Cement Girl

Ever notice the Christian culture we've created? We can't escape it. Our services, our speak, our way of doing things. Then the "emerging church" comes along and does the same exact things. I sat in chapel today (which I loved), and thought about the traditions and familiar things we have in our communal experiences. I mean, I love tradition, but it isn't it funny how we've been doing the same things for years? And I guess more than the traditions that "normal" churches do, it's those young people who want to separate themselves so badly from the normal state of the Church and do things differently. But then they end up meeting in small groups, which grows to a church, which does worship and has someone speak every Sunday. And they encourage people to serve, and 10% of the people do 90% of the work, and everyone sits in the same seats every Sunday. Sound familiar? Yeah, it's your parents' church with younger people. A cooler, more hip attitude. That's why you like it.