We have now set about the task of finding a church. Last week we went to a Foursquare Church and enjoyed it but want to experience what Knoxville has to offer.
Last week we went to Lovell Heights Church of God's Take Back the Night outreach and really enjoyed ourselves so we decided to check the church out.
We have gone to Community Baptist since Grace, now ten years old, was a baby. Norm and I have been both raised in Pentecostal settings, so it kind of took me by surprise when I saw both Hope and Grace's head snap forward searching for the origin of the different language being spoken.
Norm and I both looked at each other and realized we had never discussed this experience with the girls. Frankly, they were a little confused. Once we left, the questions started tumbling out. We tried to explain speaking in tongues as a 'heavenly language'. Grace turns and asks 'are they tonguenadians'? That was halarious! Once we explained that they were not from another "heavenly" country, she ascertained it was like the hispanic translator at Jackson Heights School who always translated what the principal said. This is her explaination of tongues and interpretation. We explained tongues as a gift and the girls seemed to understand it.
Next week we plan to visit a brand new church that is meeting in a theater downtown. We heard about it through Relevant Magazine and it looks like a place we should check out.
-Norm and Tina
Last week we went to Lovell Heights Church of God's Take Back the Night outreach and really enjoyed ourselves so we decided to check the church out.
We have gone to Community Baptist since Grace, now ten years old, was a baby. Norm and I have been both raised in Pentecostal settings, so it kind of took me by surprise when I saw both Hope and Grace's head snap forward searching for the origin of the different language being spoken.
Norm and I both looked at each other and realized we had never discussed this experience with the girls. Frankly, they were a little confused. Once we left, the questions started tumbling out. We tried to explain speaking in tongues as a 'heavenly language'. Grace turns and asks 'are they tonguenadians'? That was halarious! Once we explained that they were not from another "heavenly" country, she ascertained it was like the hispanic translator at Jackson Heights School who always translated what the principal said. This is her explaination of tongues and interpretation. We explained tongues as a gift and the girls seemed to understand it.
Next week we plan to visit a brand new church that is meeting in a theater downtown. We heard about it through Relevant Magazine and it looks like a place we should check out.
-Norm and Tina
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