Mindy's Non-Adventures

***DISCLAIMER***      Okay, I'll go ahead and tell you that you might find the beginning of this a little boring. I don't think it's boring, but I can be nerdy so I'm not always a good judge. So in my continuing personal study on what the church is supposed to look like, I thought it only made sense to go back to the source and look at the first description of the church in Acts 2:42-47.                "And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship,to the breaking of bread                 and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being                 done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common.           ...

    Some of you might know that I've been questioning a lot of things about church and what it means to really follow Christ. I've especially been questioning the way the church looks and acts in America. So for part of my search, I've started reading the book The Tangible Kingdom by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay. At the end of each chapter, the authors give questions for reflection, and I'm going to answer those questions here. I am a little hesitant because I'm making my experience public to people that never knew the struggles I was having at the time, and I'm going to give my point of view on things that a few people might not agree with. What can I say except that I probably should have said this years ago! So here it goes... Q.1 "Describe some times in your life when you've wanted to tap out on God and the activities of the church."  This question is easy for me. I instantly remember the time when I wanted to "tap out." Right after...