Do you have any idea how frightening and totally unappealing the prospect of a first-time visit to church can be? Anyone who musters enough courage to give church a try immediately feels like they are entering into another dimension where they may be scorned and ignored, or worse still, made the center of attention. So, what could be more disarming to people contemplating such a step than to see that Christians have a sense of humour and understand some of the preconceptions that are out there about the Church.
With that thought in mind, let's look at the March 2003 Edition of the Heavenly Top Ten which is:
Top Ten Reasons
to Visit Church
- You can't get past this feeling of guilt so you thought you might as well be in church!
- You've had trouble sleeping lately so...
- You've heard that some churches are actually warm and friendly. You want to nip that one in the bud!
- You just got your nails done, so you want to show them off by pointing fingers!
- Most of the TV Evangelists have bad toupees. You want to see if that translates to the local congregation!
- You've heard that they pass a plate around with money in it and you thought: "I got to get me some of that!"
- You've tried and failed to get a date from the singles scene, laundromats and supermarkets. Desperate times call for desperate measures!
- You've heard that Jesus is the answer and you were just wondering: "What was the question?"!
- The Sunday morning hockey league just folded and basketball doesn't start up for two weeks, so...
- And the number one reason
to visit church is: - Spirituality is too important to ignore and you are open-minded and honest enough to check things out for yourself!
The Heavenly Top Ten is intended to be a fun look at
issues of faith and fellowship. It should not be considered a serious treatment
of
any of the topics presented.