Sentences with phrase «few different churches»

We've been hopping around, trying out a few different churches, seeing if there's a place we feel we fit in - weird, interfaith, transracial, looking - kind - of - like - a-boho-biker-gang family that we are.

Now he has tested a few different churches and landed with one or two he likes, wow that's impactful.

Not exact matches

Then why do I, a man that has been inside a few churches in his lifetimes solely for the purpose of absorbing the lovely architecture of lovely buildings across the globe in different societies, know more about world religion than you do and the rest of your flock?

It was a different world then, I realize: The Marxists I knew were happily married to their first wives, gave their kids curfews and chores, and a few even went to church or synagogue.

Only the tattoos, the high proportion of men and a few sad and preoccupied faces would betray the fact that their church is different to the norm.

Heresy and Doctrine in the Early Church In the first few centuries of Christianity, teachers taught wildly different ideas about who Jesus was.

Yet there are fewer and fewer distinctions between them as different churches publish new versions.

It's as if the Church cleans out its attack, gets rid of a few things, dusts off and polishes some others, and becomes something new, but not entirely different.

Which is why it was such a pleasure, a few days later, to find myself in a very different kind of church, this one compact, ultramodern, made of glass.

Immanuel is only a few years old and still small, but they have already planted The Axis Church in a different part of the city.

It was different from the churches I typically attend for a few reasons.

Since then, I've tried a few different resources, learned from people much wiser than I am and generally tried to figure out this hybrid thing I have going on — happy - clappy - Jesus - kid anti-establishment woman that loves contemplative practices and liturgy and the Church.

«I don't like the fact that you hold up a few fringe churches and synagogs as the norm but I wouldn't expect anything different.

The church they attend has small groups, but most are too far away, so they get fellowship on Friday night by going out to dinner with a few friends, most of whom go to different churches.

When a group convenes on the first evening, it is made up of twenty men and a few women who are usually strangers to each other; who come from different parts of the country or even of the world; who represent the doctrine and tradition of from eight to twelve different churches, Protestant and Catholic; and who are engaged in different kinds of ministries — education, local church, seminary leaders, denominational executives, and others.

Especially in the case of churches that suffer the entry of different, eager pastors every few years and that become indifferent to their prodding, new leaders are advised to appreciate the church's existing story before attempting to twist it.

The decision to commit to a church may have many different factors — and ultimately requires a lot of prayer, but here are a few questions to ask as you work through the decision:

I have a few different communities I belong to centred on dancing, skiing, creative writing, comedy, meditation and church and then friends and family that are not parts of any of these communities.

Advent Conspiracy, which began with five churches just a few years ago, has grown into a worldwide movement of tens of thousands of believers who are choosing to celebrate Christmas in a different way.

So instead of sending kids back to school a few weeks from now with only memories of a summer filled with tragic stories, the Rev. Dorothy Caffey, pastor of Universal Community M.B. Church, wanted to impart a different message.

As fewer people go to church and the diversity of different areas shifts, the cardboard models offer a playful and abstract perspective on the buildings.

A few weeks ago, members of Unity of Beaverton Church in Oregon completed NWEI's newest discussion course — A Different Way: Living Simply in a Complex World.

It was tough at first, but after talking to a few of my very understanding friends who were very involved in their various churches, they just reassured me that it was okay, that they felt that spiritually different ways of worship work for different people and therefore it makes sense that organized religion might not be for everyone.

Tim's commute to the church was not nearly as long as Jerry's will be, but compared to living a few miles from church the dynamics of family life are entirely different as was my involvement.