Comments on: Churches with Porches http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/03/curches-with-porches/ Place. Limits. Liberty. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Caleb Stegall http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/03/curches-with-porches/#comment-94 Caleb Stegall Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:20:54 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=961#comment-94 Peters: gives new meaning to St. Pauil in I Cor. 11:6, eh? Russell: thanks, were you in Washington in '80? Heidi: I do remember that. And it was your Uncle John, I think, who sent us out to look for the scalp. Peters: gives new meaning to St. Pauil in I Cor. 11:6, eh?

Russell: thanks, were you in Washington in ’80?

Heidi: I do remember that. And it was your Uncle John, I think, who sent us out to look for the scalp.

]]> By: heidiho http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/03/curches-with-porches/#comment-88 heidiho Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:25:32 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=961#comment-88 Hey! I remember that service! Were you there when some kids were running up in the sanctuary, and one of those big poles fell down in the basement? Great article, Caleb. I love that porch... SO many memories. I grew up going there, seeing all 4 of my grandparents there every Sunday... even walked down those porch stairs on my wedding day. Hey! I remember that service! Were you there when some kids were running up in the sanctuary, and one of those big poles fell down in the basement? Great article, Caleb. I love that porch… SO many memories. I grew up going there, seeing all 4 of my grandparents there every Sunday… even walked down those porch stairs on my wedding day.

]]> By: Russell Arben Fox http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/03/curches-with-porches/#comment-86 Russell Arben Fox Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:08:49 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=961#comment-86 Caleb, I never knew about your connection with the Curry family through Winchester! What a fabulous heritage you have. The story of the fan scalping is the sort of wonderful (though no doubt traumatic for the kid, though I wonder if it's a story that he tells with humor and relish now), earthy thing that reminds us that religious communities are human and holy at the same time. The no-nonsense command to the kids to go looking for the scalp reminds me of when Mount St. Helen's exploded one Sunday back in 1980, and ash was falling all around our church building as we were meeting, and the young men and husbands were running out in the parking lot in a panic, covering their mouths to avoid breathing the stuff in, bringing cars around so the women and children didn't need to go out. There was panic, but somebody had to respond, and people did. Beautiful church building there. For reasons both good and bad, our church has centralized the construction of buildings over the past 30 years, with the result that there is very little architectural diversity amongst them. And no porches. Sad. Caleb, I never knew about your connection with the Curry family through Winchester! What a fabulous heritage you have. The story of the fan scalping is the sort of wonderful (though no doubt traumatic for the kid, though I wonder if it’s a story that he tells with humor and relish now), earthy thing that reminds us that religious communities are human and holy at the same time. The no-nonsense command to the kids to go looking for the scalp reminds me of when Mount St. Helen’s exploded one Sunday back in 1980, and ash was falling all around our church building as we were meeting, and the young men and husbands were running out in the parking lot in a panic, covering their mouths to avoid breathing the stuff in, bringing cars around so the women and children didn’t need to go out. There was panic, but somebody had to respond, and people did.

Beautiful church building there. For reasons both good and bad, our church has centralized the construction of buildings over the past 30 years, with the result that there is very little architectural diversity amongst them. And no porches. Sad.

]]> By: Jason Peters http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/03/curches-with-porches/#comment-80 Jason Peters Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:56:10 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=961#comment-80 I knew a girl what lit her hair on fire with a resurrection candle. Turns out inflammability increases with so-called "product." The resulting smell was not exactly what psalmist had in mind when he compared prayer to incense. And we didn't go looking for the remnants. I knew a girl what lit her hair on fire with a resurrection candle. Turns out inflammability increases with so-called “product.” The resulting smell was not exactly what psalmist had in mind when he compared prayer to incense. And we didn’t go looking for the remnants.

]]> By: junker jorg http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/03/curches-with-porches/#comment-79 junker jorg Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:35:54 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=961#comment-79 Funny thing about that service was how during the second service (remember those days) some of the men were scouring the floor in front of the pews in the middle of the service.....needless to say most had a hard time paying attention! Funny thing about that service was how during the second service (remember those days) some of the men were scouring the floor in front of the pews in the middle of the service…..needless to say most had a hard time paying attention!

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