Church...

Church, a place that I love. I have been involved in some churches that I didn't love... That's the way it goes. I have currently found a great church home, with great people who love the Lord and are focused on doing their best to follow after Him. What happens is that people have a bad experience at one church and then decide that they can't go to any church! This is a dangerous mind set to have. I have had the same experiences and have felt angry or hurt by the actions of a few people in a church body. This doesn't mean that everyone in the church is bad or that churches as a whole are hypocrites. I have been into churches and felt the look... Inevitably I realize that my tattoos, earrings and fu manchu mustache have drawn negative attention to me... SO WHAT! I'm there for GOD and not what anyone else thinks!
You have to also realize that churches are made up of people who aren't perfect, that's human nature. I'm amazed when someone tells me that they didn't go to church because their pastor upset them when he didn't shake their hand Sunday morning!!! Seriously, you let yourself miss out on hearing God's word and joining in worship with your Christian brothers and sisters because the pastor didn't see you or was preoccupied and forgot to shake your hand...
Find a church that teaches God's word and has strong a strong foundation based on biblical principles. Find a place where you can worship and learn about our Savior with out being distracted. And most importantly don't think that not going to church is an option. "I can have church at home"... Yes you can, God hears us and is all around us. But to give up the interaction with other believers and not have a church family to back you up is a dangerous thing. I'm proud of my church. I'm proud of the people there who give their time and effort to make it a family atmosphere and a place where everyone, regardless of their appearance, can feel welcome and can come and worship and most importantly can learn about God. If you need a good church check out lifecommunitychurch.org You won't be disappointed!

Hebrews 10:25 (NLT) And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.