Blog Detail
Losing My Religion: Re-Thinking Church
http://jmcq.blogspot.com
Reflections and observations of a de-constructed Christian and minister from "outside the walls" of institutional Christianity.
- Added on: Jul 13th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Jeff McQ
- Listed in: Christianity
- Tags: religion christian Church institutional church christ follower
Recent Posts
A Woman\'s Voice
Pam's post on Communitas today reminded me of this song by Patty Griffin, which I recently heard and which captivated me immediately. It's not a Christmas song, not even a "Christian" song--but the very human depiction of Mary in this song speaks vo...
The Inoculation of Religion
Recent discussions on this here blog have got my mind turning...as if it didn't have enough to do. :) Not really so much agreeing or disagreeing with comments made, or anything like that...just thinking.Specifically, I've been thinking about what wo...
Dear God, If It Isn\'t Any Trouble...Please Fix The Outdoor Thermostat. Thanks.
I walked out the door this morning to the second coldest actual temperature I ever remember experiencing. Actual temp: -15 degrees F, windchill -26.That's -26 actual degrees Celsius, for my Australian peeps.I have a blogger friend in Alaska who is pr...
We Know When It\'s Real--or Do We?
In response to my previous post, Gary D. said this (among other things):"Realness and authenticity are valuable things in ones spiritual life with Christ. You are so correct when you say that there are people inside the bubble who are deceived, who t...
Life Outside the Bubble (part 3--Perils, Pitfalls, and Following)
Part 1Part 2I think when I see people inside the Christian culture-bubble respond to those who are outside it, the number one emotion I see is not resentment, or even judgment (though those are certainly factors). Rather, the number one emotion, I th...
Life Outside the Bubble (part 2--The Difference)
In my previous post, I talked about how I used to live deep within the bubble which is the church subculture, and how God burst those bubbles in my life, and how I am now outside the bubble without losing my faith.So if I'm still a Christian after al...
