Comments on: Thinking straight http://lettersfromleavers.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Flettersfromleavers.com%2Fblog%2F2007%2F02%2F24%2Fthinking-straight%2F&seed_title=Thinking+straight "Dear Church..." - stories from those that have left Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:55:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: heyrickhttp://lettersfromleavers.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Flettersfromleavers.com%2Fblog%2F2007%2F02%2F24%2Fthinking-straight%2F&seed_title=Thinking+straight/comment-page-1/#comment-87 heyrick Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:30:29 +0000 http://lettersfromleavers.com/blog/2007/02/24/thinking-straight/#comment-87 Hey Geocat,I also did not find God in religion...oddly enough where I did find him was inside of me. I know, poppycock right?! Well, when I considered the origin of love, joy, peace, freedom <i>in my life</i>, I was drawn inside me. Sure they are prompted by circumstances and situations (personal interaction, movies, music - things outside of me) but I couldn't get over the reality that they eminated from <i>within</i> ME.If God is all those things and they are within me, then God is within me. So whenever I experience love, joy, peace, freedom, kindness, compassion, patience...I AM experiencing God...God is expressing himself to me...for there is nothing good but God.How cool is that! :)Rick Hey Geocat,

I also did not find God in religion…oddly enough where I did find him was inside of me. I know, poppycock right?! Well, when I considered the origin of love, joy, peace, freedom in my life, I was drawn inside me. Sure they are prompted by circumstances and situations (personal interaction, movies, music – things outside of me) but I couldn’t get over the reality that they eminated from within ME.

If God is all those things and they are within me, then God is within me. So whenever I experience love, joy, peace, freedom, kindness, compassion, patience…I AM experiencing God…God is expressing himself to me…for there is nothing good but God.

How cool is that! :)

Rick

]]> By: OldPetehttp://lettersfromleavers.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Flettersfromleavers.com%2Fblog%2F2007%2F02%2F24%2Fthinking-straight%2F&seed_title=Thinking+straight/comment-page-1/#comment-64 OldPete Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:57:08 +0000 http://lettersfromleavers.com/blog/2007/02/24/thinking-straight/#comment-64 A sad reflection of what so many have experienced!Something is fundamentally wrong. When I find myself considering the purpose of life, I just have to ask, "Does it have anything to do with the idea that we are 'miserable sinners' who will end up in heaven or hell when we die? Are we fearful of the God who is described as a God of love? Where to these ideas come from?Maybe the Christian faith has little or nothing to do with the Christian religion! A sad reflection of what so many have experienced!

Something is fundamentally wrong. When I find myself considering the purpose of life, I just have to ask, “Does it have anything to do with the idea that we are ‘miserable sinners’ who will end up in heaven or hell when we die? Are we fearful of the God who is described as a God of love? Where to these ideas come from?

Maybe the Christian faith has little or nothing to do with the Christian religion!

]]> By: Exbccdoodhttp://lettersfromleavers.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Flettersfromleavers.com%2Fblog%2F2007%2F02%2F24%2Fthinking-straight%2F&seed_title=Thinking+straight/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Exbccdood Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:42:26 +0000 http://lettersfromleavers.com/blog/2007/02/24/thinking-straight/#comment-56 Thank you so much for your story. I especially like the Love your neigbor as yourself as the ideal for life. I find that when I follow that and All the other things I learned to do in kindergarten, My life tends to run OK. Ironic huh? Thanks again,Keep it Real! Thank you so much for your story. I especially like the Love your neigbor as yourself as the ideal for life. I find that when I follow that and All the other things I learned to do in kindergarten, My life tends to run OK. Ironic huh?
Thanks again,

Keep it Real!

]]> By: jmcqk6http://lettersfromleavers.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Flettersfromleavers.com%2Fblog%2F2007%2F02%2F24%2Fthinking-straight%2F&seed_title=Thinking+straight/comment-page-1/#comment-46 jmcqk6 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:23:18 +0000 http://lettersfromleavers.com/blog/2007/02/24/thinking-straight/#comment-46 Wow, some parts very similar to my own story. The christian message helped lead me into a deep dark depression at one point, leading to a complete breakdown eventually. That was just over a year ago now. Now, as an atheist, I feel happy for the first time in my life. I feel now what I wanted to feel as a Christian, but never could, no matter how hard I try. Wow, some parts very similar to my own story. The christian message helped lead me into a deep dark depression at one point, leading to a complete breakdown eventually. That was just over a year ago now. Now, as an atheist, I feel happy for the first time in my life. I feel now what I wanted to feel as a Christian, but never could, no matter how hard I try.

]]> By: heartyheretichttp://lettersfromleavers.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Flettersfromleavers.com%2Fblog%2F2007%2F02%2F24%2Fthinking-straight%2F&seed_title=Thinking+straight/comment-page-1/#comment-45 heartyheretic Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:30:10 +0000 http://lettersfromleavers.com/blog/2007/02/24/thinking-straight/#comment-45 Quite a story. I'm glad that you're feeling connected to the universe in a fulfilling way. That's really what religion (and by extension, church) should do for us. Quite a story. I’m glad that you’re feeling connected to the universe in a fulfilling way. That’s really what religion (and by extension, church) should do for us.

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