Failing at the Goal, but Not Falling Too Far Short

[troglodyteking]

I slept for fourteen hours last night and this morning. I didn't think I needed it, but I think it did me a lot of good.

Faith and religion have been on the mind recently. I saw Doubt yesterday. I'm tempted to say it was 'awesome', but that really isn't the right word. The level of quality and overall value is right, but the tone is wrong.

Comments

[rosindust]

I had to go church shopping a few times before I found one I felt I could both learn from and not be the odd man out. The hardest thing for me was finding a non-flaky church (i.e. without a five minute sermon that vaguely connected Scripture with current events, and then announcements for the ladies' pot luck afterwards). Now I'm with the Reformed Presbyterian denomination, and while I love it's theological basis, I knew from the get-go that I would butt heads with most congregations politically, so I have to word my opinions very carefully to avoid upsetting folks. But on the whole, I love it there because they all had rough experiences at some point and learned more from them _because_ they were believers then I think non-believers would

[faerieloch]

Also, the UCC (United Church of Christ) tends to draw younger folks and is a liberal denomination that encourages thought.

[aaangyl]

Funny, you always read like more of a buddhist to me.

[sonofzeal]

I'd have guessed Norse, but perhaps that's a shallow reading.

[aaangyl]

HOJOTOHO!

[stolen_tea]

My parents' Episcopalian church (which is what I went to when growing up) seems like an almost pure force for good in the world. Their "works" focus is on education, charity, and music. (Sometimes more than one at the same time, as when funding a Peruvian school for impoverished indigenous children.) The community seems to be one in which everyone shares those priorities, more or less, which seems like a great way to get things done, and a relatively good assurance that ones' friends are decent people.