Comments on: what i learned from the church: hope http://aaronmonts.com/2007/08/03/what-i-learned-from-the-church-hope/ life. beauty. truth. generosity Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:14:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Calacirian » Things I Learned From Church … http://aaronmonts.com/2007/08/03/what-i-learned-from-the-church-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-33496 Calacirian » Things I Learned From Church … Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:24:11 +0000 http://aaronmonts.com/2007/08/03/what-i-learned-from-the-church-hope/#comment-33496 [...] Aaron @ Regenerate: Hope [...] [...] Aaron @ Regenerate: Hope [...]

]]> By: monts http://aaronmonts.com/2007/08/03/what-i-learned-from-the-church-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-33475 monts Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:17:31 +0000 http://aaronmonts.com/2007/08/03/what-i-learned-from-the-church-hope/#comment-33475 i didn't think you were picking on me... however, i appreciate the challenge! it certainly helps me put things into words! :) i didn’t think you were picking on me… however, i appreciate the challenge! it certainly helps me put things into words! :)

]]> By: glenn http://aaronmonts.com/2007/08/03/what-i-learned-from-the-church-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-33471 glenn Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:42:00 +0000 http://aaronmonts.com/2007/08/03/what-i-learned-from-the-church-hope/#comment-33471 Aaron... I couldn't agree more! I may have been too pushy. Think you know where I was coming from and why I was picking on you. :) Aaron…

I couldn’t agree more! I may have been too pushy. Think you know where I was coming from and why I was picking on you. :)

]]> By: monts http://aaronmonts.com/2007/08/03/what-i-learned-from-the-church-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-33468 monts Sun, 05 Aug 2007 02:44:44 +0000 http://aaronmonts.com/2007/08/03/what-i-learned-from-the-church-hope/#comment-33468 <blockquote>"the new attitude is your way of dealing with old pain"</blockquote> quite possibly, however i'm still as critical as the next guy... it's just a different way of being critical. my critiques were out of anger, not grace... i'm going to give grace a chance. :) i still see both sides of the equation for sure... don't think that i've gone all soft. i'm starting to see that even though i may not necessarily agree with how some are "doing church" there is still value to it since it is bringing about the kingdom in some people's lives. i guess it's the churches way of being all things to all people. and maybe it's true that everything has a life cycle and some churches are reaching the end of their life cycle while others are just starting to hit their stride...

“the new attitude is your way of dealing with old pain”

quite possibly, however i’m still as critical as the next guy… it’s just a different way of being critical. my critiques were out of anger, not grace… i’m going to give grace a chance. :)

i still see both sides of the equation for sure… don’t think that i’ve gone all soft. i’m starting to see that even though i may not necessarily agree with how some are “doing church” there is still value to it since it is bringing about the kingdom in some people’s lives. i guess it’s the churches way of being all things to all people. and maybe it’s true that everything has a life cycle and some churches are reaching the end of their life cycle while others are just starting to hit their stride…

]]> By: Monte Asbury’s Blog What I learned from church that didn’t ring true … « http://aaronmonts.com/2007/08/03/what-i-learned-from-the-church-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-33460 Monte Asbury’s Blog What I learned from church that didn’t ring true … « Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:24:13 +0000 http://aaronmonts.com/2007/08/03/what-i-learned-from-the-church-hope/#comment-33460 [...] and Compassion: Pithy and Provocative Julie @ Onehandclapping: Faith, Certainty, and Tom Cruise Aaron @ Regenerate: Hope Monte @ Monte Asbury’s Blog: Jesus Doesn’t Matter Much Rachael @ Justice and Compassion Rachael [...] [...] and Compassion: Pithy and Provocative Julie @ Onehandclapping: Faith, Certainty, and Tom Cruise Aaron @ Regenerate: Hope Monte @ Monte Asbury’s Blog: Jesus Doesn’t Matter Much Rachael @ Justice and Compassion Rachael [...]

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