tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-874541469744101182.post2823272304738303993..comments2024-01-11T03:03:58.474-08:00Comments on Deacon Mike's Blog: Welcoming the Unwelcome.deaconmikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04817503982000511738noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-874541469744101182.post-87593240806666460212015-12-15T07:20:22.425-08:002015-12-15T07:20:22.425-08:00Mike, thank you for your loving words. I grew up i...Mike, thank you for your loving words. I grew up in the Methodist church, and each Sunday the words that I heard were "Love they neighbor", do not judge, do unto others... The message was always a message of love to all, and not to just certain people. It was one of inclusion and not judgment. <br />It seems like what is preached in many churches today is judgment and polarization. It is no wonder that the numbers of people going to church is dropping. God's message to us sometimes gets hijacked by our human tendency to judge and exclude. <br />We are hear to love and support one another. We show our love to God by being the embodiment of his love to us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13567761551160257613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-874541469744101182.post-37427966408532014582015-12-13T20:15:55.990-08:002015-12-13T20:15:55.990-08:00Mike, I thoroughly enjoyed this post and greatly a...Mike, I thoroughly enjoyed this post and greatly appreciate your comments. Colleen KolodgeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143042798218931842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-874541469744101182.post-20966028235724989442015-12-12T13:04:00.199-08:002015-12-12T13:04:00.199-08:00Please read Romans 1 on gay activity. I always pr...Please read Romans 1 on gay activity. I always pray for them but scripture is in no way lenient toward gay acts....repeatedly.bill bannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737277581167437670noreply@blogger.com