Comments on: keeping your mouth shut!

By: Dan Scout

Dan Scout — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:10:18 +0000

Wow – why are all these people so angry??? If they really know God – wouldn’t you think there would be some joy there? And if they really hate God and think it’s all a fake – wouldn’t you think they would have something better to do than post here? Why not check out your own heart and get real, find some joy and purpose in life and GO OUT AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE – rather than blaming, accusing, gripping, etc… I’m steering clear of angry people – they make me angry and I don’t want to waste my life with that.

By: Bill Wong

Bill Wong — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:54:45 +0000

If you are involved in church politics, then it would be anything that would stir up the pot. I might be only (almost) 25, but I have this experience a couple years ago as I was preparing to leave my former church.

I did what I thought was a classy move by writing my former rector an email about why I would relocate to the church I am going to now. After all, I am tired of being in the middle of the church politics going on at that church any longer, as it was not a healthy situation for me spiritually. Things seemed fine when he replied me back.

However, a day or two later, all hell broke lose when some people in the church knew what was going on. In fact, they talked behind my back and saying what kind of traitor I was. Sure, I left a big hole for my former church to fill. But, the whole situation was never my fault, in my opinion. I say that because I happened to be suffering collateral damage from the conflict between my parents and some people in my former church. Then, the rector simply made matters worse. I endured this for a year and I had enough. After all, as a young adult who has begun to find a direction in my spiritual life, I just wanted a peaceful end and a chance to start over at a new church.

All in all, I did what I thought was right and speak up about it. All I got was literally a bunch of rotten eggs and tomatoes throwing back at me as I exited the stage.

By: falicia

falicia — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:46:14 +0000

I love you. More deeply than you know. I want the chance to get to know you and to walk this journey with you. To cry with you, to laugh with you, to be real with you. It would help if you made eye contact…and maybe opened up once in awhile.

…maybe if we all open up…show a little love…we won’t all feel so judged…it starts with us.

By: spoons

spoons — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:43:09 +0000

Yes. I eat. Yes, I even eat dessert. No I don’t have an incredible miraculous metabolism – I eat balanced meals and am active. No I don’t want your comments on my size and “you’re so skinny” is not a compliment and neither is “If I had your body I’d eat that chocolate cake too.”!!! – I’m a normal healthy lady…I just wonder if anybody notices any of my gifts because they’re so busy worrying about what they themselves and I look like.

By: fireflight

fireflight — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:13:42 +0000

I hear you on the introverted thing. :)
“I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot.”
-Abraham Lincoln