Things That Tick Me Off

OK so you want Craig to blog like he used to? You just got lucky because it's time for another edition of things that tick me off.

"Modern" churches and I use the term very loosely.

When did we reach that point that you're judged for going to an actual church building as opposed to a school or a movie theater? Please tell me because apparently I missed it. I'm getting real tired of this modern mode of thinking that all churches are these archaic buildings that represent everything that is wrong with Christianity. This preconceived notion that you're only cool or a good Christian if you have your church inside a school or some other random place.

Am I saying it's wrong? Absolutely not!!! I think it's a great idea to hold church in a neutral setting because I absolutely realize that a lot of people hate the idea of stepping inside a church building. I absolutely think this is a great idea and am in full support of it.

My hang up is this idea that I'm a bad Christian or it's lame that I go to church in an actual building. I think this just goes along with the whole Donald Miller, Rob Bell, Emerging Church wave that recently hit that pretty much says, "Oh the way the church has been done for the past millenia is dumb and old and no one likes it anymore. Going to church in a building is stupid, having convictions is stupid." That's another post for another day but it's just driving me crazy.

I love new approaches to church. I love fresh thinking and new ideas. I HATE throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Just because there are new (and some may say better) approaches to something doesn't mean the old way is wrong. I mean that's been the debate in worship music for years (can I get an amen brother Jason!). "Oh hymns are dumb and old and the kids don't like them so get rid of them all together. At our church we only sing David Crowder songs" Well explain to me why every DCB album has at least on hymn on it. Exactly shut it.

So please stop with your "I'm cooler than you because my church meets in a movie theater". Just save it OK?

And I know this is a much bigger discussion than one short blog post. These are just my initial thoughts and it's my blog so I can do what I want. So there.