tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post5517811171712674154..comments2023-09-28T10:51:06.218-04:00Comments on ANNIE B. JONES: simple church.Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01899277351488775904noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-78883203164882175792011-09-02T23:43:15.120-04:002011-09-02T23:43:15.120-04:00this is brilliant.this is brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-50505791720983632042011-08-31T20:54:27.609-04:002011-08-31T20:54:27.609-04:00I thought it was interesting in the mission statem...I thought it was interesting in the mission statement (which was really unique) when it talked about "resenting the things we once loved." I have found in my life that in those cases the trouble is not always the thing, whatever it may be. The trouble was with myself. We have to be mindful that we take our human nature to task just as much as we take church, or life, or schedules etc. Nothing will ever seem right or as it should be if I am not right and as I should be...and that is a humongous human struggle.....at least it is my struggle.Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067051616983260115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-43149390242466943412011-08-31T05:30:36.764-04:002011-08-31T05:30:36.764-04:00Finally someone who understands me.
I have often f...Finally someone who understands me.<br />I have often felt alone because of my religious and spiritual choices, especially since I left the Catholic church and when I divorced. I lost a lot of friends, many have fallen away. God has filled our lives with visions and possibilities. He has never measured the distance between us and him<br />Unfortunately the language prevents me from expressing myself to the best of my ability but I am confident in that one spirit, even if physically distant, unites us.<br />Grazie mille Annie.<br />Con affetto<br />BrunellaBrunella https://www.blogger.com/profile/11117955473942731408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-41601532703112692782011-08-31T02:23:41.460-04:002011-08-31T02:23:41.460-04:00I cannot wait for you to visit Ethos. I think you&...I cannot wait for you to visit Ethos. I think you'll love it. <br />I cannot wait for you to visit in general. I think you'll love it.Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09418586614937297377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-21485008307213488282011-08-31T01:53:18.142-04:002011-08-31T01:53:18.142-04:00Sigh... Amen, Annie. A hundred times, amen. :)Sigh... Amen, Annie. A hundred times, amen. :)jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348689568073335317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-28742279124213120222011-08-31T01:27:38.957-04:002011-08-31T01:27:38.957-04:00Annie, this is a truly beautiful post. And I thin...Annie, this is a truly beautiful post. And I think you hit the nail on the head. <br /><br />When I think about the early church it seems so much simpler to me: gather together in homes, worship and study, share a meal.<br /><br />Be community for one another. <br /><br />I want this, too.Betsy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05805124188339647624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-52640363757439468322011-08-30T17:45:26.430-04:002011-08-30T17:45:26.430-04:00Recently, I've been reading the diaries of a g...Recently, I've been reading the diaries of a girl called 'Etty Hillesum', in a nutshell she was a Jew who lived in Nazi occupied Amsterdam and was then taken to a concentration camp. I have been spouting on about her a lot because her words are simply beautiful but something she said really reminded me of what you say in this about wanting your time with God/ the church to be simple;<br /><br />'There is a really deep well inside me. And in it dwells God. Sometimes I am there too. But more often stones and grit block the well, and God is buried beneath, then he must be dug out again. <br /><br />I imagine that there are people who pray with their eyes turned heavenward. They seek Good outside themselves. And there are those who bow their head and bury it in their hands. I think that these seek God inside.'<br /><br />A lovely, honest post, I think life gets in the way too much sometimes.Days Careenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335916044995483230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-78844712614074040752011-08-30T13:51:44.005-04:002011-08-30T13:51:44.005-04:00Annie, you always seem to write about what I'm...Annie, you always seem to write about what I'm feeling. I love that our beliefs may be different and we go to different churches in different parts of the country, but we've arrived at the same conclusion. Religion, and thus church, is best in its simplest form. It is just about God, and about how I can be closer to him and all that is good. Such a great post--thanks.Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882610343505172301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-37181611173800949752011-08-30T08:54:47.815-04:002011-08-30T08:54:47.815-04:00Proud of you. : ) I've been praying you'd ...Proud of you. : ) I've been praying you'd find a peace within the crazy storm that is our busy lives. I've missed talking to you, but I knew you were busy, so know that someone is thinking of you and praying for you! xomonster cakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12522711791058564755noreply@blogger.com