honorentheos wrote:I owe you a debt for your links and sharing your experiences. The Huntsman information that you shared made up the core of the reading and explaination for Advent.
That's awesome to hear, honor. I'll have to let Eric know. I'm sure he'll be delighted.
honorentheos wrote:You might find it funny that when I mentioned the reason we would include scripture from the Book of Mormon is that our families on both sides are Mormon, my daughter said, "What?! That means we're Mormon?!" I told her that was a discussion for a different time.
That's funny.
honorentheos wrote:Also, you and your family are in our thoughts as well, MsJack. I wish you the best tomorrow.
Thanks and thanks. I'm not too worried about the appointment because, as I see it, my daughter is the way she is, and I'm used to her behavior by now. This can only help me by giving me information about what she has, so I'm kind of eager to hear it.
"It seems to me that these women were the head (κεφάλαιον) of the church which was at Philippi." ~ John Chrysostom, Homilies on Philippians 13
honorentheos wrote:Thank you to everyone who contributed to this thread. My family started our own new advent tradition tonight (an admittedly multi-cultural spiritual, rather than purely Christian, event for us).
I thought I'd share this little tidbit: Building on the ideas Chap had shared, I made use of the symbolism of absolute darkness, into which came the single candle of hope by which we read the selected scriptures and quotes. Being 11, my daughter is not exactly scared of the dark, but she was quick to note how darkness can make us afraid and feel alone.
When we finished and she was walking away to get ready for bed, she flipped on an electric light and said, "Dad, I've never appreciated how special light is as I do right now."
Again, thank you to everyone who shared a little of your light with my family.
Gracious! I did not spend all those hours in church in vain!
Glad you found this worth while.
Zadok: I did not have a faith crisis. I discovered that the Church was having a truth crisis. Maksutov: That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
honorentheos wrote: Also, you and your family are in our thoughts as well, MsJack. I wish you the best tomorrow.
X2
"Any over-ritualized religion since the dawn of time can make its priests say yes, we know, it is rotten, and hard luck, but just do as we say, keep at the ritual, stick it out, give us your money and you'll end up with the angels in heaven for evermore."
honorentheos wrote: Also, you and your family are in our thoughts as well, MsJack. I wish you the best tomorrow.
X2
And me.
Zadok: I did not have a faith crisis. I discovered that the Church was having a truth crisis. Maksutov: That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
Blixa wrote:I am so sorry I didn't get it together in time to prepare some sort of advent ritual at my house this year---not even a calendar!
It is not too late.
Problems with auto-correct: In Helaman 6:39, we see the Badmintons, so similar to Skousenite Mormons, taking over the government and abusing the rights of many.
