I need faith guidance

We have independent financial advisors, independent contract negotiators, but where do I go for independent faith advice?

So, to explain my problem, a little bit of background.....

I am an inactive Christian. I have not prayed since my father died. When I told my ex bishop that my father had passed, I got a 5 word text..

Sorry to hear that Prof

And then nothing else. So I expressed my displeasure with my saviour by withholding my prayers. And so the separation began.

But I do miss my relationship with God, but I am not sure if the denomination I chose was correct. Because there are some areas of the belief I am not entirely comfortable with, does that mean that I have chosen unwisely? There are some areas I embrace fully, but this is not a conversation I feel entirely comfortable having with members of my church.

I identify as a Christian, but I do believe my (ex) church has a lot in common with Judaism, should I find a Rabbi to speak with?

Where can I go to have a completely open discussion about faith, without the bias of a particular denomination?

I do miss my relationship with God, I feel diminished by its absence. But I also miss the feeling of wellbeing that comes from being in a congregation.

Where do I look for advice?

If I Google the question, I get links to specific outreach programmes from the major Christian faiths, or I get links to astrology, spiritualists, black magic websites or tarot readers.... I really want to sit down, and find someone who I can talk to without worrying about their agenda....

Any advice?

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ProfUK · 51-55, M

I guess what I am looking for is more the relationship with God. The congregation is secondary, but would be nice.

The church where I was, felt almost right, because the prayers were to God. And I had a friend there who was also my mentor. Unfortunately I moved area, during COVID, and then my father passed away. So I could not go to the new church and the old one seemed to forget me when I moved area.

As a result, (out of spite or anger) I did not contact my friend, and now a couple of years have passed, it is hard for me to pick the phone up and speak to him. At the same time, although I agree with many of the church principles, I have a problem with some quite fundamental principles, and that would make the conversation very difficult indeed. The reason for me joining the church was because the elders who first made contact with me could explain almost everything I asked, if they did not know, they did find out the answers. But I had to accept some things that I had, and still have difficulty accepting. But the people who are supposed to help me are so young, without the experience of either the world or life that I have, and typically have been brought up in church families.... So the idea of a frank and open discussion becomes harder.....

As I said at the beginning, we have independent financial advisors to give advice on money, but nowhere is there an independent spiritual mentor....

Most religion does not accept animals have a soul, but I owe my life to the actions of my dogs... So therefore should I look at Buddhism, because no being could behave like they did without a soul?.... Or because of the personal relationship with God, should I look a Judaism? But because my parents were Methodist even though I went a different path, and I have enough personal proof to the existence of a historical Jesus, do I accept his divinity and reconnect with a Christian faith?

I just wish I could find even a personal signpost...