Returning to Church – Red Tent Living

Never Say Never

By: redtentwomen October 5, 2023September 27, 2023

Faith, Intentional Living, Monthly ThemesChurch, Faith, Linda Lyzenga, Returning to Church4 Comments

Should I stay or should I go? Here’s an interesting thing: Just when I was accepting what I thought my clear understanding was, based on experience—that I could never, never, ever go back—there was a shift of awareness that this time, in this place, for so many reasons, it was time to turn around and…

Feeling Edgy

By: redtentwomen June 6, 2022May 24, 2022

Faith, Intentional Living, Monthly ThemesChurch, COVID-19, Jill English, Returning to Church2 Comments

This morning, I went back to church. For more than two years, like many, I have been provided with and found reasons to attend church virtually or, truthfully, not at all. It has been a sort of rebellion. Rebellion against decades of church involvement and all the forced Sundays of my youth. A rebellion against…

A Fourth Dimension

By: redtentwomen August 27, 2018August 26, 2018

Day to Day, FaithAugust, forgiveness, God's Grace, Libby Kurz, Returning to Church, Summers End6 Comments

When you’re a child you learn there are three dimensions Height, width and depth Like a shoebox Then later you hear there’s a fourth dimension Time –Ron Padgett My husband knows I’m in a bad place emotionally when I start texting him Zillow listings of houses for sale. He knows the situation is especially severe…

Framily

By: redtentwomen November 8, 2017November 7, 2017

Day to Day, relationshipsChurch, Church Family, Church split, Fellowship, Jennifer Stamness, Returning to Church5 Comments

I’ve become an old lady about church. As of lately, I’ve wanted to be a part of a body where the church doesn’t come with an app, the pastor doesn’t wear skinny jeans, and people bring actual Bibles with pages as opposed to iPads and smart phones.