tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222582801377676376.post966840096713487438..comments2014-01-08T21:30:16.491+00:00Comments on St Michael's Discussion Forum: How we can help in Living God's LoveSt. Michael's Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09509868141938374407noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222582801377676376.post-56776154879108570262012-04-02T11:38:05.850+01:002012-04-02T11:38:05.850+01:00Cheers Roger. Hopefully others will now start pick...Cheers Roger. Hopefully others will now start picking up on the blog. The next interesting question in that regard is how we make people aware of the blog in the congregation and especially in the wider community.<br /><br />Perhaps we can push it at the festival in May? Has to be worth a try.<br /><br />I too found Toby's sermon gave me a lot to mull over. :)Alasdair Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651051226473203214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222582801377676376.post-21808608531701523592012-04-01T10:01:16.210+01:002012-04-01T10:01:16.210+01:00Alasdair
Thanks for this contribution. I agree w...Alasdair<br /><br />Thanks for this contribution. I agree wholeheartedly with you that this could be a really fresh approach to the whole issue of discussion about God and of sharing our faith with the world outside. One of the main criticisms that I think can often be levelled at us Christians is that we just talk to ourselves - we go into church in a little huddle and say nice things and are polite to each other, but outsiders don't know what goes on in church and/or think it's all irrelevant to their daily lives. Before, if the church wanted to speak to the outside world, we either had to stand on the street corner or knock on people's doors - neither of which are probably very popular or effective ways of communication. Now with the blogs we have a medium where people can see our exchanges and our thoughts and our struggles to understand things, and (I hope) can see that we are ordinary people, doing our best to follow Jesus and to live as God wants us to live in a complex and changing world. For example, I thought Toby's sermon on the question of marriage and the proposals to redefine that (preached on 18th March) was a thought provoking, balanced and helpful contribution to the discussion on that issue. <br /><br />Anyway, thanks again for the post.Roger Sudburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088594479846325905noreply@blogger.com