tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post1151500276516673570..comments2024-03-02T22:12:31.609-06:00Comments on The Cotton Apron: Thoughts from the Past: What Is Easter to them? Is It About the Resurrection or A Carnival?Mary E. Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09206071568335923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post-19251291596290624862013-03-30T19:54:19.786-05:002013-03-30T19:54:19.786-05:00Thanks for the comment, Clara. I agree with you to...Thanks for the comment, Clara. I agree with you too. <br /><br />"Church going", as well as various "holy days", are often a mere ritual and necessary tradition to too many people. <br /><br />Another thing that disturbs me is the attitude some people have that they "go to church" to be taught and strengthened themselves without making any contribution themselves. The principle of edifying one another (1 Thess. 5:11) is too often missing. We need to meet with a desire not only to be edified and encouraged ourselves, but to edify and encourage others as we have the opportunity.Mary E. Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206071568335923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post-77234891963643494942011-04-20T11:45:08.382-05:002011-04-20T11:45:08.382-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mary E. Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206071568335923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post-49318085317807112232011-04-20T02:58:47.971-05:002011-04-20T02:58:47.971-05:00This is a very appropriate and true blog post, Mar...This is a very appropriate and true blog post, Mary. Sometimes I look at the vain traditions of men and wonder how they ever find fulfilment or satisfaction... or whether they go through life feeling as empty as their traditions appear.<br />I actually wrote about this subject recently on my blog (except I didn't write it about "Easter" specifically, but rather about the consistent church experience year-round). It's a topic well worth considering, and it is definitely worth our while to really think about why we go to church meetings and what we get out of them, what they mean to us and what we are hearing... <br />Considering that a lot of people of the world still think of "Easter" as being a time to go to church, I think it is a good idea for churches to USE the opportunity... however their methods for using it often make me cringe because of the sad mixture of paganism, worldliness and 'Christianity' that is preached/projected as a result. :(Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304537325454972400noreply@blogger.com