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I know that some of you are wondering, so I do plan to post
about my journey in Faith when I have a chunk of time to devote to it. For now, I will say that I knocked and the door was open for me. I let down my defenses and ideas that I got from my upbringing in the Catholic tradition and God reached out to me. I now consider myself to be a Christian Mama. I am glad that a lot of the things I learned while Catholic do not equate with the Word of the Bible and that we have found a wonderful non-denominational church (Calvary Chapel) with an amazing Pastor who is also "recovering Catholic" and the Fellowship of some great people.
There is much more to the story than I can type right now but if you remember my last post in this forum where Jay and I were butting heads ~ Well I got plenty of signs once I got rid of any expectations.
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I look forward to hearing more Meeshi. I'm glad to hear that you and Jay are on this journey (and hopefully not bumping heads anymore! ).
I wanted to tell you that I too was raised Catholic and I started attending a non-denominational church when I started dating Mike. Whoa. talk about different! Goodbye stain glassed stations of the cross, hello palm trees and big screen projectors, LOL! Anyway, it was an offshoot of Calvary Chapel too. It was a nice place to grow in my faith. I learned so much, as the teaching style was verse by verse through the bible as opposed to other snippet/topical type teaching styles. I was able to connected so many dots and so many of the blanks left from my childhood faith, were filled when I started reading the bible. Yet, I still have so much growing to do...it never ends, LOL. Right now God is teaching me grace...in a new way.
I know you will have questions and different expectations, but along the way, I hope you can find rest and assurance.
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~Jennifer~
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mom to 4 boys On Your Left... Athlinks
"My secret? Learning to train very hard alone, anytime, anywhere and under any conditions for years on end. If you want to realize your potential, just be more fanatical about getting your training in than anyone you know." -Steve Boyd
about my journey in Faith when I have a chunk of time to devote to it. For now, I will say that I knocked and the door was open for me. I let down my defenses and ideas that I got from my upbringing in the Catholic tradition and God reached out to me. I now consider myself to be a Christian Mama. I am glad that a lot of the things I learned while Catholic do not equate with the Word of the Bible and that we have found a wonderful non-denominational church (Calvary Chapel) with an amazing Pastor who is also "recovering Catholic" and the Fellowship of some great people.
There is much more to the story than I can type right now but if you remember my last post in this forum where Jay and I were butting heads ~ Well I got plenty of signs once I got rid of any expectations.
Wow! You have really changed since I joined this board. You actually inspired me to dig out my Native American spirituality books about a year ago! (And helped me realize it's okay to explore all kinds of thought.) I am glad you have found something that makes you feel good- you deserve it!
That's wonderful Michelle! I pray that God continues to help you to grow in Him and that your new church is a blessing to you. If you ever have any questions, Bob and I would be happy to answer any of them.
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Ann
SAHM to 4 beautiful children Lauren ('90), Nicole ('92), Robert ('00) and Joanna ('02) and wife to Bob for 23 years.
Meeshi, I'm thrilled for you. I look forward to hearing more of your story.
Jeni
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Goodbye stain glassed stations of the cross, hello palm trees and big screen projectors, LOL! Anyway, it was an offshoot of Calvary Chapel too. It was a nice place to grow in my faith. I learned so much, as the teaching style was verse by verse through the bible as opposed to other snippet/topical type teaching styles. I was able to connected so many dots and so many of the blanks left from my childhood faith, were filled when I started reading the bible. Yet, I still have so much growing to do...it never ends, LOL. Right now God is teaching me grace...in a new way. 
So happy for you, Meeshi!
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