Understanding Theology

Understanding Theology-

This class has given me opportunities to understand concepts like;

• The Cross-(carrying an actual cross for a week),
• Substitutionary atonement-(Carrying a rose or a rock in the spirit of forgiveness),
• Incarnation-(emptying oneself by sacrificial giving)

My favorite assignment was; Ecclesiology-We visited other churches and we shared about our experience. This was a difficult experience for me, but also one that I learned a lot by doing the assignment. I don't need to question everything done in other churches, but I would like to understand the purpose of certain worship rituals or experiences. There was a reverence for the Father in the service I attended at that was great. It focused more Liturgical than I am used to and because of that experience I was reminded of how blessed I am to have the choice to worship where I choose. This is a gift to be able to do freely.

Overall, I learned a lot about God, myself and others in my class through these assignments and would really enjoy practicing some of theses experiences again.

Church Hoppin'

Church Hoppin'...

So the church I chose to visit was Saint Timothy's Episcopal church. The feel and mood of it was hard to follow. It was an 8 a.m. service so that might have had something to do with it. I couldn't follow along with the reading and the repetitive nature of the service. The hardest part for me was how it just reminded me of growing up in the Catholic Church. I have been struggling for years to come to a place of understanding all that I was raised with and this service was much like the church I once knew.