tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post6808823187273152209..comments2024-01-06T07:53:11.832-08:00Comments on disabled Christianity: "Church asks mom, disabled child to leave"Jeff McNairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10029386598033932429noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-62427689895738733352007-06-30T18:28:00.000-07:002007-06-30T18:28:00.000-07:00Mark,That's an interesting perspective. I don't kn...Mark,<BR/>That's an interesting perspective. I don't know if I agree with it or not, but would be interested in seeing a discussion of pros and cons on it. We've been attending a large Vineyard church, where my son can be present during the singing but not the teaching, without fear of being asked to leave.<BR/><BR/>(The only place we've ever been asked to leave was a planetarium, during a show that about six people attended, in a room big enough for probably 200!)Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263860830512792429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-74994341801761190142007-06-26T22:01:00.000-07:002007-06-26T22:01:00.000-07:00Julana,I can understand your having mixed feelings...Julana,<BR/>I can understand your having mixed feelings over this issue; sometimes we want our church experience to be peaceful and quiet. <BR/><BR/>Plese consider these thoughts as you meditate on the issue.Jesus had his special places he went to "often" to pray and be alone with the Father; He was always up and gone to pray while the disciples were still wiping the sleepfrom their eyes. I might suggest a quiet room in your home or a corner of the backyard for that sort of devotional experience.<BR/><BR/>The church is meant to be community and Jesus invited all to become members of the Christian community. It is really a simple idea: In the local church either all are welcomed or they are not. If not all are welcome then the local church is in disobedience and needs correction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-45224352098633369922007-06-22T10:11:00.000-07:002007-06-22T10:11:00.000-07:00I actually have mixed feelings on that one.We once...I actually have mixed feelings on that one.<BR/><BR/>We once attended a Sunday morning service at Andy Stanley's church down in Atlanta. He stopped the sermon and asked the mother of a crying baby to take the baby out, because the noise was giving him trouble concentrating!<BR/><BR/>I can see both sides of the issue, and almost think you have to be present to judge who was in the wrong.<BR/><BR/>We do not want our son to keep other people from worshipping, but there is a balance. Both sides need to be flexible.Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263860830512792429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-414861341928642142007-06-21T18:07:00.000-07:002007-06-21T18:07:00.000-07:00Perhaps we should send the pastor a copy of the se...Perhaps we should send the pastor a copy of the sermon <A HREF="http://come-over.to/FAS/KeithHam3.htm" REL="nofollow">Worship With All of God's Children</A>. Do you think he would even read it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com