"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).

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Are Chruch Events Trying To Manage God?

"...I grew increasingly disillusioned with my church involvement, which didn’t seem to be getting me any closer to God. The conclusion I came to at the time was that any form of organized or institutional church (Catholic, Baptist, nondenominational, whatever) must be flawed, and perhaps God never intended people to relate to him through services, programs, and meetings. Maybe “church” had devolved into a man—made bureaucracy seeking to control and manage God."
(Jim Palmer. Divine Nobodies : Shedding Religion To Find God - And the unlikely people who help you.)

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