Christianity

Overcoming Loneliness: The Bruderhof Community Experience

We’ve been hearing that community is declining and people are lonely. There are certainly people who are isolated and lack friendship, community, support, love. Since we already know this is a human problem and won’t argue with that premise, what can be done to seek out community, whether loneliness and isolation is a national trend or not? Over the years I have been blessed to enjoy a number of tight-knit, loving, joyful communities. I have also observed or had friends in or know about some other communities. I’m going to tell you a story about a community called Bruderhof.

What is your first experience with the Bible?

What is your first experience with the Bible? You are encouraged to respond by email or comments to this question as Greg will use these responses as research for his new book and possibly contact you for an interview.

Some weep and some rejoice

This post is about a very interesting Scripture, Ezra 3:11-13 about how the second Jewish temple foundation was laid and the people rejoiced and cried. Half the assembly, mostly the older ones, cried. Half the assembly rejoiced. The post relates that to our lives, how often we gather in mosques, churches, synagogues, and temples and some rejoice and some are terribly sad. The important point is we are together in seeking God.