In church last weekend, I felt a great sense of peace during the time of Communion. After the service, I mentioned this to a close friend, and he replied that he had experienced this same sensation.
Then I recalled a conversation from the previous week with another friend who recently had gone through a breakdown. He told me he would go to church as often as he could because this was the one place he felt protected and loved. He said it was like finding a sanctuary.
That’s what the church is, right? A sanctuary—the word means a holy place to worship God, but it also means a place of refuge and protection, immunity from punishment. I like both meanings very much. And, I for one am always anxious to return.
I am grateful that I continue to hear how positively readers are responding to my latest book entitled The Sermon Sucking Black Hole—Why You Can’t Remember on Monday What Your Minister Preached on Sunday. This book is available at Amazon.com by clicking here.
In this book, I offer some solid tips to the people sitting in the congregation to help them remember what their pastor has said from the pulpit.
You will find a variety of other helpful resources for pastors and congregations at the Mainstay Ministries website. Please click here.
