tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8843309465902668618.post8512483808520209906..comments2023-08-27T08:43:50.922-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Futon Reformer: Wal-Mart is Killing the ChurchJustin Woodallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118313165902697247noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8843309465902668618.post-46548854649181680732009-12-14T07:20:05.039-05:002009-12-14T07:20:05.039-05:00Interesting article as for me. It would be great t...Interesting article as for me. It would be great to read more concerning this matter. Thank you for giving this info.<br />Sexy Lady<br /><a href="http://www.secret-agent.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">English escort</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8843309465902668618.post-28778543030191367862009-08-15T22:24:17.957-04:002009-08-15T22:24:17.957-04:00I think we are all thinking in terms of people who...I think we are all thinking in terms of people who have left the church and that we are frustrated by the fact that someone may like another kind of soda. I think that this analogy is a good one if we thought that God made everyone the same but he didnt. We need to realize that there are some that leave for the reasons that you discuss but there are also those that love to drink fresca instead of coke. Has Walmart done this or has God done this by giving us all different gifts and tastes. I do think some are flipant about there belief system but we cant lump all of the other denominations into a lumpsum of disgruntled shoppers walmart caters to as many as they can because some like Ale and some like just plain old Budwieser. how do you like the beer analogy Justin it makes me thirsty got to go.ron milznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8843309465902668618.post-80684853901392690662009-07-19T04:40:22.620-04:002009-07-19T04:40:22.620-04:00This sort of thing is because of the pragmatic for...This sort of thing is because of the pragmatic form that evangelical Christianity has taken since the mid 1970s. This mentality says that God is important insofar as God can help me and meet my felt needs. God is like therapy or medicine - He makes me feel better. <br /><br />What a stark contrast to historical Christianity. <br /><br />http://jaaigner.blogspot.com/jaignerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341869496562567925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8843309465902668618.post-77644756847985371592009-06-24T04:08:15.153-04:002009-06-24T04:08:15.153-04:00To continue your Wal-Mart analogy, Wal-Mart is not...To continue your Wal-Mart analogy, Wal-Mart is not really the place that has everything. Rather, they always have ALMOST what you need. I once went to Wal-Mart with a list of four items - count 'em, four - and left empty-handed because they didn't have a single one. The hardware dept. attendant actually laughed when I told him I needed a bastard file - the hardware guy had no idea what that was! But I digress. I think the reason there are so many denominations is exactly what you're saying. We want a church to be exactly what we need, and if there isn't one, well, we'll either just not go or create our own. We're making God in our image. Attending a church that believes EXACTLY what you do takes no work ... and no faith.ryanjanushttp://www.ryanjanus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8843309465902668618.post-58453072119731420632009-06-23T20:45:06.731-04:002009-06-23T20:45:06.731-04:00I like it Justin. In fact, I have a guy that I am...I like it Justin. In fact, I have a guy that I am discipling who is going to here this analogy later this week...<br /><br />...do I need to use Turabian formating to cite you when I use it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8843309465902668618.post-16925157623397743062009-06-23T16:29:41.100-04:002009-06-23T16:29:41.100-04:00Danny, Great point!Danny, Great point!Justin Woodallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118313165902697247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8843309465902668618.post-88486982244332668802009-06-23T16:20:48.781-04:002009-06-23T16:20:48.781-04:00To further compare the Church to WalMart, I think ...To further compare the Church to WalMart, I think that we come to church expecting to always receive something...to get something out of it. <br /><br />We never walk into WalMart thinking "man, I really hope I can encourage the employees and spur them on towards better services"...in the same way, we don't come to church to contribute...we feel that it's all about us and what we can receive.<br /><br />I'm not saying that we <i>can't</i> receive anything when we go to church...after all, the gospel message isn't about what we can contribute, because we have nothing to offer Christ. However with the church, we are commanded to serve.Danny Stilinghttp://www.dannystiling.comnoreply@blogger.com