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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