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Done with Religion was started by Jim Gordon 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.
Along the way Done with Religion added two more contributors who wanted to express their feelings about life with God outside the walls of religion.
Mike Edwards began writing for Done with Religion 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 also started writing for Done with Religion and was another great addition to the style and views of the site. Rocky has his own site which can be found at Recovering Churchboy .
Together these three 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 system we know today.
Another addition to Done with Religion was Jordan Hathcock. Jordan began writing as a regular guest blogger on the site and is another great addition. He also writes at his own site called Hazy Divinity .
Done with religion does not mean done with God. It is because of God’s gift of grace that we are done trying to please God by performance. Done with religion 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. 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 because of his grace. We want to take our eyes off personal effort and performance and focus entirely on Christ, realizing we are one with Him.
If you have been in organized religion for any length of time, you may be feeling that there must be something more. Modern day church feels more like a business or large corporation these days. 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 Christ and put them on things that are about Christ. It is time to realize that religion is only man’s 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 get easily get away from our first love.
Living for Jesus is a daily lifestyle not a Sunday only thing. We do not have to wait to get to church to hear His message, or pray, receive healing or serve others. The Holy Spirit is our teacher and guide and He 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. He is not waiting at a building for us to show up.
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 and we welcome anyone to post their comments and opinions as long as they are not mean, derogatory or vulgar. We truly believe that we are to love God, love one another and be accepting of all people.
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