Church: when did it all change?
About a year and a half ago, I started attending church regularly again after a 50+ year absence since my first wife died. It seems very few people dress for church anymore. Many men show up wearing the kind of clothes I wear to the barn! The jackets and ties are mostly worn by us geezers. People seem to get up and leave and then come back during the service; visit with each other during the sermon; entertain their kids with video games, etc. There seems to be no reverence. As a little kid, I wore the scratchy wool suit and was required to sit still (or else). That's all gone. So I tried going back to the old Lutheran church where I grew up, thinking there'd be tradition there. But it's the same there--the service was held in the gym because there was no AC in the church. I sat still and listened in that wool suit, as a little kid, in August heat. But no more.
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We have a very diverse crowd that attends our worship services. Some dressed in their best outfits and others in shorts and a golf shirt....I don't believe God is hung up on our appearance as he is with our hearts and minds....
In my working days, I was expected to wear a coat and tie most days....I have enjoyed the freedom to dress casual on a Sunday and just relax , plug in and recharge at church..
Next time you go, change your focus, you may find you will enjoy it more when you listen with your heart and not get hung up with what you see with your eyes...0 -
quote:Originally posted by William81
We have a very diverse crowd that attends our worship services. Some dressed in their best outfits and others in shorts and a golf shirt....I don't believe God is hung up on our appearance as he is with our hearts and minds....
In my working days, I was expected to wear a coat and tie most days....I have enjoyed the freedom to dress casual on a Sunday and just relax , plug in and recharge at church..
Next time you go, change your focus, you may find you will enjoy it more when you listen with your heart and not get hung up with what you see with your eyes...Very well stated!!!!!!!0 -
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I don?t think the good Lord cares what we wear as long as it isn?t indecent, and we bother to get there in the first place.
Remember, a Church isn?t the building, it?s the family of God who gather to praise him. Church can be held outside in the pouring rain/snow, or in a barn with smelly animals, dress accordingly...[:)]
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quote:Originally posted by pickenup
Is this a religious thread that is still here, after 35 replies? [:0]
This isn't a religious thread, it's a fashion thread...
Sheese, get with the program.[:D]0
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