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5 Reasons Why I Go to Church

If anyone anywhere is going to go to church, Christmas is the most likely season that they will feel compelled to go.  I’d be surprised if anyone reading this hasn’t been in a church service in the past week.

After all, it’s family, and candle light and sweet baby Jesus.  All the warm fuzzy feels. And most churches put on a pretty good show.  There’s special music and sometimes cookies.

But the Christmas season is the exception. Less than 20% of Americans regularly attend church, and church attendance is declining. IMG_8923In the past few months, these are actual reasons people have told me that they weren’t in church:

  • We had to re-grout our bathroom.
  • My tennis coach had an opening for a lesson at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday morning.
  • We had to go watch our son do mountain bike racing.
  • I had to go to a baby shower scheduled during church.
  • We had a friend in from out of town.

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Who’s in, Who’s out, and the Last 10%, part one

Awhile ago I was sitting around a table with a bunch of people with job titles, and advanced degrees, accomplishments out the wazoo, and years of valuable experience.  And I felt like the outsider.  Not a valid contributor to the discussion.  A toddler sitting at the grown-up’s table.  Not a big deal.  It happens.  A good exercise in humility.  But it made me think…

I’m not a Bachelor/Bachelorette addict, but I have watched enough with my daughter, Maggie.  I know when the girl doesn’t get the rose and is in the back seat of the limo crying or angry, it’s not about losing the true love of her life.  It’s about not getting chosen.  Feeling “not good enough.”  Suddenly on the outside when others are still in.

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Isn’t this why reality t.v. is so popular?  We are a culture of insiders and outsiders.

We love judging.

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