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July 29, 2010

Have you ever had one of those experiences where you attend an event, a show, or something you thought would be amazing only to sit back during it and think, “what in the world am I doig here?”

A while ago I had an encounter just like that.  Various circumstances led me to this place and the whole time I was there I kept thinking “how did this happen?”  Now, looking back I can laugh, but during the moment it was nothing but uncomfortable, uneasy, and restless.  Added to that I was feeling a sheer sense of . . .”what the?”  I am sure it’s not so different than a moment or an encounter in your life.  You might be smiling as you remember it, laughing, or worse yet crying.  The point is we have all experienced it.

The problem for me is some people’s experience was a place that I love, believe in, and support.

Church.

As fallible and imperfect she may be it’s the human organism that God still chooses to work through.  Jesus himself prayed a prayer (John 17) asking God that the church would be a perfect representation to the world of who He is.  We all know there are numerous times we have gotten that wrong. But it still probes me to ask, how can something I love so much be despised by someone else?  Sunday we’ll explore the notion: is it possible to love church – especially if we’ve been burned?  Join us as we start a new series called “Perspectives.”

See you there.

phil