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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are not necessarily wedded to whatever a childhood denomination was. Try various services. See what resonates.

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I second this.  I grew up Catholic.   It never took hold in me.  It seemed like a bunch of werid rituals and rules and everyone was always supposed to feel guilty all the time.  I never understood the Bible.  I obeyed out of fear.   Eventually, I gave up on all of it.

When I was 42 years old, I was facing a personal crisis and ended up going to a well-known non-denominational church in the DMV mainly out of curiousity.  I had never been to a church like that before and it was about as different from my Catholic Church upbringing as I could have ever imagined — the Christian rock, dunking baptisms, hand waving, long in depth sermons, an emphasis on the very specific words in the Bible.

I haven’t missed a Sunday since and it changed my life, all for the better.   I feel like I actually understand Christianity now.  I am living a much better life now out of love, not fear.  I just got back from our service a little bit ago and at the end of it I realized again how I am so far above the problems that previously weighed me down.   I’m still very much a work in progress, but it really clicked for me as an adult.

I also say this as someone who tried secular therapy for years, self help books, 12 step programs, everything.  There is no doubt, whatsoever, that taking religion seriously had more of a positive impact on me in 2 years than all of those other things combined.

I just went.  I had no plan at all.

God meets us where we are.    [/quote]

This is inspiring. Could you name the well-known non-denominational church? I'm a lifelong agnostic, newly retired, and I've been feeling aimless. My DH and I would be interested in joining a place like the one you describe.[/quote]

McLean Bible Church — Tyson’s Corner campus.   I volunteer in the welcome center after the 11am service.   Stop by sometime!    [/quote]

My kids' are at a local Christian private school and [b]so many[/b] of their classmates go to MBC and love it.[/quote]

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