Comments on: The Spiritual Thermometer http://terranovachurch.org/blog/2005/11/the-spiritual-thermometer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-spiritual-thermometer Terra Nova Church Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:49:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: shuugs http://terranovachurch.org/blog/2005/11/the-spiritual-thermometer/comment-page-1/#comment-50 shuugs Thu, 24 Nov 2005 12:51:00 +0000 http://blog.terranovachurch.org/2005/11/21/the-spiritual-thermometer/#comment-50 Freedom is the word that comes to mind when I think of my worship at Terra Nova. Perhaps not in the sense of dancing or always raising my hands, but I feel the freedom, more than ever before, to worship God in a way that feels natural for me. I find the dimness in the room very conducive to worship. I feel the freedom to be intimate with Jesus without the pressure of knowing that I can easily be seen. I also feel the freedom to stop singing and listen, as I sometimes have a hard time listening to God while sounds are coming out of my mouth:) Freedom is the word that comes to mind when I think of my worship at Terra Nova. Perhaps not in the sense of dancing or always raising my hands, but I feel the freedom, more than ever before, to worship God in a way that feels natural for me. I find the dimness in the room very conducive to worship. I feel the freedom to be intimate with Jesus without the pressure of knowing that I can easily be seen. I also feel the freedom to stop singing and listen, as I sometimes have a hard time listening to God while sounds are coming out of my mouth:)

]]> By: erika http://terranovachurch.org/blog/2005/11/the-spiritual-thermometer/comment-page-1/#comment-51 erika Mon, 21 Nov 2005 23:11:00 +0000 http://blog.terranovachurch.org/2005/11/21/the-spiritual-thermometer/#comment-51 I can understand the need to know what's going on out there: to look and see the physical movements of your congregation. And, quite honestly, if you did only that, you would see that Terra-ists are a moderate group of white folks that are not going to move, jump around, or raise their hands all that much. Not yet, that is. At least, that is what I am seeing....<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, it is hard to identify the spiritual climate and base the entity of worship on Sunday evening gatherings. That is why I'm delighted to host events like our dinner parties: to get into more intimate conversations and take a better temperature of the folks who identify themselves as Terra-ists. Who are they? I'm not really sure... yet. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure the Spirit is moving, though. That is my prayer! I can understand the need to know what’s going on out there: to look and see the physical movements of your congregation. And, quite honestly, if you did only that, you would see that Terra-ists are a moderate group of white folks that are not going to move, jump around, or raise their hands all that much. Not yet, that is. At least, that is what I am seeing….

On the other hand, it is hard to identify the spiritual climate and base the entity of worship on Sunday evening gatherings. That is why I’m delighted to host events like our dinner parties: to get into more intimate conversations and take a better temperature of the folks who identify themselves as Terra-ists. Who are they? I’m not really sure… yet.

I’m sure the Spirit is moving, though. That is my prayer!

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