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Done with Religion Staff
Jim Gordon founded Done with Religion once he and his wife left the institutional church after spending over fifty years within the system. Jim wanted a way to express his thoughts and concerns about the religious system and why he and his wife decided to leave the institution but not their faith in God.
Mike Edwards was later added as a writer and has been a great addition to the site. Mike has his own site where he writes that can be found at What God May Really Be Like .
Rocky Glenn came along a little later and was added as a writer. He was another great addition to the style and views of the site. Rocky has his own site which can be found at Recovering Churchboy .
Michael Donahoe has become an author for us. He is happily married with several adult children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He and his wife have been walking with God outside the walls of religion for several years and he enjoys writing about that experience. He also writes on Substack at https://myopinionblog.substack.com/
Together, these writers blend together a story of how much more there is to living in the grace and freedom God provided apart from the religious institutional church we know today.
About Done with Religion
Done with religion does not mean done with God, but we are done trying to please God by performance. It does not mean we are done with church, but we realize the Church is the community of believers and not a building we go to once a week. Living for Jesus is a daily lifestyle not a Sunday only thing. We do not have to wait to get to church to hear the good news, or pray, receive healing or serve others. The Holy Spirit is our teacher and guide and the Spirit lives within us. We are the temple of God. The Kingdom of God is within us. The Living Word is here within us every day of our lives. God is not waiting at a building for us to show up. Religion tells us our relationship with God is based on how well we follow the rules and how well we perform. Done with religion means we no longer submit to rules and regulations but live a life of love for God and one another through grace. We want to take our eyes off personal effort and performance and focus entirely on Jesus.
If you have been in organized religion for any length of time, you may feel that there must be something more. Modern day church feels more like a business or large corporation. People start looking to the pastor as their spiritual guide to supply all their spiritual needs. It seems we have taken our eyes off of Jesus and put them on things that are about Christ. It is time to realize that religion is only our human attempt to please God. When we put more focus and attention on the building, the pastor and all the meetings and programs in the organization, we can easily get away from our first love, who is Jesus.
The postings and sites listed here are meant to help put your focus back on the one who provided grace freely for all of us. The postings are only our interpretations and opinions. We know not everyone will agree on everything posted on this site, yet we hope our posts will provide encouragement and any alternative views and opinions will be viewed with an open mind. We truly believe that we are to love God, love one another and be accepting of all people.
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