That poem is funny, I've read it a couple times in the past few months.
My condolences on the rest of your post. I know how hard it is to keep in unity. We've home-fellowshipped for like 10 years and there has been times when things like that happened. But we've decided not to let difference like that split us up. So, we all quite much enjoy our fellowship although there are quite a few differences, some larger, some smaller. :)
I absolutely agree. I was raised in a setting where the covering was an accepted thing. All the women wore them including little girls 2 years old and up. I have long ago decided that the covering isn't a salvation issue but there are ramifications in connection to it. I know that there are people that relate to that differently than I would but I don't make an issue of it because I really am not responsible for other's doing or not doing what I feel is right. I agree that you would be a much better influence by staying. It seems that the more conservative Mennonite churches are much more for having everyone look the same and have an extremely hard time accepting someone who doesn't share most of the convictions and practice the applications the way they do. I think that if there is a willingness to work together in spite of differences is really submitting to each other in a way because we are not forcing our own view on them. There is always room for change when God works in the heart, not before. Too often we think that we need to
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LOL! That poem was great and cracked me up. I had to share it with my brother, Mark, here. I was going to ask if you wrote it, but he said he heard it before.
Church splits must be really rough--after you get to know everyone as family. Sad. My father has some poignant memories about church splits... He was an elder for one. He ended up stepping down, due to a minority vote to remove him.
My name's Joel Merritt, btw, in case you didn't find that out yet. (You can call me Dr. Merritt.)
You know, I think everyone is on the lookout for an agenda free church that will accept our own agendas. I guess the trick is to make sure that our agenda (which we all have to a point) is biblically based. Charity must be used in working with others. I think we get mixed up though many times when we think that our agenda is scriptural and others aren't, because that is when church splits happen, when we get so sure of ourselves and can't or won't accomodate others
No, no! Just kiddin'... Just Joel. ('Got carried away there. It seemed a bit strange for me to use my full name, as though I wanted you to use my last name.)
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My condolences on the rest of your post. I know how hard it is to keep in unity. We've home-fellowshipped for like 10 years and there has been times when things like that happened. But we've decided not to let difference like that split us up. So, we all quite much enjoy our fellowship although there are quite a few differences, some larger, some smaller. :)
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Church splits must be really rough--after you get to know everyone as family. Sad. My father has some poignant memories about church splits... He was an elder for one. He ended up stepping down, due to a minority vote to remove him.
My name's Joel Merritt, btw, in case you didn't find that out yet. (You can call me Dr. Merritt.)
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Did Sum put you up to watching that movie, now? Sounds like something she'd do.
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She bragged about it to me and made me watch it (which I very much enjoyed).
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