Comments on: Could God Blogs Bring Men Back Into the Church?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:54:58 +0000

With so much of New Testament scripture focused on love and service (something about washing feet) maybe “men” would do well to concentrate on serving God first and not what they do or do not get out of attending an organized service. If you love the Lord you will seek any place, service,congregation to serve Him. This may be an overly simplistic way to look at the issue of getting men to return to “church” but we have to start somewhere.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 23:05:45 +0000

I can understand the temptation to stay at home on a Sunday morning, when it is so cozy in bed, or there are chores that can be done, games/races to watch. I also know it is ok to not go to church once in a while. Sometimes my wife and I go camping for the weekend. However, I also know going to church is important. Like making a marriage vow, the feeling of being “in love” with Jesus (just like with our spouses) will waz and wane, and we go to church sometimes out of a commitment to Jesus and His Church, and not always because we “feel” like it.
Like Greg Koukl over a t STR has said, we make vows and commitments because the feeling will not always be as strong as it was in the early part of the relationship. I think the same is true for our relationship with God. Sometimes we love going to church, and sometimes we commit to going. The goal, it would seem, would be to enjoy making that commitment (remembering the early days…
Just some thoughts,
Derrick
http://www.bright-idea.blogspot.com

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:34:49 +0000

The seven proghecies, the coming of the Christ. If you want more information about the END TIMES, I can be reached at research62004@yahoo.com. The last times are with us now, your head tells you no, but your heart sings a differet tune. Hopping to hear from you in the near future.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:23:36 +0000

There are many fine opportunities for both men and women to attend church (together), understqnd however, that many priests (we are all part of the royal priesthood.
But we are in very different times than yesterday. A new set of demintions are in place today. Some 2 1/2 years ago a great set of prophecies were announced to the world. The Lord is trying to turn the wayward sheep back into the proper path to the kingdom. There is book on the way called “The Seven Prophies – The Coming of the Christ.” The prophecies will both astound you and covict you at the same. Your priests MUST start talking about Heaven and not the next raffel, or bingo etc. The reason they are now being brought to the forefront is because the time is fastly approaching the true “end times” . All believers plus clergy must take the scales off of their eyes and trust what your hearts of screaming at you to listen. The birth pags have already started to show you just how God is so angry at our behavior

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 22:24:07 +0000

David, thank you for your comment.
“However, the men in the blogsphere may be less likely to attend Church if they are being fed and challenged intellectually outside of Church.”
Yikes! I hadn't considered that, but you might be right. Just because Christian men are drawn to manly Christianity in the blogosphere, this doesn't mean that manly Christianity will find its way back into the church. It could, as you say, only make the church look even less desirable. The answer can't be to stop providing these things on the web. I guess there just has to be another step we need to figure out to move the gathering from the web back into the churches.
“Perhaps if Church was a place where I could listen to Paul debate Peter about theology

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:05:20 +0000

Hi Amy,
I think you have asked a very important question. I hope you will continue to observe and then write about

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:52:08 +0000

Good post - I wondered how other women would respond to the complaint that women weren't part of the panel in the plenary sessions. Rick Moore HolyCoast.com

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:53:56 +0000

the church became feminized because the men began to leave (and not lead!) There is nothing more appealing to a woman than when a man leads.