Lynn Smith takes comfort in being Episcopalian.
“I think what draws me to the Episcopal faith is the fact that they have a very moderate approach; they’re accepting of people’s differences,” said Mrs. Smith, 42. “We don’t presume to know everything to know about God and his purposes, but we can stay focused on the central mission, which is to bring people into a loving relationship with Christ and with each other. We’re able to disagree, yet stay central to that purpose.”
Mrs. Smith, a lifelong Episcopalian, said she, her husband, Craig, and their three children have been members of Church of the Good Shepherd on Walton Way for about five years. She said she feels as though she’s part of a community of caring people who will always stand by them.
“Who cares about doctrine? We feel good here and that’s what matters”.
Seems to me that there was a little booklet put out a few decades ago by Campus Crusade for Christ that stated feelings are to be the servant of faith, not the other way around.
(By the way, my wife reports that Alpha used the information from “the four spiritual laws” uncredited. I’ll find out in a few weeks when I take the course myself. Yes, I caved!)