Monday, January 23, 2006
Well, I did it. Of my own free-will (hah-hah), I stepped foot back into an Orthodox Presbyterian Church. The last time I visited one, it was at my father's behest (he was visiting) and within 5 minutes of the service ending, an ill-mannered young man somehow managed to sniff us out as 'not entirely Reformed' and proceeded to try and drag my husband into a doctrinal sparring match. Too many of their young men are that way. Apparently, diplomacy is not necessary when you're sure you're right. It's funny to me that such a fastidious and reserved group of people should entirely abandon good manners when it comes to doctrinal disagreements.
And they were surprised when I married the son of a Baptist minister.
This time, however, the minister, with whom I have a passing aquaintence from my past life as a Presbyterian girl, was quite polite. He knew already about our 'not entirely Reformed' state (I must be on some special prayer list somewhere) and managed to get through quite a bit of small talk without mentioning it at all really. My father wasn't kidding when he said this guy was decent fellow. We're even invited over for lunch next week. Could this minister have been raised Baptist?
I'll guess we'll go back, even though it was a bit of a drive. It's a small church, eager for new members and maybe even willing to put up with a couple of NER types like ourselves. Who knows, I might even give them a chance to win me back.
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And they were surprised when I married the son of a Baptist minister.
This time, however, the minister, with whom I have a passing aquaintence from my past life as a Presbyterian girl, was quite polite. He knew already about our 'not entirely Reformed' state (I must be on some special prayer list somewhere) and managed to get through quite a bit of small talk without mentioning it at all really. My father wasn't kidding when he said this guy was decent fellow. We're even invited over for lunch next week. Could this minister have been raised Baptist?
I'll guess we'll go back, even though it was a bit of a drive. It's a small church, eager for new members and maybe even willing to put up with a couple of NER types like ourselves. Who knows, I might even give them a chance to win me back.
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