a church that the church does not think is a church

We have really been having a great time in Texas. We are staying at our friend’s house in Aubrey, that is about 35 miles north of Dallas. It is what the locals say is “out in the country” nothing really but horse ranches. Their place is 3 acres which is small compared to the others around them ,but has a great 3600 sq ft house, a big pasture for their three horses and a lot of area that they are going to develop to have more animals, like goats and chickens.

I was really presently surprised when we got here. A lot of our friends told us to expect totally flat land. It is anything but. It is beautiful and our friends’ say that it is dry and not as green and lush as it usually is.

Our youngest is having a great time running after the dogs and helping feed the horses.


I was speaking to another pastor from our area the other day and he asked me about our church. I told him that we used to have more people but many moved and we were down to about 20 and they met at our home. He was very gracious when I described the church and what I felt God was calling us to. When he started to leave he said “good luck on your bible study group.” I have to admit I was a little peeved at that comment. Why is it that the modern church sees itself defined by a building?

It seems to me that the home churches were what the believers were used to , the norm as it were in New Testament times. I am not so pretentious as to think that because our church meets at a house that it is somehow better. I believe that all size churches have advantages and disadvantages.

Our people have no desire to do church as usual. They like our group and the ability to have dialog during the teaching. It is very similar to a college class situation where at anytime people can share their thoughts on the subject or ask questions.

We practice Lectio Divina on a regular basis to help people understand the importance of listening to the voice of God. We exist to get people to understand the importance of giving God you all, in worship to him, service to others, prayer and fellowship.

We are a church , but not by the standards of many people.

We take God seriously, but ourselves no to seriously.