Your Turn: May Synchroblog
Since our stories can have a profound impact upon one another, I thought I would ask you a little about the latest chapter of your story.
So, for the May synchroblog, I am going to keep it simple and real. I hope you will join in. Let’s post May 5th. Please, remember to link back here. Anybody can join in!
- How are you doing?
- What are you doing?
- What are you learning?
- What are you dreaming about?
Grace & Peace
April 30, 2008 at 8:38 am
Sounds like fun… I’m in.
-Alan
April 30, 2008 at 10:44 am
Very good, Alan. i have heard from some others who will be participating.
April 30, 2008 at 6:03 pm
I’m in……… see if I can figure out how to link everyone up right this time!
April 30, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Jane- I look forward to it. You can just leave a comment here.
May 2, 2008 at 1:19 am
Glenn ~ I think I’m going to contribute to this as well.
May 4, 2008 at 9:55 pm
My post will be up in about an hour. The url will be http://assembling.blogspot.com/2008/05/you-are-here.html.
-Alan
May 4, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Mike & Alan- Looking forward to it!
May 4, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Glenn. I had to post a day early due to my laptop repeatedly crashing over the weekend. Hopefully, it will be an easy fix but I’m not holding my breath. At any rate, you can read my post here.
May 5, 2008 at 12:02 am
I’m in! I’ve kind of had blogger’s block lately, so maybe this will help break me out of that…
May 5, 2008 at 12:21 am
hey Glenn, thanks for your comment on my blog. I need to tell you that it was only in part…….so if you post the link, it may be wrong…..
Looking forward to all the blogs tomorrow….
May 5, 2008 at 12:23 am
Mine is here.
May 5, 2008 at 12:24 am
Ok so my link didn’t work.
http://www.erinword.com/2008/05/my-turn.html
May 5, 2008 at 2:22 am
Here’s mine Glenn http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/05/your-turn-may-synchroblog/
Great synchroblog theme, not only has it been good for me to write things down, but I love to read about what God is doing in other peoples lives too
May 5, 2008 at 2:23 am
Here’s mine Glenn http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/05/your-turn-may-synchroblog/
Great synchroblog theme, not only has it been good for me to write things down, but I love to read about what God is doing in other peoples lives too
May 5, 2008 at 8:29 am
Glenn, mine is here: http://retrofited.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-synchroblog-one-year-checkup.html
May 5, 2008 at 8:31 am
hey glenn, here’s mine:
http://kathyescobar.com/2008/05/05/it-stinks-down-here-but-i-really-love-the-smell/“
May 5, 2008 at 8:47 am
Here is mine. Thanks! This is such a neat idea. I can’t wait to go read everyone’s posts!
http://tobeafool.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/may-synchroblog/
May 5, 2008 at 8:52 am
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May 5, 2008 at 8:56 am
I’ve added a list of participants (so far) to the end of my post: http://assembling.blogspot.com/2008/05/you-are-here.html
-Alan
May 5, 2008 at 10:03 am
Here is my URL: http://mendingshift.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/our-story-chapter-10/
I sent an email but never saw this post link.
May 5, 2008 at 10:32 am
Thanks for the links, Alan.
May 5, 2008 at 10:35 pm
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May 5, 2008 at 11:57 pm
http://afundamentalshift.blogspot.com/2008/05/better-late-than-never.html
Here’s my contribution! The short version anyway… the long answers would have made for a really long post….. but, well, that’s what the rest of my blog is for, right?
Thanks, Glenn.
Happy
May 6, 2008 at 1:42 am
Response to Glens questions
I’m not really sure how to post a link here (I’m still a bit of a noob
May 6, 2008 at 8:26 am
I am seeing that so many are talking about family and being with them. It makes me wonder how many of us felt like “church” took away from family time. I was in a church that prided itself on being bible based; family centered. The irony was that if you were “committed” to the vision- you were in a service, lecture or meeting every night of the week- a 3-4 hour service on Sunday- a homegroup; small cell meeting for about 4 hours after service- and often all day building projects on Saturdays.
We spent more time AWAY from our children and paying for babysitting…..(add to that the pastors teenage children were often paid by us all to watch our kids- instead of having the youth group do it as a ministry we were chastised for not paying them for their work- yet all the work everyone did in our church was done unto GOD with no financial compensation and often underwritten by those doing it- )
So I think it is a GOD thing that people are with their families…..
It also seems to me that a lot of us are in a similar age group, I wonder if that is something significant to ponder. I dont read things from many mature/elder people here or young adults.
just some thoughts outloud.
I am thinking it would be interesting to do a synchroblog on “the one thing that we would let go off… but can’t”
For me, there were many hurts we experienced once we began exiting our church group. There are some very real painful experiences but if I share them with a non believer- it confirms to them why Christianity is evil and not for them. If I share them with a believer, I don’t get a listening ear- I get “YOU got to let go of it or you’ll grow a root of bitterness” Instead of listening; I feel that I get blamed. It seems to me that in the listening, I might be able to begin to let go….
What happens to me is that because I am told to “let go”; I hang on tighter to my anger and self rightousness. I do this because I am so afraid of forgetting the pain and bringing my children back into that kind of darkness.
My self defensiveness becomes more stronger as I see others trying to invalidate what we experienced…….and wanting me to forget it and move on.
rambling again.
May 6, 2008 at 11:39 am
Hey Jane ~
I know that I rediscovered my family when I was no longer a pastor. I feel a sense of regret for they went through as I pursued my “calling.” The last few years have been very good family-wise. The one exception is the withdrawal and anger that I have been sorting through. I feel my wife has caught the brunt of that.
I think you make a valid point that many of us in this blogging cluster come from a “been there, done that, got the wounds to prove it, there has to be a better way” perspective.
Jane, we HAVE to grieve because we lost a heck of a lot… relationships, sense of identity, and. perhaps, some foundational beliefs. We have been mistreated, wounded, and disenfranchised with no idea about what comes next. For me, grieving, discovering my identity outside of the institutional church, and doing what God put on my heart were key to moving on.
May 6, 2008 at 8:55 pm
A day late. Oh well. Here’s my response:
http://poorinspirit.blogspot.com/2008/05/synchroblog-day-late.html
May 8, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Hi, did you take this photo or find it somewhere?? My husband was looking at it & is pretty sure it’s of a bridge in our town Tabor (Czech Republic)!? Curious…
May 8, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Hebron ~ Welcome to re-dreaming. The picture came from a free photo site, called stock.xchng. Perhaps, it is from your town.