This is a re-read. You can read my review from 2007 here. I just had a feeling that I needed to read this book again. A quote I jotted down: "What made any of us think that the place we are trying to reach is far, far ahead of us somewhere and that the only way to get there is to run until we drop?" --Barbara Brown Taylor

... generation of 7th Day Adventists are always so sad about the youth leaving the church. Here is my take on it. There are some youth who buy into religion right away and stay strong throughout ... they are young. As they get older they should be questioning all this. This is the point where they start looking at the church family around them for example.. if the older generation doesnt make it look ...

We pass a really neat park leaving church every Sunday and every Sunday we keep driving BUT this week I threw Alex's tennis shoes in the car and decided that if he was a good little toddler then we were going to stop! He was so good at church this week. He even sang along with the songs...rather loudly and off key but he was in the spirit! After we church we ...

... Kozlowski, confirmed to CNN that his client has left the church. Kozlowski said there would be no forthcoming statement from his client who he said is currently in Pennsylvania ... late author L. Ron Hubbard, the Church of Scientology is well known for its high-profile, celebrity members ... world religions and cults, said Haggis’ leaving the church is major. “They have had a lot of very high ...

... of God for the entire service and stay until the final blessing. *There are exceptions for leaving early, such as if you feel ill, or if you need to remove your child when they become ... the cell phone, BlackBerry, pager, iPod or anything else electronic that will cause noise during the church service. If you are someone, such as a doctor, who must keep their cell phone or pager on, keep it on ...

... an elderly couple crossing the street on their way to a Staten Island church Wednesday night. Peter S. Sabados, 78, and ... wife Lillian Sabados, 77, were on their way to donate canned goods at their church, Our Lady Queen of Peace in New Dorp, when Allmir Lekperic, ... .m. Thursday morning. Allmir Lekperic is charged with leaving the scene of an accident and driving with a suspended license. Six ...