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Kathy Du Bois <[log in to unmask]>
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The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:44:34 -0400
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Angel,
Very well said.Kathy




At 09:03 PM 4/29/2007, you wrote:
>I was disappointed to discover in my church those who go dress 
>casually as well.  I use to force my son to ware a suit.  He told me 
>once of all his school friends who attended he was the only one 
>wearing a suit.  What is this world coming to when what we ware to 
>obtain a job interview is better than what we wear to worship the 
>Lord of our lives, the one who gave his life for us that we might 
>not parish.  I can fully well understand the person who truly has no 
>better to ware, but I say these individuals are rare.  Even at our 
>lowest we can go to the salvation army or to good will and find 
>something suitable.  We don't go to church for our own comfort, 
>rather we go to worship.  Worship means stepping out of our comfort 
>zone and showing others our Lord means enough to ware our very 
>best.  If our heart doesn't reflect this sentiment than our Lord 
>knows this and we humans aren't to judge.  I continued to force my 
>son to ware a suit which displeased him constantly.
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 4:03 PM
>Subject: Re: Churchianity Today
>
>
>>Kathy,
>>
>>I prefer wearing my suit to church every time.  I need to lose about 8 to 10
>>more pounds before it will fit again.  I learned that in bible college.
>>Every guy had to wear a suit and tie and I never minded it.  I was at my
>>son's church down in Castle Rock, a rich, or well to do, bedroom community,
>>25 miles south of Denver.  this was a big mega type church with 3 or 4
>>services per day.  I wore a suit.  My son said, out of the 300 in the
>>service we happened to attend, of the three, I was the only person wearing a
>>suit.  I said, "What about the pastoor.  He wears a suit doesn't he?"  My
>>son said, "No.  In fact, he looked like he was wearing slacks and literlly
>>a t shirt today.
>>
>>I wore suits when I was eight years old to church.
>>
>>Phil.

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