tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470750251367151425.post9065207497357547526..comments2016-06-11T06:48:06.315-05:00Comments on Mood Ring of Destiny: A crisis of identity, but not of faith: a postmodern LamentBushel Baskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18033977660249797397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470750251367151425.post-53384314459726000592009-05-14T12:37:00.000-05:002009-05-14T12:37:00.000-05:00For what it's worth, I think your question is part...For what it's worth, I think your question is part of a noble tradition. Many people, long before us, have wondered the same thing.<br /><br />My position is that the church is like air; even if it's polluted, you can't afford to stop breathing. <br /><br />I also realize that as I age, I become more charitable. There are a lot of sad stories behind those rigid attitudes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-470750251367151425.post-72111504438078178762009-05-11T21:21:00.000-05:002009-05-11T21:21:00.000-05:00Mark 9:38-40 This is one of my fave verses. I imag...Mark 9:38-40 This is one of my fave verses. I imagine Jesus saying, "What the hell is wrong with you? Don't you listen to anything I say? Don't be a dumb-ass."<br /><br />I keep the title Christian, but lately I've been thinking more and more about what I feel as a call to be a Shaman. But isn't that cultural appropriation? It may be, but it's the kind of ritual leader I have always felt called to be. I have RC roots and a Pentecostal background - what is a priest if not a type of Shaman? As a Pentecostal, I think we were all called to be shamanic.<br /><br />Still, I keep the title Christian. Partly I do it because Jesus kept the title, Jew. He's my model. I am not so invested in the title though.AnnMarie Kneebonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14184187086529103991noreply@blogger.com