[Magdalen] She's leaving church

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

A lot of people don't see themselves as broken, so they don't see a need.

Saying, "Well, they should!" is not going to make a tinker's spit's worth
of difference.

Which sorta gets us back to square one...

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 8:31 AM, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:

> The church is broken, full of broken people.Our last priest and this one
> have serious flaws, but I continue to experience God and mystery in the
> Eucharist.  And besides, I am a Cub fan, you don't have to be very good for
> me too love you.  My love affair with the Episcopal Church continues.
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 8:17 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > ​
> > On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 5:22 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Little children instinctively know the difference between fact and
> truth.
> > > -M
> >
> >
> > I'd say precisely the opposite. It's due to children's different take on
> > the world that we have the fairy tale versions of god to begin with, and
> it
> > is getting rid of that pov that is a stumbling block for many trying to
> > move from childhood into adulthood, and is driving them to non-belief.
> >  "They made up all this stuff about god; they're making the rest of it up
> > too!"
> >
> > I hear from folks of all ages still trying to get out of that fairy tale
> > mode of thinking about god.
> >
> > "If I thought god were like that, I wouldn't believe in It/Her/Him
> either,"
> > I say.
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> >
> > ​
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Judy Fleener, ObJN
> Western Michigan
>