RE: Went to church and well yeah
I was raised in a church myself. It was not a negative experience, but when I became an adult I did not have any desire to go back to that church. A few years passed when my wife (girlfriend at the time) and I started talking about looking for a church. What we found was radically different than either of us had experienced in the past. Our church, Hope Community Church in Detroit, Michigan really is a family. These are the people that know the deepest darkest parts of us and still love and accept us. We now have five kids and they all love it as well.
I think a church community is a wonderful thing. But if the church is not really committed to authenticity, honesty, love, and emotional healing, then it has a real risk in turning abusing, or at best, just a social club.
@ssimkins9 I totally agree with that, and thats sort of the issue with everything I've ran into as a single dad looking for a place to introduce my kids to religion. A lot of these places are more hollywood than anything now a days. But in time I'm sure i will find one. Thanks for reading my post
For sure. That can be hard. You can often learn about a church's doctrine and style through their website, but you cannot easily measure things like authenticity and openness until you actually go. We had to try 3-4 before we found this one, and we only did because of a friend. Unfortunately, word of mouth is still the best. Cheers to you.