The Sharp Axe

“WHEN YOU’RE VISITING CHURCHES, YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR...”, PART 2, HOW TO SHOP FOR A NEW CHURCH “HMN, LET’S SEE…” I LOOKED UP AND DOWN THE AISLES WHILE FEVERISHLY GLANCING AT MY LIST, “I GOT THE EGGS, BUTTER, CHEESE, MILK, WATER, BREAD, WHAT ELSE AM I MISSING?” I KNEW THAT I WOULD CATCH UP FROM MY WIFE IF I FORGOT ANYTHING SHE WROTE DOWN FOR ME. QUICKLY I DROVE MY SHOPPING CART FULL OF ITEMS BETWEEN THE OTHER SHOPPERS, MEANDERING UP AND DOWN THE AISLES. “NOW WHERE WOULD I FIND THE YOGURT ANYWAY?” “I   ALWAYS FELT LOST AND TOTALLY CONFUSED EVERY TIME I SHOPPED IN A UNFAMILIAR STORE. I’D BECOME DISORIENTED WITH THE DIFFERENT SIGHTS, SOUNDS, AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE SCRAMBLING AROUND LIKE RATS ON A KITCHEN FLOOR, LOOKING FOR A PIECE OF FOOD. I’D FEEL SO RELIEVED WHEN THE ENTIRE ORDEAL WITH COMPLETED AND STARTED DRIVING AWAY. BUT ONE NAGGING THOUGHT ALWAYS HAUNTED ME. “I HOPE I HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN SOMETHING IMPORTANT.” ISN’T THAT HOW IT FEELS WHERE YOU VISIT A CHURCH FOR THE FI...

This week’s hot topic posting will be… “When you’re visiting churches, you should be looking for...” MANY PEOPLE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CHURCH SPEND THEIR LIVES GOING FROM PLACE TO PLACE, LOOKING TO FIND ANSWERS TOWARDS HAVING A MORE SATISFYING SPIRITUAL LIFE. SOME ARE LOOKING FOR ANYBODY THAT CAN HELP THEM FIND SOLUTIONS FROM THEIR PROBLEMS. OTHERS ARE UNSATISFIED WITH THE WAY A FORMER CHURCH, DENOMINATION OR RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY TREATED THEM. MANY DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY’RE SEARCHING FOR. WHATEVER THE REASON, WHEN IT’S TIME TO FIND A CHURCH HOME, THEY’RE THINGS YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR… MORE THAN JUST THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING OR THE AGE OF THE STRUCTURE OR EVEN THE RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, IF YOU’RE TRYING TO JOIN A LOCAL CHURCH, THE 1 ST THING YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF IS THIS:   IF THE CONGREGATION YOU ARE VISITING TODAY IS A HEALTHY CHURCH OR IS IT A PLACE TO BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS … ON TUESDAY, SEPT 27, I’LL TELL YOU THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HEALTHY CHURC...