You pastors put up with a lot. We beat you up. We tear you down. We dump stuff on your plate. We cry to you. We babble. We tell you why you’re wrong. We tell you why we’re right. We dissect your sermons. We fall asleep during your sermons. We think you only work an hour every week. Yeah. We’re pretty sure we could do … Continue reading why your pastor won’t let you sing “amazing grace” every Sunday and other disconcerting tales of woe

Several of you have told me, over the past 24 hours, that one of your priorities in finding a church was whether or not you felt comfortable in it. But because we’re all adults,  capable of calm conversation, I’m about to say something quite uncomfortable: Church isn’t supposed to be comfortable. It’s not like a pair of well-worn sweatpants or Cracker Barrel mac-n-cheese or a … Continue reading an uncomfortable church

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Lutheran Baby Boomer, Hi. Sir. Ma’am. I hear you say a lot of things about people my age in the church, people 30 and under. I hear you say them and I really am listening–mostly–but in my head, I’m usually thinking,  “WHAT?” and “Aw heck.” and “Here we go again.” That’s because you’re being silly. It’s silly to say, “Our church … Continue reading silly boomers