There are churches canceling services for tomorrow, so

[Critters2]

I gotta go to bed. In case I need to make a decision early in the morning. Interestingly, all the churches that have canceled so far are UMCs. No UCCs, no Presbys, no Luterns. Just Methodists. So, do they know something I don't, or are they just softer than the rest of us? I wonder...

[hedgehog]

1. Our pastor cancelled our religious ed classes Friday. The classes are

held on Sundays between the two Masses and this Sunday would have been the last one before the winter break, so he cancelled all the Christmas parties as well.

[Critters2]

3. Canceled the parties?!!

Well, I daresay it isn't bad enough to cancel parties...if I had any parties planned.

[Robeson]

2. They're being careful. Because they're the only ones going to heaven...

...:-)

[Critters2]

4. So, can't they be less careful then? nt

[davsand]

5. Maybe they have a direct hotline to the big "Forecaster In the Sky"?

Ya know, it just might be they feel they are in a better position to know this kind of stuff.

Just saying...


:evilgrin:


Laura

[Critters2]

6. Well, Obama is one of us, so maybe God is confused

and thinks we're not really Christians, so isn't speaking to us. Or something.

Time for bed.

Hi, Laura!! :hi:

on edit--how's your weather? Still snowing? It is here!

[JVS]

7. because wesley was a softie

;-)

[Critters2]

10. That's my theory

:) Of course, he was a vegetarian, so probably a weak immune system :)

[Critters2]

11. Hey, JVS, what's it like there?

I'm supposed to go to an ordination between here and there tomorrow afternoon. I'm wondering what the roads will be like.

[JVS]

13. cars moving slow on the road, snow falling steadily, steps have about 3 or 4 inches on them

[Breeze54]

8. Why not just watch your services on TV?

:shrug:

Maybe there's bad weather tomorrow in your area?

Stay home and watch nature unfold all her glory!

How closer to the ultimate high can you get than that?

[Critters2]

9. It's a theological thing.

In my tradition, we believe you experience God most fully in community with others. Thus, we get together once a week. Weather permitting :)

And see, I'm the one who has to make the call, as to whether to cancel or not. The tricky thing is, I can get across the alley almost no matter what. But can other people get here?

[Breeze54]

12. I was always taught that the supreme being is everywhere...

If two gather in my name.... etc.

I believe that anyone can praise their higher being anywhere.

But what ever trips your trigger!

But if it's really bad weather than you should call it off.

Better safe than sorry.

[Critters2]

14. It's that "where two or three are gathered in my name"

that we point to to demonstrate the importance of community. It doesn't say "where one is gathered in my name". It is about community. And the history of God's interaction with humanity is the history of God calling peoples--communities--not individuals. First, the people of Israel, later the Church. The "body of Christ" is a group of people at work together, gathered in covenant with one another and with God.

Individuals can and do experience the presence of God, but God is most present when people gather with others, struggle with and/or celebrate their differences, and join in united efforts to create the world God wants. In my tradition we don't "accept Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior", because the faith is so obviously a communal undertaking, not a private one.

Oh, and I didn't call worship off. By morning, it wasn't that bad.

Nice talkin' with ya! :hi:

[doc03]

15. Doesn't that show a lack of faith in God? Doesn't God

watch over all his believers and protect them on their journey to worship him? If you would have an accident and get killed it would be God's will I would think. If you would have a close call and
avoid an accident I am sure there would be those who would claim God was watching over you.