A Place for Us, Take II

My post A Place for Us has sparked a great deal of ongoing conversation here, if you haven't continued to follow it, check back in the comments. I have been truly blessed by the input of others I have received there; thank you all so much for engaging in this with me.

But that post also sparked several tangential posts and conversations that I want to be sure to point to:

Barb asks "Am I really Ready?"

Glenn speaks of "Common Threads"

Gary asks "Do We Trust the Church?"

Jim Lehmer asks "What if?"

Alan writes "The Perfect Group"

Jeff McQ writes "Some Thoughts on the Need for Community"

Jonathan asks "Who's Your Tribe?"

I have a few other unrelated posts brewing, but I want to revisit this very soon. It is something so many of us struggle with, and between these posts, a conversation I had with Pam last night, and listening to my friend who believes she may be deconverting, I think I'm beginning to firm up my problems with Christian community as I have known it in the past, and what I see as being a possibility in and hope for the future.