture, and I have to admit that I pull away from that concept like moving away from fire. I want to completely reject it, but I realize the point it's making. Maybe a post-church culture. Anyway, thanks for putting my mind in motion.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11641264346663533706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1155951061605697592006-08-18T21:31:00.000-04:002006-08-18T21:31:00.000-04:00Lots to think about here - your post and in follow...Lots to think about here - your post and in following the link. The possibility of being in a post-Christian culture is a new concept to me. I do find traces of it in my life though as people express surprise at my interest in my church, religion in general, and nurturing/exploring my spirituality. All completely irrelevant concepts to many of them and church/religion is viewed as backward and unenlightened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1155944181108097432006-08-18T19:36:00.000-04:002006-08-18T19:36:00.000-04:00Don't mind it one bit! Thanks, and I'll be checki...Don't mind it one bit! Thanks, and I'll be checking in on your blog every once in a while. <BR/><BR/>I see you have a link to Tulane University. I did a Master's in Health Admin and lived in NO nine years prior to seminary. <BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com