Have you ever walked out of a service before?

[Lost]

Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

Lost, what are you reaching for here, friend?

What am I reaching for? The truth of reality.

Sometimes we don't face it enough.

[Jekyll]

Originally Posted by Lost

What am I reaching for? The truth of reality.

Sometimes we don't face it enough.

That's a soft answer...

[Lost]

Originally Posted by Jekyll

That's a soft answer...

Its simple minds like you that lead to problems in the church today.

Denial of what happens in reality isn't going to make it go away.

Deal with it or go crawl back under your rock, Jekyll

[Esther]

One time when I got sick.

I called the pastor to let him know why the next day.

He still loves me, he said so.

[OP_Carl]

I have walked out of the service a couple of times while visiting churches for the first time after a long distance relocation. Usually because something seemed "off."

I walked out of my present church on a Wednesday evening. I was unaware that we were having a song service instead of bible study. The visiting musical "ministers" were lip-synching. They went on and on, and they were awful. I probably was there for 3/4 of it. I looked at my wife, she looked at me, and we agreed enough was enough. We's gonna grab the kids and scoot, I get up at 5 am, ya'll.

I walked out of a church that I was a fairly long term member of when a "special" altar call was made during the middle of the service. Some context is necessary. A local girl had gone missing. A massive manhunt ensued. We prayed and fasted and contributed to fundraisers. Weeks later, her body was found. Her rapist/murderer confessed that he did it because she had inadvertently stumbled across his meth lab. I don't know why, but these events caused fear to grip my pastor and he wanted to have an altar call wherein we would pray for certain specific protections. The Holy Ghost told my wife and I simultaneously to get out NOW. We grabbed the kids and scooted.

I pray for this sort of protection for my family every day. My daughter is too young to receive an explanation that this sort of evil exists. The God I serve can protect her and us without a special altar call wherein she learns what evils specifically she may now develop fears of.

[tv1a]

Ohio Camps are notorious for half the crowd loitering outside during the preaching. I've been to many district camps where you couldn't hear the preaching in the back because of the chatter on campus. What's sickening is the some of the most serious offenders 10-15 years ago are now running the show today...

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by tv1a

Ohio Camps are notorious for half the crowd loitering outside during the preaching. I've been to many district camps where you couldn't hear the preaching in the back because of the chatter on campus. What's sickening is the some of the most serious offenders 10-15 years ago are now running the show today...

Dear TV,

You know how kids are...they act like they are not listening when they really are. They were out talking in the back trying to find husbands and wives....now that they have a helpmeet...they can minister!

Blessings, Rhoni

Originally Posted by OP_Carl

I have walked out of the service a couple of times while visiting churches for the first time after a long distance relocation. Usually because something seemed "off."

I walked out of my present church on a Wednesday evening. I was unaware that we were having a song service instead of bible study. The visiting musical "ministers" were lip-synching. They went on and on, and they were awful. I probably was there for 3/4 of it. I looked at my wife, she looked at me, and we agreed enough was enough. We's gonna grab the kids and scoot, I get up at 5 am, ya'll.

I walked out of a church that I was a fairly long term member of when a "special" altar call was made during the middle of the service. Some context is necessary. A local girl had gone missing. A massive manhunt ensued. We prayed and fasted and contributed to fundraisers. Weeks later, her body was found. Her rapist/murderer confessed that he did it because she had inadvertently stumbled across his meth lab. I don't know why, but these events caused fear to grip my pastor and he wanted to have an altar call wherein we would pray for certain specific protections. The Holy Ghost told my wife and I simultaneously to get out NOW. We grabbed the kids and scooted.

I pray for this sort of protection for my family every day. My daughter is too young to receive an explanation that this sort of evil exists. The God I serve can protect her and us without a special altar call wherein she learns what evils specifically she may now develop fears of.

Amazingly I may know the case you talk about. At least something very similar happened in Indiana and I read about it. The one that I was reading about was a young girl and her name was Coleman.

It may be a different situation but I'm from that area and noticed it in the papers.

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Lost

Its simple minds like you that lead to problems in the church today.

Denial of what happens in reality isn't going to make it go away.

Deal with it or go crawl back under your rock, Jekyll

Wow. That was a bit mean spirited there, Lost.

[Jekyll]

Originally Posted by Rico

Wow. That was a bit mean spirited there, Lost.

Thanks, Rico