Maybe someone should start a thread about "Former" UPC Culture...
Sorry, party pooper, spoiling the fun here I know...but its the truth anyhow. The "culture" funnies extend far beyond the UPC ya know. Especially with formers...
I don't know about others but I am getting sick and tired of being criticized for having an opinion. We were in, we're not anymore, and we have opinions. DEAL WITH IT. Or pray us into a car wreck if that is your perogative, nothing will happen anyway, but if it makes you feel better go for it.
Ok let's turn the tables...because of my job I interact in prayer with a lot of denominations...until I started this, I never knew people prayed in a group (circle) taking turns praying out loud with a few moments of silence in-between speakers and the rest of the group stays silent while each speaker prays...then a final amen.
They always know when they invite my wife and I cuz we Pennycostals just pray right over em', heeeeee! And sometimes lay on hands to when we feel led!!! Come on sumbody, uuuuh!!!!
We go to an Alliance Church now, where we are very comfortable doing the taking turns in a circle praying. But a few years ago, a bunch of us went to Women of Faith in Fort Wayne. On the way home, it started to storm. We looked out to our East and saw TWO TORNADOES!! Let me tell you, our circle prayer quickly turned into a Pentecostal Prayer Meeting! I was driving, but I couldn't stop laughing at these women who would never have considered praying in that fashion before. Listen to 'em now! LOL
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well im not an old timey or ex upc like most of you..but here are some of the unique or wierd sayings i heard at our upc church .......repent and be baptised in jesus name .... i was told that i could have the holyghost to comfort me .....i could drink of living water .....even forgivness of sins ..............oh the nerve...what is the upc thinking?
I don't know about others but I am getting sick and tired of being criticized for having an opinion. We were in, we're not anymore, and we have opinions. DEAL WITH IT. Or pray us into a car wreck if that is your perogative, nothing will happen anyway, but if it makes you feel better go for it.
First of all, I wasn't criticizing. I was voicing an OPINION just like you and everyone else on a PUBLIC forum.
Perhaps you should heed your own advise. DEAL WITH IT!
If it will make YOU feel better, why don't you just start a private "GOSSIP ABOUT THE UPC" forum. Then you won't have to worry about UPCers exercising their right to voice their OPINIONS same as former UPCers do.
Truly amazing...
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well im not an old timey or ex upc like most of you..but here are some of the unique or wierd sayings i heard at our upc church .......repent and be baptised in jesus name .... i was told that i could have the holyghost to comfort me .....i could drink of living water .....even forgivness of sins ..............oh the nerve...what is the upc thinking?
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