tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235817.post7375074909486447012..comments2023-05-02T09:10:15.487-05:00Comments on Feathers and Faith: So Much -- Daily BreadBarbi Clickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850017543275895154noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235817.post-65523469970670147092008-12-24T09:26:00.000-06:002008-12-24T09:26:00.000-06:00Oh, the church most decidedly needs all of those w...Oh, the church most decidedly needs all of those who are in need for whatever reason. It is what the church is called to do. What is the church without need? Doesn't really matter if the disenfranchised, hungry, thirsty, naked, sick or lonely ones need the church -- the church just has to be there -- Just in case they do.Barbi Clickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15850017543275895154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235817.post-83314171693802984682008-12-23T23:57:00.000-06:002008-12-23T23:57:00.000-06:00Are you sure that all those homeless, disenfranchi...Are you sure that all those homeless, disenfranchised, overworked people really need the church? Or, is it the church which needs them? <BR/><BR/>Just something to think about,Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662429826507775390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235817.post-28188264441119678282008-12-12T06:49:00.000-06:002008-12-12T06:49:00.000-06:00and THAT is what it is all about! Or supposed to b...and THAT is what it is all about! Or supposed to be!Barbi Clickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15850017543275895154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235817.post-72008645423220356472008-12-11T22:08:00.000-06:002008-12-11T22:08:00.000-06:00Hey, I'm still excited that our parish, in a time ...Hey, I'm still excited that our parish, in a time of economic crisis, saw an INCREASE in pledging! Thanks be to God!Kirkepiscatoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651684515435040529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235817.post-55859862484434280822008-12-11T19:05:00.000-06:002008-12-11T19:05:00.000-06:00People don't take care of themselves in church. Th...People don't take care of themselves in church. They think that because they go to church, all will be well and so will life. But they get involved in so many things, working, volunteering, caring and then one day they look around and hmmmm...there are a lot of people not doing the same amount of stuff. and they are tired. and then they get pissed. and life goes on...outside of the church. <BR/>we have to rethink the way we do things. Church has to change -- the world is changing...the church has to also. Not in its message but in the way it puts forth its message. We have to change.Barbi Clickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15850017543275895154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37235817.post-318664063773056052008-12-11T17:59:00.000-06:002008-12-11T17:59:00.000-06:00As you know, without a vision the people perish. ...As you know, without a vision the people perish. I join you in prayers for your next provost. <BR/><BR/>As for the muddled feeling, I know lots of folks right now who have that same feeling here in South Dakota. I spoke with a person today, a seminary grad active in one of our largest churches, who says she no longer feels at home in church. I think the Spirit is moving in a way no one has predicted and people are responding to change. We'll see...Lauralewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899810561123775484noreply@blogger.com