One Sunday shortly after having my first baby, my husband and I slid into our seats in the back of the church. I had my newborn bundled up in his car seat beside me. I was pretty proud of us for making it there. But I wondered why it was so quiet. Everyone was seated and the pastor was in mid-sentence. A lady next to me beamed at me and said quietly, “It’s so good that you came.” I smiled back, wondering why she was so impressed. And then I heard the pastor say, “Let’s close in prayer.”
We had actually arrived an hour late. We were so sleep-deprived we forgot what time the service started. After all that effort we just turned around and went back home. But at least the lady next to us thought we tried our best, bless our hearts.
I can laugh about it now, but at the time I thought, “What are we doing? Going to church is so difficult right now. Is it worth it?”
Who We Are
Before we can talk about going to church we have to understand what it means to be the church. If you are a Christian,
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