"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Sacred Places!

I found this an interesting statement. Biblically true. But today we talk of church buildings as "God's House", the "sanctuary" as a place where we "come into the presence of God."
Nothing inherently sinful or wrongwith a building, nor is meeting in a home a solution. The problem is this belief itself, no matter what form we practice our faith in.

Yes, we have, in some ways thrown away the freedom, to become a religion.

"When Christianity was born, it was the only religion on the planet that had no sacred objects, no sacred persons, and no sacred places."
(Pagan Christianity. Frank Viola, George Barna. Tyndale Publishing. Page 14, 2005)



"In the process of replacing the old religions, Christianity became a religion."
(Alexander Schmemann. 20 century Easter eastern orthodox priest, teacher, and writer.)



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