With that started a loooooooooooooong invitation to come back to "the" church. Yesterday, I was wined and dined at a nice neutral restaurant, thank you. And then during the car ride after- it happened- the talk, ever so subtle, as quiet as a mack truck, changed to the church. ...Well to me coming back to "visit" the church. Oh, the argument was that "The church HAS changed! (What that which is perfect and "right" CHANGED?!) Things are done different now. There are 800 to 900 people attending. Why the minister has no vote anymore he just sits in on the council meeting. And everything is done VERY transparent. Why even when the ministers brother-in-law was added to staff it was said from the front "We think we have found someone that can do what we're looking for"."
Well then we got down to... well... names... and how THEY had been forgiven. And that I could join a different Sunday school class...
Now, I did leave the door open... My words were, "I have not ruled out someday returning." (Of course I shared... And then the ride was over... Oh why do they build restaurants so close to where you are going?!)
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