Tuesday, January 31, 2006

I started writing yesterday, but my computer did something and I couldn't recover the post. Anyway, class went well yesterday. I really need to download Microsoft Word onto this thing bc it took me 2 hours to print out my paper. It kept giving me computer language. I tried everything I knew. Then once I decided to copy and paste it in my e-mail, the darn printer stopped working. So, again, it took forever to print. I almost cried. It was the first assignment and I am already the odd man (woman) out in that darn class. So, I panicked, not the usual laughing panic bc I know I can't change it and I've really screwed up. It was the tears in the corner of the eye panic. Maybe, I'm premenstraul. (I know this is TMI, but) I don't know if I am bc as of late, I've stopped keeping up. Don't really have a reason to. I have damn near sworn off men. Not actually, just all of those exes. Speaking of exes BOB came to see me Sunday night. It's always good to be in his presence, but I kept my distance. I didn't want to send mixed signals. I wanted it to plain and clear that it wasn't like that. That was yesterday and this is today. Leave well enough alone.
I know I am ADD, but oh well. Sunday, I went to a new church. It was absolutely wonderful. (I used to call an ex wonderful, but really he was evil.) The choir was singing and everybody was stomping. You could really feel the spirit, even aside from the singing. It was beautiful. The preacher could preach, too. However, I wasn't really into what he was saying. His entire sermon was about giving to the church. I'm not anti-tithing or anti-offering, but he talking about money the entire sermon. All he talked about was giving money. The ironic thing is, he never once mentioned tithes. He never said anything about paying tithes. Never made reference to that 10% the Bible requires you to give. I believe in working and acquiring wealth. I want some of that wealth. He just seemed money hungry. He kept talking about all the blessings you will recieve if you pay tithes, which I agree with. But he never mentioned any other way of getting blessed. He never mentioned a personal relationship with God, only the relationship between your wallet and blessings. I was willing to let that go, though bc I know the man can preach. I could just feel it. Actually, it must have been the Lord I was feeling bc something was moving inside of me and I wanted to join the church. I have a church home and have never even remotely considered joining another church, even though I am 3 hours aways from that church. (maybe it has something to do with my issues of letting the past mix with the present.) The service was just good.
So I walk up there and say I want to join. A lady takes me upstairs and has me to complete a contact form and I begin looking through the information that she's given me. I happen to see that you have to pay $175 to rent the sanctuary, as well as a separate $100 non-refundable deposit. That doesn't even include use of the kitchen. There's another fee for that. So that turned me off. I don't think you should turn away from the church bc of money, but a part of me doesn't feel compfortable about that. I don't understand why a tithe-paying, offering giving member of the church should have to pay to use the sanctuary. What exactly are tithes and offerings for? I understand paying the preacher if he ministers over something, i.e. funerals and weddings. (Honestly, I don't think there should be a fee, but you should give a donation.) I just don't understand why u have to pay to use the church. So, I am going to go back Sunday. Maybe he will preach about something else.
Posted by Nik :: 1/31/2006 :: 1 Comments:

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