First, I want to say that this is an attempt at humor, quite possibly a squalid attempt. It is not social commentary not even remotely an attack on any church or person. I am familiar with churches and person's following God's will through a wide variety of means. Second, this is not a new concept. It is a conversation I've been having since college, but a random comment a couple of minutes ago brought it to my mind and I realized I've never … [Read more...]
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January 29, 2010 by at 3:00 am 3 Comments Warm Hands, Warm Heart (Guest Post) #MyExperienceAs #Church #coffee #Randomness via @Nick_theGeek
Warm Hands, Warm Heart (Guest Post)
Earlier this week I received an email from Andrew Powers. I have to admit I think I might have been insulted just a bit, but only my pride. It reads in part Nick, I don't know if you've ever considered having a guest poster for your blog, but I have a request -- would you be willing to have me as a guest poster? Please? I would post this on my own blog, but I reserve my blog for more serious thoughts that I have about living for Christ, and … [Read more...]
December 23, 2009 by at 3:00 am 13 Comments Young and Old Warms my Heart #MyExperienceAs #Church #YouthPastor via @Nick_theGeek
Young and Old Warms my Heart
There is something that I want to figure out how to get going. I believe the church is a single entity that is supposed to work together; rather I believe that is what the ideal church is, but not what the existing church is. Most churches I've been in have pretty distinct divisions. First there is the division of the "church" from the "Church." That is, the entity that meets within a given building is separate from the entities that meet at … [Read more...]
December 15, 2009 by at 3:00 am 50 Comments Sex is Amazing #MyExperienceAs #BetheChurch #BlogCarnival #Church #JesusFreak via @Nick_theGeek
Sex is Amazing
So I was going to write about this shirt that I love for the blog carnival on "Church" today but I was making a comment at Stuff Christians Like and I realized something about Sex and the Church. We tend to think that inviting people to church is the solution, and what's worse we end up spending most of our time inviting people from other churches to our church so our church will grow. Think about it. It is much easier to invite a Christian … [Read more...]
October 21, 2009 by at 5:00 am 16 Comments PTCES #MyExperienceAs #Church #JesusFreak #MeanPeople #Recovery via @Nick_theGeek
PTCES
I am afraid that I might be suffering from Post Traumatic Church Experience Syndrome, PTCES, as well as a great many people I know. PTCES sufferers might notice the following symptoms:Irritability, especially Sunday or Monday morning.Fear of new friends, old friends, strangers, answering the phone …OvereatingUnder eatingDepressionAngerBitternessBackslidingPTCES can be caused by many different circumstances but once set in it is not easily … [Read more...]
