Today our electricity went out approximately ten minutes before the service started.  My husband and I quickly gathered materials for our plan B.

Today got me thinking.   Completely stripped of all that we hide behind, what is left of our church?

We didn’t practice the songs we sang. We didn’t have any technology or sound equipment.  Absolutely no flash, no whiz, no boom.

But, we had Holy Spirit goosebumps singing “It is Well with my Soul” with our slightly off-key congregation.

We had church.

We struggle sometimes when we look at what we’re doing against all those church growth models.

We just aren’t that cool.

But Glory, Hallelujah! ….We’ve got Jesus and the Church!