Church Examined

What is church?

A place or an ideology, a set of rules or the story of humanity? Can church be little and rural, expensive and expansive or somewhere in-between?

What is church?

Church revels in monument, mythos and method. Church deals with death, hope and eternal resurrection. How can one entity be all of these?

What is church?

No one has the right to tell me what church is, not even a pastor or reverend or sister or priest. My church is heart-felt connections and spiritual longing. My church is where God lives, loves and offers retreat.