Wandering the wilderness once again...

[midwestmystic]

Something inside me is percolating. The kind of percolating that led me to karate 15 years ago, to spiritual direction at a monastery 10 years ago, and to chaplaincy almost 5 years ago.
   Waiting is hard. Anticipation is riding me like a horrible nightmare. I know transformation and change are sitting around the corner. The thing is, I can

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[legolastn]

Moving to PA has really opened my eyes (and I think Allen's as well) to the extent our church in Tucson, which had plenty of shortcomings, really sheltered us from what a large part of the UCC is like. As you say, the national church often resonates. The churches here in this area, though, largely don't (and clearly don't even for most of the people who grew up in them here). I knew UCC churches like the ones here existed, but I didn't think that in any area there would literally be dozens of churches none of which strayed from the pattern. Churches we'd feel more at home it could probably be found in the NYC or Philly area but I don't think I could ever consider myself more than a visitor. The only church we've visited here that I have immediately felt a potential for membership of is Episcopal - and that comes with a set of baggage I'm not sure I can fully make peace with to take the step of membership