Some Random Thoughts…
Posted by thetheologianscafe in random thoughts at 7:40 am | 
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Thanks for the welcome voxland!
I live in hicktown USA i.e. a small farming town in PA, here you are either a conservative christian or a redneck (unlike TN where you can be both) In the conservative christian catagory half are mennonite and amish and the other half are PCA or methodist with a few catholics and brethren and church of God churches thrown into the mix.
I had been going to the PCA church because a few friends go there and I appreciate people who use logic, even though I may disagree with their conclusions their arguments are sound. It’s a safe friendly church (if you follow all the rules that is).
I just got married and my wife and I are both looking for a better church, one that challenges us, has good people and does basic outreach in the community, like love people where they are at and don’t frown if they have a nosering.
So we found this small charismatic church, good people, non-uptight, almost decent preaching, helps the community, but lacks in common sense, logic and critical thinking.
Hence my dilema, I like half of one church and half of the other, but have never seen a church with both.  I heard it said once about the verse, “everything should be done decently and in order” the presbys are in order and the charsismys do everything.
Right now we have decided to attend the charismatic church to try it out for a month and see how that goes. But i’m still wishing/hoping for the ideal church that I could go to and make it less ideal 
Those are my rambling thoughts for today, the post was a bit longish but if you read this far what do YOU think about my dilema?
31st of January, 2007 at 7:55 am
Good luck with that. That is always a tough dilemma. I remember when my wife and I first got married and lived in a city and still had a hard time discovering a church to take part in. Tough one.
31st of January, 2007 at 10:09 am
Though your plan of checking out the charismatic church for a month sounds OK, if you find that it doesnt meet your needs I’d keep on looking rather than compromise. Life’s too short to compromise on being fulfilled, growing, being challenged, etc., in Christian community. Keep on searching. God will open the right doors.
3rd of February, 2007 at 11:05 am
I always find the “church search” an interesting process. I think it’s helpful to evaluate what you bring to worship and how that fits in to the church you are considering. I find most people evaluate church similar to how they evaluate the latest movie or restaurant. However, church for me is more about joining with a group of people where I can bring something to the Lord publicly, (that’s what corporate worship is, isn’t it? Worshiping the Father in front of and together with a family of people.) rather than looking at a church for what they give to me.