[Faith-talk] faith talk: churches and socialization

[Maureen Pranghofer]

Hi
You said >
no one will invite me over to their place for a meal and some good
conversation. > and I changed the subject line here because honestly I don't 
think it's all about blindness.  I just heard bemoanings from a good friend 
who has no disabilities complaining that people are social in church but not 
at all outside of church.  She noted that if she doesn't come to church for 
a week or two when she comes they tell her how much they miss her.  But if 
they missed her why didn't they call or email?  Why was there never a note? 
Why are there never any social invites?
And a friend of mine joined a church hoping for some socialization and found 
that people go to church, greet each other warmly afterward and then leave. 
As the body of Christ we need to be with each other other then when we are 
in the church building.
Maureen


-----Original Message----- 
From: Paul
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 8:02 PM
To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness

I've an answer to this problem about the church pitying us because of our
blindness, and I read this statement many years ago in a book about blind
welfare from the RNIB.  The main reason, as I and the author of the book see
it, is that there is yet no practical substitution to the human eye.  For
some deaf and hard of hearing people there is the cochlear implant and for
people who have lost limbs or arms there are artificial ones which, although
naturally not like the originals in their totality, nevertheless work to
some extent.  Unfortunately even in my church, even though they don't pity
me, no one will invite me over to their place for a meal and some good
conversation.  This happened after our Thanksgiving Day service, and I pray
it won't happen after Christmas Day services either.  Hope that was an
adequate explanation.  Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
<faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 7:53 PM
Subject: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness


> Dear list, First, as someone wi!th a doctorate in theology, I must say 
> I've not seen anywhere in scripture Christ refur to blindness as something 
> to be looked upon as evil, and yet, the church tens to pity us. I've not 
> seen this in my own church thank the Lord, but I know some of you have. 
> God allowed to be blind, and I don't need some faulse teacher to tell me 
> to claim my healing, just so they can bum money off me
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