I’ve been going to church for ninety years. Of course I don’t remember much of those early years, but I remember the store-front German Baptist church in my early childhood. It was there at age nine I accepted Christ as my Savior and was baptized.
And I ‘ve been attending church every since — in Milwaukee, Wis; Cicero, Illinois; Johannesburg, South Africa; San Jose California; Colorado Springs and now Highlands Ranch, Colorado;
I’ve been aware that many, especially millenials , don’t find it necessary or desirable to attend church. So I wondered, why at 91 do I still go to church?
Here’s what I scribbled down this afternoon:
This is how I feel about the church: I love to worship even though I can’t sing anymore; I love to praise the Lord alongside my friends and neighbors; I need to identify publicly with the Body of Christ—I want to be known as His follower; I am still learning new things from His Word and from others who have learned to walk closely with Jesus; I want to be prepared for the persecution which is growing even in our own country; I need to be strengthened in my faith as I see others who are facing sorrow and testings remain strong. I love the Church with all its warts because “the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ who fills all things everywhere with himself.” Ephesians 1:23
How do you feel about the church?
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February 19th.
Hi, Lorry, This is Dorothy Beam (from South Africa days.) I enjoyed your blog about attending church and feel the same way. I’d like to keep in touch.
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Thanks for your response. You’ll have to remind me where we were in touch in South Africa, Can’t believe we left there 42 years ago. Lorry
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Hi, Lorry, We went out in ’67 for Rex to work at the Roodepoort Mission Press w/AEF (and later became the manager.) At that time we had 2 sons, Peter & Paul and baby Ruth. Later we had Rebecca. Our son, Paul, now works at Frontiers international office in IT and says he has met one of your sons (with the same mission?) Rex is now in care in the later stage of Alzheimer’s.
Dorothy.
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Yes it all comes back — not of course the names of your four children. I wonder if Paul and my son have connected? I’ll ask him
So sorry to hear about Rex. My brother is on that path and it’s sad beyond expression. Lorry
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We shared many precious years of worship together at 1st Pres. Blessings to you, dear friend ❤️
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We certainly did. And whatever great things that have happened after that era, there was something special about the fellowship at Reflections that hasn’t been matched since. Lorry
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