Alpha

So, I've been taking this class at OUMC. I've been wearing two hats: one, as a student in three Disciple classes and currently starting my fourth; the other as a Christian who considers some aspects of his faith new. I have this sort of secret plan (that I tell everybody I meet about; maybe I should be a little quieter about it) to find out what it's like and maybe introduce it at my church someday (UUMC), so I want to see what it's like. And also, at the same time, I'm interested to know if there's anything Important I missed, as I formed my own beliefs about God and Jesus (partly in my "off" years, and partly during the five past years that I've been attending church).

It's been very nice so far. The OUMC folks have an incredible amount of energy for this class. They're in the kitchen every Tuesday night, starting about 4:00 pm, cooking a simple supper for us (well... maybe not quite so simple -- some of those wimmin can cook; I don't think it's the men; sorry to be sexist), there are a lot of people running around serving drinks, they have speakers every week from the church (mostly lay folk; this week, it was a fellow student in Disciple).

I wonder if UUMC can come up with this level of energy. I really need to get more involved with my own church, but, ya know... two nights per week plus a divorce is a gracious plenty right now.