Thinking About Someone Else's Thoughts

Today's post has links to another person's blog. I don't do that often, but there are two posts on I blog I frequent that really struck me. I'd like your comments on them.

The first is marriage. Now, this is a newsflash: Jimmy and I do NOT have a perfect marriage. And, what may shock you more, some of it is my fault. I know none of you are really shocked by that because I have been rather open about our lives being turned upside down nine months ago. (Wow. At times it seems like much longer than that, and other times, the pain is still so fresh.) Anyway, I apologize for that. For my anger toward Jimmy and for those of you that saw it first hand.

Read this blog entry by Mike Cope. http://www.preachermike.com/2006/10/31/divorce So accurate about where most churches seem to stand on the topic. And for the record, I do know someone who truly believes divorce IS the unforgivable sin. Such limits to be placed on a God who made the world.

The other entry I point you to is here: http://www.preachermike.com/2006/10/30/i-am-of-christ. For most of my adult life (all thirteen years of it,) most of my friends have been members of the "church of Christ." I went to a "church of Christ" university, I married a "church of Christ" husband. We moved to a largely "church of Christ" town so he could attend a "church of Christ" university (not as good as mine, but a good one.) There we went to a church with over 1000 members. My daughter went to a "church of Christ" preschool and I helped lead a chapter of MOPS International and 90% of our moms were members of the "church of Christ." But right now, I have two really special friends who are not members of the "church of Christ." And lately it's forcing me to examine why I am, what it means, and how it effects my ministry.

What are your thoughts on either post?