Hey there,
Thanks for reading my introduction!
I am happy to have found this place as it's very affirming to be able to interact with others of faith on a daily basis.
A little about me - I was born in the South and raised, generally, in a Southern Baptist household, however, my mother was a self-described "child of the sixties" which I believe caused a great deal of pain for her since the two didn't mesh so well. Her hell fire and brimstone upbringing clashed with society at the time and caused a tremendous amount of doubt which sort of rubbed off? Maybe I'm not putting that right. I don't mean to disparage her but it certainly had its affect.
In any event, I always felt connected to God. I read and studied and went to many different churches. I fell away from Jesus and Christianity at a point (visited lots of other churches, buddhist temples, etc.) but when my child was born, we were called to put her in a Methodist daycare - I wanted a faith based education for my children - and my husband (raised catholic but not practicing) really connected with the Pastor. We went there for a while but after more than a year, had some difficulties with the church doctrine. We have moved and are now members of the LCMS. I feel so incredibly fortunate and blessed to have found our new church home.
I have two children now (who are attending the Lutheran Academy) and my goal is that i want to be able to give my children sound, cogent answers to the questions I know will arise. I have been there, I have asked those questions, I know how it feels to receive unsatisfactory answers. I realize that some things are through faith alone but first you must plant the seed to grow the faith. I don't want the seeds of my children's faith to fall on barren ground.
Thanks for reading my introduction!
I am happy to have found this place as it's very affirming to be able to interact with others of faith on a daily basis.
A little about me - I was born in the South and raised, generally, in a Southern Baptist household, however, my mother was a self-described "child of the sixties" which I believe caused a great deal of pain for her since the two didn't mesh so well. Her hell fire and brimstone upbringing clashed with society at the time and caused a tremendous amount of doubt which sort of rubbed off? Maybe I'm not putting that right. I don't mean to disparage her but it certainly had its affect.
In any event, I always felt connected to God. I read and studied and went to many different churches. I fell away from Jesus and Christianity at a point (visited lots of other churches, buddhist temples, etc.) but when my child was born, we were called to put her in a Methodist daycare - I wanted a faith based education for my children - and my husband (raised catholic but not practicing) really connected with the Pastor. We went there for a while but after more than a year, had some difficulties with the church doctrine. We have moved and are now members of the LCMS. I feel so incredibly fortunate and blessed to have found our new church home.
I have two children now (who are attending the Lutheran Academy) and my goal is that i want to be able to give my children sound, cogent answers to the questions I know will arise. I have been there, I have asked those questions, I know how it feels to receive unsatisfactory answers. I realize that some things are through faith alone but first you must plant the seed to grow the faith. I don't want the seeds of my children's faith to fall on barren ground.
