Comments on: Getting Your House In Order First http://www.lorisreflections.com/god-lessons/house-order/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=house-order The ramblings from a house where testosterone runs rapid. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:41:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dana~Are We There Yet? http://www.lorisreflections.com/god-lessons/house-order/comment-page-1/#comment-30617 Dana~Are We There Yet? Thu, 07 May 2009 15:36:42 +0000 http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/?p=4141#comment-30617 Our family worships and serves together in a Family-Integrated Church, for just the reasons you describe. Formerly, we would go 6 different directions when we hit the church doors, and meet back up again at the car a little after noon having had 6 disparate experiences and finding we had little to discuss over the course of the week. In our current church, we arrive together, sit together in worship (no age-graded programs, nurseries or Sunday School), then enjoy a potluck lunch with our church family. During the week, we worship as a family at home, with my husband teaching the week's Scripture passage to us as well as learning the hymn of the month. We don't have a lot of "programs" which must be staffed, and all service projects are open to whole families. For our family of 7, this is absolutely where we belong. We are all closer to each other and we are actively growing in grace and faith. My husband shepherds our family all week long, and leads us as we worship together on Sunday. Our family worships and serves together in a Family-Integrated Church, for just the reasons you describe. Formerly, we would go 6 different directions when we hit the church doors, and meet back up again at the car a little after noon having had 6 disparate experiences and finding we had little to discuss over the course of the week. In our current church, we arrive together, sit together in worship (no age-graded programs, nurseries or Sunday School), then enjoy a potluck lunch with our church family. During the week, we worship as a family at home, with my husband teaching the week’s Scripture passage to us as well as learning the hymn of the month.

We don’t have a lot of “programs” which must be staffed, and all service projects are open to whole families. For our family of 7, this is absolutely where we belong. We are all closer to each other and we are actively growing in grace and faith. My husband shepherds our family all week long, and leads us as we worship together on Sunday.

]]> By: Heidi @ ggip http://www.lorisreflections.com/god-lessons/house-order/comment-page-1/#comment-30556 Heidi @ ggip Sun, 03 May 2009 02:20:53 +0000 http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/?p=4141#comment-30556 This is a good post. I think people should prayerfully consider what season their life is. Sometimes it isn't all that straightforward. :) This is a good post. I think people should prayerfully consider what season their life is. Sometimes it isn’t all that straightforward. :)

]]> By: Debbie http://www.lorisreflections.com/god-lessons/house-order/comment-page-1/#comment-30544 Debbie Fri, 01 May 2009 19:20:51 +0000 http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/?p=4141#comment-30544 This is very wise advice, Lori. I'm glad you posted it. I just had a conversation with a friend of mine this morning about being so involved in good ministry things but neglecting home and family. I believe too that there are seasons in life. A time for ministry, a time for family, a time ...you get the picture. As for me, I go to church alone without my hubby. I pray that one day that will change. But in the meantime, I don't get to participate in the weekday women's ministry and many other activities. I go on Sunday morning to a small group Bible study and church and then go home to be with my hubby. I have so many opportunities to go to lunch after church with friends, etc but I always say no. My husband is the place I want to go. And he is happy that I go to church but he's happy that I come home too. :) This is very wise advice, Lori. I’m glad you posted it. I just had a conversation with a friend of mine this morning about being so involved in good ministry things but neglecting home and family. I believe too that there are seasons in life. A time for ministry, a time for family, a time …you get the picture.

As for me, I go to church alone without my hubby. I pray that one day that will change. But in the meantime, I don’t get to participate in the weekday women’s ministry and many other activities. I go on Sunday morning to a small group Bible study and church and then go home to be with my hubby. I have so many opportunities to go to lunch after church with friends, etc but I always say no. My husband is the place I want to go. And he is happy that I go to church but he’s happy that I come home too. :)

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