tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263854726392102311.post6297051304532419797..comments2023-03-27T05:01:10.893-05:00Comments on All That Jazz: We'll Be "Bedside Baptists" For Now.Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369943790276795144noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263854726392102311.post-57525990771428973812014-12-18T21:01:37.576-06:002014-12-18T21:01:37.576-06:00This is why LifeGroups/Small Groups/Sunday School ...This is why LifeGroups/Small Groups/Sunday School classes are so important. You can meet with people in the same stage of life as you are and talk about Biblical issues relating to that stage.<br />As a single gal in her 30s, I totally get you. I don't want to sit through sermons on children or marriage. Would be super discouraging. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09847194842336700052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263854726392102311.post-67493479404704095102014-10-24T18:38:48.371-05:002014-10-24T18:38:48.371-05:00I totally resonate with your thoughts here! There...I totally resonate with your thoughts here! There are so many occasions when, as a 30-something single lady with no children, I feel left out of what's preached in the church because it focuses so heavily on marriage/children/family rather than the aspect that all Christians can relate to - a relationship with Jesus. I've chosen to sit out during sermon series on marriage. And I sat in a recent sermon all about the honor of parenting and wondered how many people in the room were experiencing heartbreak for some of the very reasons you mentioned (inability to have children, not raising children in the manner being preached, etc.). Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I hope they will be read by someone (or more than one someone) in church leadership and cause them to ponder the unwanted effects that a sole focus on certain topics can have within the church. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564579574880613689noreply@blogger.com