Well, with halloween only days away, the thoughts of the world are turning again to all the things that it entails. Apparantly, the thoughts of the Christian world are also thinking through issues such as Wicca. I received this commentary in my email this morning. I found Colson's comments fascinating.
I was especially intrigued by the reasons the author of the book discusses for why women are leaving the Christian church for Wicca. The environmental issue, and the marginalization of themselves into minor roles. I've heard these issues before. I've thought personally about the issue of the roles of women as I've been struggling to decide what schooling option to pursue next. I'd love to study theology or church history, but the reality is that the jobs in those fields are limited to start with, and my being a woman makes them even more difficult to obtain. So, I will study counselling, I think. It will pay bills and perhaps allow me to pursue my interests in theology or reformation history sometime down the road.
Friday, October 28, 2005
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Hi,
I reached your blog through a friend of mine. I am currently applying for a position as an associate pastor at a church, and I'm a woman (single and young). I have been telling God for a long time that it would be too hard to be rejected by a church because I'm a woman, or I don't want to have to prove that I can help lead a church 'in spite' of me being a woman. But God just finally told me that he wouldn't call me to church ministry and then forsake me. I need to have confidence in God's guidance. And I thought, if I was ignoring God's voice, how can I expect the church to hear God's voice. Anyway, I have taken five years to finally obey and I will probably starting in the new church in January. I hope this is some sort of encouragement to you!
PS. I really enjoyed reading the article!! Thank you:)
Thank you for this link. My older sister is a practicing Wiccan.
Hey!
I'm glad you both enjoyed the article. Charles Colson sends a fair amount of interesting stuff out. I get his daily commentaries, and a lot of them cover American politics, so those I delete without really reading them, but ones like this I always find helpful.
I do believe that God is faithful if He calls you into ministry. I don't believe that he has called me into a specific aspect of ministry, just that he has called me to serve him, and, eventually to bring healing and share my passions with others. I could probably do this as a theology or reformation history student, but I can also do it as a counsellor. So, for the moment, I think that that is the course I will pursue.
Lisa
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