Different strokes for different folks.
I’m puzzled at how the body of Christ in general can’t appreciate each other. I mean, I’m not a big fan of organs and robes, but I appreciate the culture. I have years of fond memories as a child in traditional church. Today, it’s just not my bag.
Some people believe that an electric guitar and a dark room is more prone to the presence of God than hymns and a 200 piece white haired choir. And of course, some people believe it the way around. Both groups are ignorant.
The truth: both groups experience the presence of God. It’s just appreciated and excel-orated in different ways. Certain people connect easier than others in different settings. While the college student feels the power of the Holy Spirit at The Village, my grandmother may touch God more at Second Baptist.
The faster we realize that God doesn’t care about style, the wiser we’ll be. Different cultures resonate different chords in different people. Our God’s creative, and He’s clearly made humanity unique. So instead of bickering over our different ways, can we just celebrate God and quit being fools?
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Hi! I ran across your blog entry on the WordPress tag surfer. Having been on both sides of the church culture wars, I definitely resonate with your point here. Could we go even further and say that Christians have a responsibility to learn how to worship in uncomfortable settings, i.e., traditionalists should learn to appreciate contemporary styles of worship and vice versa?
Definitely!