Say Hi, Gracie (Newbies say hello thread)

[XianGoth1334]

Hello & merry meet. It seems like there are not many posting in this sub-forum anymore. Maybe that will change? Anyways, I am going to stick around for awhile, read through the threads & see if it becomes more active.
I currently attend an ONA / God is still speaking UCC. I grew up traditional Lutheran and ended up rebelling / going way far off the deep end the other direction. Ah, to be young and to sin boldly. I have actually grown more conservative as I have entered midlife. That has brought me back to church and back to faith and yet I am still so much a misfit I really don't belong anywhere else. My own views probably do fit within the definition of liberal, especially in an environment which is intrinsically conservative (which applies to mainstream Christianity).
More than pinpointing down a specific religious (or political) identity, I am fully convinced that God meets us where we are at in life, and even in other religions or in no religion. It is a journey we are all on. God loves all of us and knows that most of us are doing our best.
Well, life is weird and wild... hopefully the activity here picks up and some good conversations can be had.

 

[CaDan]

Holy cow. I started this thread 18 years ago.

 

[RileyG]

Holy cow. I started this thread 18 years ago.

hello!

 

[FredVB]

Hello. I don't really fit in well anywhere. I know the Bible pretty well. But other Christians I talk with do not agree to a lot that I say. They will use Bible verses for basis to disagree with me. But I can tell, they know some of the verses, without showing knowledge of the context, and so they may justify not caring about issues, what is happening in the world, and the environments, so while I call for changes, those who seem they can change, that is other Christians, do not make changes for any of those things. I fell from attending church since the closures during Covid responses, and just see things for that online. I am vulnerable. But some use that knowledge to dismiss me.

 

[CaDan]

Hello new friend!

 

[FredVB]

Thanks for the friendly welcome. I appreciate that. Maybe we might have good discussion yet. I will admit I have unique perspective, there is such reason I found others generally disagreeing.