Even if every stalk on earth was a quill, there is no book that could possibly contain all the thoughts that went through my mind when I came across this book.
On a more serious note, I did pause and consider all the things that “church” has given me. If you stop for a moment and get off yourself, you might be surprised what church has given you. In the “OLD DAYS” church wasn’t just about pie in the sky spirituality….no sireee brothers and sisters. Allow me to share 5 things that church gave me:
1.When I was young, church first taught me to “hold things.” There had better be yellow tears oozing out of your eyes if you had any chance of using the bathroom. To this day, I can chug coffee and speed past rest stops on the interstate for hours without even flinching.
2.Church also taught me, there is a time to sit really, really still and say nothing. My brother Shannon and I learned at an early age that my dad’s hand was pretty much a human vice-grip. He could reach over and clamp you on the leg just above knee…and the heads would stop bobbing.
3.I learned at a young age that it is possible to go from the shower to the church pew in one lightening quick fluid motion. I can still see my farmer friends sliding into the pew in front of me at break neck speed. Their hair would be slicked down and you could still see a big drop of water hanging from the bottom of each ear lobe...but they were on time by gum...our hair spray didn't make us late for church in those days!
4.Strange Sunday school classes were my nemesis for a number of years. My family visited other churches quite a bit when I was young...OH how I dreaded going to Sunday School. This is absolutely no joke...I would sometimes start crying Saturday night. Those motherly preschool teachers didn't help the situation. When I would start crying in Sunday school, they would come over and get all touchy and huggy...THATS WHAT I REALLY HATED! I eventually learned that God's people loved me and wouldn't hurt me...you know churches are some of the safest places.
5.Do you know who the cool people were in my church? In my mind those song leaders were real studs...always wanted to be one (a song leader that is). Church taught me to love singing...
