tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post3599971327254413265..comments2023-09-28T10:51:06.218-04:00Comments on ANNIE B. JONES: the body.Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01899277351488775904noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-74172403240063351682011-04-06T22:32:47.510-04:002011-04-06T22:32:47.510-04:00Such a good post Annie! I needed this! I love yo...Such a good post Annie! I needed this! I love you :)<br />Mommomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-81094137362289300552011-04-06T20:40:53.216-04:002011-04-06T20:40:53.216-04:00It is so interesting to see this here. I was just...It is so interesting to see this here. I was just thinking about this earlier this week. I have some friends who are seriously burned on the whole idea of church because they see it a place of exclusion rather than hope.Elizabeth Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839396246682146742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-3145890140167751552011-04-06T14:47:38.719-04:002011-04-06T14:47:38.719-04:00PERFECTLY WRITTEN. I cannot imagine a better post....PERFECTLY WRITTEN. I cannot imagine a better post. This hits home big time.<br /><br />http://penelopeblue.blogspot.com/Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750345064555772193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-24620212048199779242011-04-06T12:56:57.115-04:002011-04-06T12:56:57.115-04:00Great post, Annie! It makes me think of the song &...Great post, Annie! It makes me think of the song "If We Are The Body."Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170310808071057376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-8721790661196088712011-04-06T10:51:16.596-04:002011-04-06T10:51:16.596-04:00A great post! My entire childhood and early adulth...A great post! My entire childhood and early adulthood was filled with attending church every Sunday and Wednesday.<br /><br />Until 5 years ago.<br /><br />I quit going as well. Like your friend. But the part that I struggle with is knowing that my 3 children aren't experiencing church.<br /><br />But my husband and I haven't been able to go back quite yet. I pray that my children will not be lost because of this.<br /><br />We are messy and broken. So I don't expect church to be perfect... for me it just got to where I felt like I was going just to say I was going, and not able to focus on God while I was there.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633567497855803555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-14628085214401332662011-04-06T10:41:56.500-04:002011-04-06T10:41:56.500-04:00Hello, I just found your blog via Cherry Tree Lane...Hello, I just found your blog via Cherry Tree Lane and wow, I am so glad I did.<br /><br />I loved your words about The Body of Christ. We go to a church that really strives to be "real", which doesn't always happen, but its a start. Our pastor always says, "People don't go to church because they've been there." How sad is that? Thanks for the food for thought today.Mrs. Dunbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01787061914736951331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-48002567363315053612011-04-06T10:29:53.125-04:002011-04-06T10:29:53.125-04:00This is perfectly said...This is perfectly said...Girly Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259284292718911356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-48531888868573002812011-04-06T09:39:51.299-04:002011-04-06T09:39:51.299-04:00Holding back weeping because I'm at work, but ...Holding back weeping because I'm at work, but oh my...this hits home in a major way.Jilliebeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942917393320395696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-38088769890898864902011-04-06T09:35:18.509-04:002011-04-06T09:35:18.509-04:00"Their faces are the faces of my family."..."Their faces are the faces of my family." Amen to that. Sometimes I think that imperfections in people and the church remind us of our longing for Heaven, and that comforts me. I will pray for your friend, I will continue to pray for the church worldwide. I guess the only thing I can think of is something I once talked about with a struggling friend.....never let a person here on this Earth (in the church or not) get in the way of your eternal salvation. It's too important and it's way too precious to get marred by the flaws of human nature.Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067051616983260115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-18406229641606627562011-04-06T09:00:30.472-04:002011-04-06T09:00:30.472-04:00My pastor recently said something that stuck with ...My pastor recently said something that stuck with me: "If you find a perfect church--don't go--you'll ruin it." Basically he was reminding us that we are all sinners, and if you find a perfect church, there's something not right because churches make mistakes too. It's helpful to focus on the cross and remember why we are all there, like you said. The enemy hates the church and wants us to quit, so let's prove him wrong. : )monster cakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12522711791058564755noreply@blogger.com