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#1 User is offline   Alan

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Posted 28 August 2008 - 02:31 PM

Hello,

My name is Alan and I have been a member here since October, 2007. Unfortunately, my initial posts back then did not go through. I finally gave up and quit reading this site for the last year. However, I have decided to try again and I hope this post makes it through...

Like Spong, I consider myself a 'Christian in exile'. The posts and ideas at this site have assured me that I am not alone. It is refreshing to hear from those who, like me, believe that it is healthy to question and probe our beliefs. I consider the Bible to be the rule and guide to my faith, but I do not consider it the unerring word of God. I live in a small, rural community where my beliefs don't mesh with the fundamentalists and evangelicals that surround me. So, I tend to keep my views to myself and I have not found a local church where I feel comfortable enough to share my thoughts.

With that said, I look forward to continued learning at this site and hope that I may be able to offer comments and ideas that will help others.

Alan
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 03:02 PM

Alan,

Welcome aboard. Your post made it through fine and sounds like you will fit in well here from your description.

Love in Christ,
Joseph
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#3 User is offline   Alan

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Posted 28 August 2008 - 03:38 PM

Joseph:

Thank you.

By the way, I like your tagline:

"The only separation that could be between you and me is in ones Mind."

That is a great use of words!

Alan
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Posted 01 September 2008 - 06:24 AM

Hi Alan. Good to see you here.

Jack Spong has a lot to answer for - sending us all on that wilderness trip - a new baptism - a promise of a Holy Land. Bless him.

Of course Spong just open the cage door. Then there was Borg, Crossan, Mack, Gager - where will it end?
Not all those who wander are lost (JRRT)
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#5 User is offline   Alan

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Posted 02 September 2008 - 12:13 PM

Wayseer,

Thank you for the welcome.

I hope it never ends! Give me more!! :)

Alan
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Posted 02 September 2008 - 10:04 PM

Welcome!
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Posted 10 September 2008 - 08:34 PM

View PostOctober, on Sep 2 2008, 10:04 PM, said:

Welcome!

Welcome Alan :rolleyes:
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Posted 11 September 2008 - 09:00 PM

Look forward to your comments. Sound like they come from deep inside.
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#9 User is offline   Alan

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Posted 13 September 2008 - 02:35 PM

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Alan
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Posted 14 September 2008 - 07:33 PM

Welcome, Alan! I'm glad you're here!

Yep, I'm sort of a "Church Alumni" member myself. I still go to church...but only for the social aspect of it. :)

Bill
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