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<channel><title><![CDATA[Blog4Change.org - Comments for article: church tomorrow]]></title><link>http://www.blog4change.org</link><description /><language>en-us</language><copyright><![CDATA[http://www.blog4change.org]]></copyright><generator>N/A</generator><webMaster>webmaster@blog4change.org</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:14:37 UTC</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[church tomorrow]]></title><link>http://www.blog4change.org/articles/1430/1/church-tomorrow/Page1.html#Comment3743</link><description><![CDATA[As a young child, I was forced to take cooumnimn before I was ready.  My grandmother was methodist and was a shut-in.  I stayed with her often and when the preacher would  come to call  we all had to take cooumnimn. I remember being a very scared little girl being told this was blood and flesh it was eerie.  AND I was in church.  I just didn't have the  background  to understand it all.Even to this day, as a 33 year old woman, I still sorta cringe when it is time to take cooumnimn.  I know that sounds silly, but it's true.  I just think about those days as a kid when it was forced and I was not ready.  I have 3 kids, ages 10, 7, and 6.  One has been baptized but she has never asked to take cooumnimn and I've never forced it on her.  We attend a contemporary church and cooumnimn is given every few months or so. It is not an every Sunday occurance.  Most Sunday's she opts to be in the kids service so they aren't exposed to it as much anyhow.Good questions.Lindsey recently posted..<br/><br/>
Comment posted by Franco at 11:35 pm, Tue 17th Jul 2012]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Franco)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:35:38 UTC]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.blog4change.org/articles/1430/1/church-tomorrow/Page1.html#Comment3743</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[church tomorrow]]></title><link>http://www.blog4change.org/articles/1430/1/church-tomorrow/Page1.html#Comment3728</link><description><![CDATA[Baptism is a public reposnse to the salvation we have received from Jesus. Communion is an outpouring of thanks and worship for what God, through Jesus, has already done on our behalf. We explained to our girls that once they have asked Jesus to be their savior and once they have publicly professed that faith through baptism, they may joyfully join us in partaking in communion. I truly believe that if we look at Scripture, a public profession of faith comes first, then partaking in communion.All three of our daughters understood this, and baptism became an even more significant event because of it. Each one chose to be baptized at different stages in their life one in high school, one in 6th grade, and one in 3rd grade. We didn't push. We just made it clear what baptism and communion meant, and it became a marker for them. If my children had been baptized as infants (our church does both adult and infant baptism!) we would have had them wait until they had gone through some sort of confirmation class before they took part in communion.Shelly @ Life on the Wild Side recently posted..<br/><br/>
Comment posted by Mohamed at 10:28 am, Mon 16th Jul 2012]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Mohamed)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:28:26 UTC]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.blog4change.org/articles/1430/1/church-tomorrow/Page1.html#Comment3728</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[church tomorrow]]></title><link>http://www.blog4change.org/articles/1430/1/church-tomorrow/Page1.html#Comment1192</link><description><![CDATA[I love reading your posts.  When I go to church, I always see the same guys every week come to church alone, and I would always tell my sister, it's soooo easy to meet a guy at church.  You don't even have to say a thing, if he sees you coming every week alone too, sitting near each other every week, and with God's intercession.  It's a cinch. 
I'm happily married, but if I were to give advice to others, check out  church and the supermarket.  I love what you said, look around first before you sit.  It helps to go late and stand in the back, until you see where you want to sit, just tell the usher you're waiting for someone, well you're not lying,  :::wink::::  
Of course you don't go to church to look for a man, you go to church to worship your God.  But sometimes you have to help God answer your prayers.  Just my opinion. Good post Happy Senior, keep them coming<br/><br/>
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